Much to my delight I managed to get not only Louis but also Luka and Anna along to this gig at the Electric Ballroom. For the second Friday running. Only last time Louis had a to dash off so I had a drink and a visit to McDonalds with Luka and Anna. This time was other way around, Luka and Anna wee meeting friends but Louis wasn't in too much of a rush so we had the dubious pleasure of a McDonalds burger, with the much greater pleasure of a chat with Louis.
Starting point was a decent queue to get in. Nirvana UK are popular. Mostly with people too young to have been alive when Kurt Cobain was.
Took a photo of Louis to prove to his mother that I had safely met him!
And, after a considerable wait as doors opened early, on came the support. The delightfully named Pearl Scam; a Pearl Jam tribute act. Problem here for me, and the kids too, is none of us knew much of Pearl Jam's output. But this band were really good, and the lead singer quite a character. He bounced around despite being a self-confessed "fat cunt". When he jumped down to join the audience, he knew it would be a struggle to get back up. And it was. Took a few attempts😂
After a pretty long set from Pearl Scam, on came Nirvana UK. And the house just rocked. I had promised Luka a mosh pit, and he wan't disappointed. The youngsters disappeared into the crowd, Luka and Anna into the maelstrom, Louis more to the periphery, having sensibly left me his jacket. And Louis happily came back to me after a while. It was all quite vigorous in there!
One thing with tribute acts is you never have to worry if they will play your favourite hit. They always pay all their hits. And very much in the style of the original band, even to the extent of looking a bit like the originals if they had eaten too many pies. But they certainly sound like the real thing.
At the end all the youngsters seemed to have a good time, as did all the heavily perspiring crowd. This is a top act. And from my personal viewpoint, in my position right a the front I was only 2 or 3 metres away from the heat of the battle, but didn't as much as receive a light jostle. Perfect
So, last gig before Lisbon! See you on the other side folks.
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