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Thomas Bailey enjoys a night of raucous sounds from the alt. rockers
Image: Sports Team by Bartek Szmigulski
Sports Team are back after two years away, touring their third album Boys These Days.
Sub-zero temperatures bit at the streets outside. Inside the venue, however, when the Cambridge graduates did take to the stage, people soon warmed up. The historic venue was perfect for creating a personal yet energetic atmosphere. The classics such as Fishing, Here’s The Thing, Camel Crew and Lander were phenomenal and choired passionately. Mosh-pitting was continuous throughout the show; most notably, the crowd completely erupted and surged as the guitar thrashing at the beginning of Fishing played out. Kutcher was followed by their new single I’m In Love (Subaru), which was heavily 80s synth pop-inspired and followed by saxophone playing. It’s very different from their older songs, but it was great live, and it’ll be exciting to see what other new material the band produces in their upcoming album.
On the whole, it was a brilliant evening. I couldn’t help thinking, however, that this band should be more well-known, with their brilliant lyricism and rhythm, they managed to move and emote the crowd superbly.
