Wednesday 7th October 2009 @ Academy, Bristol
With Support From: True Tiger , The Devil Wears Prada

After being out of the country for 6 months, watching the almighty Enter Shikari as my first show back was amazing! As I walked into the Academy, everybody was bouncing their heads to the hectic dub-step that was playing, all reared up and ready for a sick show ahead of us.

First band to hit the stage were True Tiger, a 7-piece from Watford who for some reason only had 3 members on stage tonight. The decks were set, the mask was on, the mic was ready, time to hit the roof! BOOM! Out come these hard grimy beats consisting of phat mixes of some of the dub-step scene favourites like Skream, Caspa, Rusko and Benga. Twisting their own beats with these, already savage tunes, made the whole room move from wall to wall. Every single head in the building was bobbing! The energy was through the roof all night and True Tiger really set the standards high as the base pounded though the floor.

The Devil Wears Prada did not disappoint either! The band pounced on stage and the crowd roared as the beatdowns started. The entire band moved every inch of their body simultaneously to every single beat echoing out of the speakers, not afraid to often reach up towards the sky showing deepest love for their God. Keys player James Baney, kicked and head-butted his keyboard trashing it completely by the end of the set! Feet stomped the floor, hands punched the air, arms and legs span as words were screamed out louder than the band! Front man, Mike, really knew how to involve every single member of the audience in the room, bar staff and security included!

The place was pumping and perfectly set up for headliners Enter Shikari who took to the stage edging everyone on and encouraging everyone to dance. Glow sticks flew around the place as lasers and strobe lights flooded the room. The place was lit up with energy as vocalist, Roughton ‘Rou’ Reynolds, jumped around screaming lyrics into band members’ faces, competing with the noise of the fans screaming back at him. Suddenly, mid-song - BANG! Rave time! The whole room was moving! With a combination of old and new songs to impress us, these boys really did Hertfordshire proud. The whole night was such a mixture but it really worked!

www.entershikari.com

Chloe Jackson