Headed down to this one on my own well early, and forced my way onto the guest list by barging my way into the Five Thirty soundcheck! Spent a lot of time chatting to Five Thirty's gregarious young vocalist Tara; he (yes, he) is a big Doors fan as well, so we chatted about rock while the place filled up and before the support band, who were derivative of the current pop/dance zeitgeist, but did it well and were memorable and enjoyable.
Five Thirty took the stage at 9.45 and belted out a set of colourful, dry-ice drenched, upfront and dynamic in-your-face noise, ranging from earth shattering dirty funk, to full-on guitar assault, all laden with hooks you could hang your hat on. Tara, with the hair and striped trousers, came across like a young Hendrix onstage, with another brilliant performance topped by the final thundering salvo of "13th Disciple", the Jam-ish "Abstain" and "You". Another excellent set!
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