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UEA LCR, Norwich

Friday 27th August 2021

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ROYAL BLOOD – UEA LCR, NORWICH – LIVE REVIEW

With Royal Blood set to headline some of the first festivals to take place as live music returns, the duo announced a run of intimate warm-up shows. As expected all these shows sold out instantly including tonight at the UEA LCR in Norwich.

With an enormous sense of anticipation surrounding the venue, fans were first treated to a short and intense support slot from Tigercub. The band preview their latest album, ‘As Blue as Indigo’ with ‘Stop Beating on My Heart (Like A Bass Drum)’ and ‘In the Autumn of My Years’ going down particularly well with the already packed audience.

Sometimes with such a high level of expectation for the headline act, support bands can fall short, but tonight Tigercub prove their own credibility and win over some new fans in the process.

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Soon enough it’s time for Royal Blood to take to the elevated stage. Kicking off with ‘Typhoons’ and ‘Boilermaker’ the band are backed by a subtle yet highly effective light show that helps to bring this new material to life.

Yes, Royal Blood are another band to release a new album during the absence of live music. Absence clearly making the heart grow fonder for both band and audience, as the UEA dancefloor descends into chaos from the opening note to the very last.

Material from ‘Typhoons’ garners great reactions from an eager audience who are ready and willing to lap up whatever the band can offer. Well, with three albums behind them now, the band can offer an endless stream of fan favourites.

Tonight sees a mix from across their catalogue with ‘Lights Out’, ‘Come On Over’, ‘Little Monster’ and ‘How Did We Get So Dark?’ filling the first half of the show with memorable moments.

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Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher always have had a knack for creating magic both on record and on stage but tonight has that extra special feel. Perhaps it’s the atmosphere flamed by the return of live music or perhaps the duo have spent their downtime perfecting their craft. Whatever it is it’s very clear that Royal Blood are simply on another level.

‘Trouble’s Coming’, ‘Oblivion’ and ‘Loose Change’ sound absolutely huge before ‘Ten Tonne Skeleton’ and ‘Limbo’ cause pandemonium in Norwich. The encore of ‘Out of the Black’ and ‘Figure It Out’ bring it all home, remind us of what we’ve all been missing and demonstrate just why Royal Blood are now festival headliners.

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No Glastonbury in 2021

Official Statement from Glastonbury Festival

With the ongoing pandemic still in deadly force, the future of live music remains very much in the air. The Government has so far failed to properly support an industry on its knees and hope for any sense of normality in 2021 is quickly dissipating.

This week saw the cancellation of the 2021 edition of Glastonbury Festival. You can read the official statement above. Whilst many see this as a harbinger of doom for the entire festival season, others retain hope that some events may be able to take place.

One thing is sure to us and that is that the music industry needs the support of its fans now more than ever.

We encourage you to retain or buy tickets to events that are postponed or otherwise.

We request that you buy music and merch from artists in desperate need.

We ask that if you can you donate to the various crowdfunding campaigns designed to support the industry.

Times are tough, but they will get better.

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A Day To Remember announce livestream event

A Day To Remember – Live At The Audio Compound

A Day To Remember have announced a full band acoustic livestream event. ‘Live At The Audio Compound’ goes down on Monday 25th January. You can watch for free here.

Read our review of Frank Turner’s Livestream

Royal Blood are back with a new single and album

Royal Blood – ‘Typhoons’

Royal Blood this week announced their third studio album will be ‘Typhoons’. The album will be out on April 30th and you can pre-order your copy here.

The duo also unveiled their new single of the same name, which you can view above!

Read our review of Lonely The Brave’s new album ‘The Hope List’

Architects debut ‘Dead Butterflies’

Architects – ‘Dead Butterflies’

This week Architects unveiled the latest single from their upcoming new album ‘For Those That Wish To Exist’. ‘Dead Butterflies’ promises great things from the album which is due on February 26th.

You can pre-order your copy here.

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BERRIES drop new single ‘Copy’

BERRIES – ‘Copy’

BERRIES have released their latest single, ‘Copy’, which you can listen to here.

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