Adam Ant – Roundhouse 11th May 2013
So we boarded the Time Machine and set the controls for chalk farm In the late 70s… All did not go smoothly! A malfunction in the main drive got us caught in a temporal anomaly… the chronometer date readout showed we had landed 35 years later than intended!
We cautiously stepped outside to investigate the situation…
The fracture in time was more serious than first thought… We arrived at the Roundhouse and while it was 2013, the attire and appearance of some of the locals seemed to indicate it was also 1978 and 1981 at the same time…
This confusion continued with the entertainment; the first band Alexa De Strange showed that they were most capable proponents of their craft in fine voice and fettle, while not quite managing to escape the confines of the early 80s.
Further anomalous, the second band New Killer Shoes took us to the 90s while staying firmly rooted in the present with their well crafted melodies, licks and harmonies…
Both of these acts receiving a hearty reception across the fissures of the space time continuum…
Then, after much anticipation… Suddenly we were transported on a roller coaster ride through these choppy seas of time by a steady hand on the tiller courtesy of the one known as Adam Ant. 1977, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, beyond and through to 2013 were all expertly navigated. Adam and his Posse treated the hungry masses to such classics as; Beat My Guest, Whip in my Valise, Zerox and Cleopatra to name a few; Interspersed among a mixture of the hits (Dog Eat Dog, Kings Of The Wild Frontier, Ant Music, Stand And Deliver and more); and the new (e.g. Vince Taylor, Cool Zombie, Marrying The Gunners Daughter).
And travellers from past present and future were most gratified. The band did most expertly turn their hand to all aspects of Antdom. Even the poppiest of hits were played with an intensity most pleasing and worthy, breathing new vitality into them.
Then they were gone…
Then they were back again… with; Press Darlings, Lady and Fall In!
Then they were gone again…
Before returning one final time to bless us by reciting; Red Scab, Get It On and Physical (You’re So)…
And then as quickly as it had occurred, the rift in space and time healed and the travellers were returned safely to their own temporal planes.
Catch this man and his excellent band!
Highly recommended!