Strobe lights cut through the smoke that’s starting to fill the room as an audible excitement signifies the arrival of the main act tonight. Miles Kane makes his appearance and the band launch straight into their first song. The audience immediately around the stage start to jump animatedly and their enthusiasm spreads in waves until the whole crowd is moving by the end of the second track.
There is something warmingly authentic about Miles Kane and the music he is producing. He has all the ingredients of a classic rock n roll front man; the cheeky charisma, the confidence in himself and the assured hip sway when the tempo drops for the slower numbers. Talking is kept to a minimal, instead Miles Kane allows the music to speak for him and you can feel the emotion in each guitar solo. You get the impression the band could play each song without thinking about it they are that tight. Even a new song that was only written a week ago is perfectly executed.
The tribal style of drums on ‘Kingcrawler’ are phenomenal and the crowd explodes into activity as drinks are launched around the room and some eager fan attempts to crowd surf. You can tell Miles Kane is thoroughly enjoying the gig, at one point he stands at the front of the stage, arms open, head back and eyes closed just absorbing the audiences cheers. The encore of ‘Inhaler’ sees the already exuberant crowd bouncing from the walls and singing the chorus as if it was a football chant.
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