Go:Audio and Koopa support. Completely unknown support bands is somewhat refreshing as we are not sure what to expect, and it's something different. Go:Audio a bit too poppy for my liking and have that fake Americanised thing that doesn't really work for a British band but still worth a listen. Koopa are, to be honest, a bit boring. None of their songs stuck out to me they just sort of merged into a pool of hundreds of bands like that I've heard before.
Bowling For Soup set the stage ablaze, Texas' reigning Prom Kings have the last laugh over High school Jocks, and their growth from where they first started out 13 years ago is apparent for the whole world to see. Over the past few years they have become one of the biggest Pop-Punk bands with the departure of bands like Blink 182 from the scene and bands like Good Charlotte and Sum 41 proving to be less popular these days.

With front man Jaret's wicked sense of humour, they have well and truly have singled themselves out from the crowd of boring watered down rock, they don't just play a gig they provide a 'Show' a proper performance, banter, jokes and crowd participation. You've gotta respect a band that doesn't even use a set list, that shows balls but they can totally pull it off, providing the crowd with all the faves. 'Girl all the bad guys want', 'High school never ends', 'I'm Gay' and '1985'

They embrace the crowd like they're your best mates, and pretty sure it's from the heart as well. They have this effortless charisma and charm that would be hard to ever deny, I think you'd be at a push to ever take anything as offensive from these chaps. Antics and unpredictability such as Erik sniffing Chris' balls and Chris being announced as newly single looking for love and now playing hard to get, makes the show highly entertaining humorous and keeps us all on our toes.

Everything's just so enthusiastic and bouncy, the atmosphere is rather infectious, chucking guitar picks into the crowd much to the pleasure of leaping fans trying to catch and clasp. Basically Bowling For Soup are happy go lucky chaps just out to give it there all and most importantly have fun doing it, your definitely getting your money's worth I'm telling you! exceptional live performance, One of the best bands I've seen live.

Words & photos by by Jo Bristowe

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