As the intro music faded out, and the band walked on stage one by one, and the room was filled with the screams and cheering of the expectant audience. “Kill The Director” was the first song yet was possibly the best song of the entire set with chants of Bridget Jones ringing around the arena for at least a minute after the song finished. The high paced indie pop rock show was underway and straight into action, with the intro riff to “Moving to New York” leading people into frenzy and the first mosh pit burst into life. The bassist was especially exuberant and interactive with the crowd racing around the stage with a purpose, and as they moved onto 1996 it was clear to see that crowd were going to be in for a treat. There were 8 songs played on the night from the album that was released on the 5th of November 2007, and many of these were the crowd favourites. Your body is a Weapon and Give me A Try were particularly memorable songs as the crowd screamed the words in response to the band, and the mosh pits were encouraged. Jump into the Fog, Emoticons, and Techno Fan were all very enjoyable as the first part of the set came to a close. The crowd clearly had not had enough as the inevitable chants of one more tune rang out around the room. The biggest reaction to of the night had to be when The Wombats, came back out on stage for the encore. Greek Tragedy which is the bands most listened to song on Spotify with over 45 million listens was next on the set, followed by Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves) which had the biggest mosh pit of the evening, with the room practically split down the middle. What amazes me is the way The Wombats are able to use their vocals in a similar way to a synth to create an additional layer of melodies on top of the music. The last song was Let’s Dance to Joy Division which the crowd was waiting for, as it is debatably their most popular song and got the audience to move their feet. Following this song the band played a kind of heavy jam to get the crowd to dance one last time on the night.
