I can barely breath

Its been a while so proper update needs to be posted when I can bothered. This post will mainly concern last nights amazing Manchester Orchestra gig!

So after a quick bus ride into Kings Heath we entered the Hare and Hounds. Pretty cool little pub got ourselves a couple of drinks and sat outside enjoying the sun! Had a chat with a couple from Norwich and watched a family get harassed by some random drunk guy! Doors opened at 7:30 and it was about 10 mins later we were asked to have I.d as it was apparently an over 18's gig, lots of protests especially from me as Francis is 16 and there was no way I was missing the gig! Thankfully they sorted it out and upstairs we went into the sold out venue, nice and intimate very narrow and long.

Kevin Devine was supporting, having seen him not that long ago supporting Brand New and not paying much attention he blew me away with the opening song the majority of which sang without a microphone his voice carrying perfectly over the crowd. This guy can sure sing and is much better live then on record. Also a very funny man, interacting with the crowd and remarking on the politeness, funniest point was when he misheard edgbaston as edgbastien saying it sounded like a posh cousin! He had the crowd eating out the palm of his hand.

Next up where the much anticipated Manchester Orchestra who did not disappoint coming on to a song about 50 cent which was hilarious! They played a great varied set playing songs from their debut and their newest release Mean Everything to Nothing including, I've got friends, Wolves at Night, I can barely breath and The River. My highlights was excellent rendition of Where Have You Been? including an appearance by Kevin, and the finale The Only One sung hauntingly by Andy Hull who thought a voice so amazing could come out of someone so hairy, spectacular!