The Klaxons - Gig Review

After shaking off the hardships that we had encountered as we entered the venue, Rock City, Nottingham; a quick halt for refreshments and a gasp of air lead us to be prepared for an eventful night ahead, with the promising supporting act Fiction, followed by the ever-pleasing Klaxons.

Fiction, the London-based supporting act began proceedings with some riffs and electronic loops similar to that of the popular “indie” Oxford band, Foals, which pleased the crowd deservedly with ethereal synths complemented by subtle, simple and enjoyable guitar-work. tracks available on their Myspace included their most popular track Phyllis, followed by tracks released on various “underground” EPs, none the less levels of satisfaction around the venue in anticipation for the headline act were on a gradual rise.

As the gig began to pick up, The Klaxons delved into promising second album songs that could develop into public favourites such as ‘The Same Space’, ‘Venusia’ and ‘Twin Flames’ followed by debut album duo of hits ‘Magick’ and ‘Golden Skans’, both of which sent the crowd wild as a shockingly organised moshpit kept reappearing to attack its’ members.

First release of the new album, ‘Surfing the Void’, ‘Echoes’ was performed effortlessly and brilliantly along with the album titled track to finish the crowd off, or so they thought. Unsurprisingly they chanted for more after leaving without playing ultimate fan favourite ‘Atlantis to Interzone’ with teenage, hoarse voiced howls of “Klaxons”, “more”, and various other taunting, hooligan chants.

Predictably, the quartet returned to play a rapturous 3-track encore including the sublime ‘It’s Not Over Yet’ and drawn to a close by ‘Atlantis to Interzone’ which sent the audience into ecstasy provoking brutal currents of crushing waves throughout the sea of people.

Bruised and battered, we left the venue painfully but pleased after an electrifying show of music, lighting and all around dimension smashing atmosphere.

By Aaron