Secondly, welcome back sunshine! This weekend we said goodbye to the rain, for a while, and it was sunny. I spent most of my weekend outside with shopping (went to Topshop and got these in black - yay) and sport watching but as Sunday evening arrived I looked forward to visiting my second favourite gig venue in Birmingham, the O2 academy. (FYI...My favourite is the HMV Institute).
I love gig's - no matter who is playing (although if I love the band it's even better), but the atmosphere and diverse crowd, mixed with excitement and anticipation always makes for a good night. I was more excited than usual this time as I was off to watch a friends band play.
There has been lots of activity surrounding this local band who have quickly risen to 1,114 followers on Twitter, nearly 500 likes on Facebook and recently had their track played on Kerrang! Radio.
Lightfire were playing in one of the smaller rooms at O2 Academy and the atmosphere was good. I headed to the bar to buy the compulsory cider and after saying hello's to fellow Lightfire fans the gig began.
Lightfire were brilliant. I don't know what I expected or imagined but standing in front of me was a guy I'd known for so long and I had no idea he could sing, let alone produce some amazing music. As the set went on my love for them grew and by the fourth track I was hooked!
The songs were different but consistently amazing with the same Lightfire sound. The lads themselves had good band/crowd action, no one likes a band who don't chat and have a laugh with the crowd - Oasis once said nothing all gig other than "This is *insert song*" with a few random things in between, super boring. Lightfire looked and, most importantly, sounded brilliant.
Johnny Doom from Kerrang! Radio is also a fan and has said the following about Lightfire;
"Lightfire bring the big riffs, the heavy grooves and the huge anthemic choruses, giving the big American players like Shinedown or Disturbed a run for their money. Definitely one to watch"
I didn't do any filming as was so focused on the band that before I knew it it was the end of their set. But my advice to you is this - check them out. Visit their YouTube site to hear some of their tracks and watch this video of them making their first single; the video is brilliant. There is an endless list of gigs and a few festivals on their Facebook page and I will definitely be attending more.
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