If you've ever been to the Barfly in London then you know how much of a sweatbox it can be. If you haven't been, I'm sure you can sympathize by thinking of your own local venue and all the times you've squeezed in there to see a band who really should be playing a larger venue. And so it was with Delays - myself, Ian and Gemma from the Wild office went down to see the show and it was exactly what you'd want from Delays. With three albums of songs to choose from it was almost a Greatest Hits set, kicking off with 'Long Time Coming', blasting through new songs like 'Hooray' and 'Love Made Visible' with a fervour you rarely see these days and climaxing with a massive run through of 'Valentine' which sent the crowd into overdrive.
There was definitely a section of the crowd in from Southampton as Greg was joking about the football team and local landmarks to whoops and cheers. But the bulk of the audience seemed to be a cross section of very cute girls and very trendy looking indie boys who knew every word to every song.
They've just announced a load of dates for May where they're playing proper sized venues. You should go.
In the meantime, remind yourself how good 'Long Time Coming' is.
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