English indie-rockers Flashguns took to the stage first with their own brand of catchy dance rock. With a sound reminiscent of defunct Manchester band Fear of Music, their set built up song by song and ended with an epic climax.
Next up, Kid Adrift won over an initially hesitant audience with their Muse-esque pianos and a groove reminiscent of Placebo. Flitting between Patrick Stump and Brian Molko, frontman Iain Campbell’s voice perfectly complimented the interestingly-arranged alt-rock. Throughout the set the band were unafraid to have a little fun, making jokes about each other’s malfunctioning straps, and Campbell frequently finding himself immersed in the dancing crowd and jumping off of the speaker stacks. Ending with a cover of Deftones’ My Old Summer, Kid Adrift left the stage to the rapturous applause they deserved.
Fight-pop pioneers Dananananaykroyd were, however, deserving of their headline slot. With a set packed full of shouty pop tunes, the Glaswegian 6-piece stormed through a set comprised largely of new songs, in anticipation of their upcoming sophomore album.
Addressing the crowd, dual frontmen Calum Gunn and John Baillie Jnr announced that while dancing was good, “moshing is for dicks,” before flinging themselves into the crowd and partying with the jovial gig-goers. Throughout the show, everyone – crowd and band – became immersed in the high-octane music, letting themselves go and having fun (despite the weakest attempt at a crowdsurf I’ve ever seen from a member of the crowd!).
Although they only now have one drummer, Dananananaykroyd’s live performance is in no way impaired; their passion for the music they making shining through every second they spend on stage together. Their set, which featured fan favourites Hey Everyone, Black Wax and Watch This!, alongside the aforementioned new material, went down a storm with the crowd who were left gagging for more.
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