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Live Review – Idles – o2 Academy Birmingham – 4/12/24 – Backseat Mafia
Idles ‘TANGK’ world tour stops in Birmingham for a second sold out night. This show was not part of the original tour dates, but the band had to add a second night due to phenomenal demand. The band showing no signs of slowing down after a gruelling touring schedule which started in 2023 and has seen them play all over the world, but for tonight they call Birmingham home. The Bristol 5 piece entered the o2 Academy, which was rammed both floor to ceiling and went straight into Idea 01 from latest release ‘TANGK’ It wasn’t long before middle fingers were in the air, and front man Joe told the…
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Idles – Project House, Leeds 22.02.24 – Backseat Mafia
“Shall we dance?” Joe Talbot asks towards the end of a 60 minute set. He’s a bit late. As late as the person wearing the “Free Nelson Mandela” t shirt that’s he’s spotted in the crowd earlier on. The dancing started from minute 1. 48 hours ago, nobody knew this was happening. Yet now, on Thursday night, Project House is packed with fans and more queuing outside to get in amongst it and hear tracks from Idles’ latest offering Tangk, produced by Nigel Godrich (Radiohead, Beck, Paul McCartney) It’s the first of 2 sell-out shows this evening. The band stalked on to the stage in near darkness, a veil that…
