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The fairy lights were brought out for the second band, Citadels, who put on an impressive, crowd-pleasing set. Their performance included a three-man drumming team at points, reminiscent of Franz Ferdinand’s well-known live ending to ‘Outsiders’. A mid-set song by back-up vocalist, keyboardist/flautist Lucy Sunchild provided a delightfully tranquil few minutes between the hard-hitting guitar driven songs either side of it.
By the time Two Door Cinema Club walked on stage there was scarcely room to move, and I found myself wishing that Fibbers had some kind of secret air-conditioning to combat my clothes sticking to me. However, this sweaty awkwardness was soon forgotten once the band got started, playing a set that included nearly every track off their debut album, Tourist History, which was released only two weeks ago on 1st March. Despite the short time the album has spent on the shelves, the dedicated crowd sang along to the vibrant and energetic set, and it was clear the Irish indie rockers are certainly not shy of being on stage. Highlights included their most recent single, ‘Undercover Martyn’, and the fast-paced electro-pop single ‘I Can Talk’.
Two Door Cinema Club extracted every ounce of stage presence you could possibly get out of the small Fibbers set-up, and exhausted the crowd who didn’t stop moving until the band waved and strolled off stage. I didn’t think you could get a mosh-pit going in Fibbers, but now I know you can.
Musically, they are one of the tightest bands to come onto the indie circuit in recent years; they are already masters of catchy guitar licks over fast-paced drums beats. This was apparently one of the reasons they were successful in being signed to French label Kitsuné Music, who built upon their already tight music with heavier bass lines and made them fully capable of filling an area 50 times bigger than Fibbers. With a debut album influenced by modern success stories like Bloc Party and We Are Scientists, I’d put money on seeing Two Door Cinema Club rising up the festival bills and filling bigger and better venues in the years to come. If I were you, I’d try to catch them in an intimate gig before they get too big – you won’t be disappointed.
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