The Pigeon Detectives (PD) honoured the O2 Academy with an amazing performance as part of their 2011 tour, promoting their new album ‘Up, Guards And At’Em!’released 4th April. Considering the bands last full EP release was ‘Emergency’ back in 2008, tonight's gig (like many on the tour) was a sell-out and packed with a mixture of anxious fans eagerly awaiting the main performers. Supporting acts ‘Club Smith’ and the ‘The Heartbreaks’ warmed the crowd up nicely, the Heartbreaks with their rockabilly sound and latest single ‘Jealous, Don’t you Know’.
The PD boys; Matt (Vocals), Jimmi (Drums), Oliver (Guitar), Dave (Bass) and Ryan (Guitar) have had moderate success over the years and from the crowds reaction to the bands first track ’Done In Secret’ off of the upcoming album they have plenty more coming their way.
Okay, for the record, let me just say that as a front man, Matt Bowman gave the gig his all and plenty of beans. Not only was he jumping around the stage like a kid hyped up on sugar but his performance got the crowd literally jumping for joy and he fed off that energy and vice versa. I was slightly disappointed that the boys didn’t play more material from 2007’s ‘Wait For Me’ or 2008’s ‘Emergency’ but the crowd loved the new stuff and I think they redeemed themselves by playing some of the songs that made the fans fall in love them. The Pigeon Detectives have always stuck to their strong indie-rock sound and appear to be sticking with what works with regards to their new album.
Fist-pumping tracks that really psyched the crowd up included ‘This Is An Emergency’ and ‘I Found Out’. Emergency whipped the crowd into a state of frenzy with screams, whistles and a mass of arms punching the air in unison as they belted out the chorus. I Found Out had a similar affect on the crowd, Matt sang one part and the crowd sang the response, really getting them involved with the music.
The rest of the gig was a mixture of old and new with the likes of the slower track ‘Keep On Your Dress’ being a particular crowd pleaser and ‘I’m Not Gonna Take This’ causing a mosh pit in the centre of the crowd (right by me!) Album tracks ‘Say It Like You Mean It’ and ‘Take Her Back’ also gained favourable cheers from the crowd suggesting the band can do no wrong.
The crowed erupted into chants of “we want more! we want more”, proving how entertaining the boys are and how much they are loved by the fans. Of course they obliged and treated the audience to an encore of ‘What You Gonna Do’, a track from their upcoming album.
I honestly have to say that this gig is in my top ten and it’s going to take something inspiring to knock it off. Everything was incredible, the crowd, the atmosphere, the music and the experience.
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