GOMEZ // O2 ACADEMY, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Celebrating their twentieth anniversary of their debut album ‘bring it on’, Gomez return to Newcastle’s O2 Academy to play a show reliving their greatest hits.
GOMEZ PERFORMING AT NEWCASTLE'S O2 ACADEMY - 24.08.2018
PICTURE BY: WILL GORMAN PHOTOGRAPHY
★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
Supporting the five piece is Cailin Russo’s new band dubbed Russo which features Tyler McCarthy on lead guitar, bass by Sean Ritchie & Hayley Brownell on drums & backing vocals, playing a short set featuring all the tracks off their debut album ‘House with a Pool.’ Playing their second show on their UK tour and being a warm up show for Leeds & Reading festival, their fast-paced head banging set impressed the audience.
After a small technical issue Gomez opened with 'Get Miles' then went on to play 'Bring it on' in its entirety. Having the pleasure to relive the classics in beauty was something special, some highlights being: 'Here Comes the Breeze', 'Get Myself Arrested' and 'Little Pieces.' One the downsides was that one of their most popular tracks 'Whippin’ Piccadilly' was played far too early when the crowd was still warming up. Regardless this was a clear reminder that they are one of the best bands Britain has produced in the last twenty years.
The five piece are stronger than ever with the original line up of Ben Ottewell on Lead Vocals, Ian Balls on guitar/vocals, Paul Blackburn on bass, Tom Gray on vocals/keyboards and Olly Peacock on Drums.
Tonight, has proven that we need this band back into the Indie Scene and we hope that that is the start of new era of Gomez.
SETLIST: | GOMEZ : O2 ACADEMY, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE - 24.08.2018
Intro (The Comeback)
Get Miles
Whippin' Piccadilly
Make No Sound
78 Stone Wobble
Tijuana Lady
Here Comes the Breeze
Love Is Better Than a Warm Trombone
Get Myself Arrested
Free to Run
Bubble Gum Years
Rie's Wagon
Shot Shot
Silence
We Haven't Turned Around
Blue Moon Rising
Bring It On
ENCORE:
Revolutionary Kind