Royal Blood - Riverside, Newcastle (28/10/14)
Callum Thornhill
A number one debut album? Yes.
Sold out the full UK in under two minutes? Yes.
Supported Arctic Monkeys? Yes.
How can just TWO men make so much noise? My honest answer is I don't know.
Royal Blood brought their combination of just a drum kit and bass guitar to the Riverside, Newcastle, last night and made one hell of a noise.
These tickets were possibly the most sought after this year and I was lucky enough to get one.
There is a very small chance that I'll ever get to witness Royal Blood playing in such an intimate venue ever again so there was no way I would sell mine, regardless of the fact that they were being touted for FOUR times the face value!
Supported by Turbowolf, who have also supported Pulled Apart By Horses, it was always going to be a very hot and sweaty gig.
Mike Kerr (bass/vocals) and Ben Thatcher (drums) opened with Hole (B-side to hit Little Monster) and as the night progressed they stormed through their debut album.
Hole was followed up by Come On Over - the first record of theirs I bought. Unreal scenes in the crowd as the combination of instruments flowed perfectly.
34 channels were used by just TWO band members, crazy to think that! However, it was clear to see how by the amount of effects that were present within both Kerr's vocals and bass.
Little Monster and Loose Change were included in the set list but the highlight of the evening was Careless. Easily my favourite by Royal Blood due to the fact it is such a foot tapper - the music entices you and you don't have a choice whether you dance or not.
Ten Tonne Skeleton was the most well received by the Newcastle crowd though. Possibly the song of 2014 went down a treat and folk were still singing it while we were waiting to meet the band post-gig.
It was with Out Of The Black that Royal Blood wrapped a perfect performance that will leave my ears ringing for a long time. Kerr extending the outro with a killer bass solo allowed Thatcher to go crowd surfing.
It was all fun and games until someone stole his shoe!
(He later got this back after tracking the 'thief' down via Twitter).
Overall, Royal Blood were phenomenal and I'd love to see them again. However, I can't see them coming back to Newcastle or the north east anytime soon. Shame!
Were you there? Are you seeing them this tour? If so, let me know your thoughts via Twitter here
Supported by Turbowolf, who have also supported Pulled Apart By Horses, it was always going to be a very hot and sweaty gig.
Mike Kerr (bass/vocals) and Ben Thatcher (drums) opened with Hole (B-side to hit Little Monster) and as the night progressed they stormed through their debut album.
Hole was followed up by Come On Over - the first record of theirs I bought. Unreal scenes in the crowd as the combination of instruments flowed perfectly.
34 channels were used by just TWO band members, crazy to think that! However, it was clear to see how by the amount of effects that were present within both Kerr's vocals and bass.
Little Monster and Loose Change were included in the set list but the highlight of the evening was Careless. Easily my favourite by Royal Blood due to the fact it is such a foot tapper - the music entices you and you don't have a choice whether you dance or not.
Ten Tonne Skeleton was the most well received by the Newcastle crowd though. Possibly the song of 2014 went down a treat and folk were still singing it while we were waiting to meet the band post-gig.
It was with Out Of The Black that Royal Blood wrapped a perfect performance that will leave my ears ringing for a long time. Kerr extending the outro with a killer bass solo allowed Thatcher to go crowd surfing.
It was all fun and games until someone stole his shoe!
(He later got this back after tracking the 'thief' down via Twitter).
Overall, Royal Blood were phenomenal and I'd love to see them again. However, I can't see them coming back to Newcastle or the north east anytime soon. Shame!
Were you there? Are you seeing them this tour? If so, let me know your thoughts via Twitter here
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