The Kingsland Road Show // Manchester Academy 3 // 7th August 2014
I'll give you a brief overview of the band before I get on with the review. Kingsland Road are a 5 piece boyband and have been posting covers on Youtube since November 2012. After building a strong online fanbase the lads embarked on their X Factor adventure in 2013, finishing 9th. Their KLander fanbase is ever growing and the passion of their fans was more prominent than ever on their first ever UK Headline tour.
Armed with my trusty concert camera, ticket and best friend by my side we entered the venue after travelling for just over an hour to get there. IT WAS TIME!
There comes a point when supporting a band that you that 'proud mother' feeling... no honestly! And watching Kingsland Road walk on stage in Manchester made me feel nothing less than that. They were confident. They were energetic. They were explosive. Packed in tightly between the fans I watched in awe as they owned the stage, performing slliiiiccckkk dance moves complete with adorable bum wiggling. Yes, bum wiggling is most definitely adorable! The show was fabulously intimate; hands were held, cameras sang into and we devouring their every word and action.
The lads sang a number of their newly penned original songs with new and old covers thrown in for good measure and a very pleasing set list. Hearing their new tracks live was marvelous, and when they performed their mash up of How Ya Doin' I danced and sang like no one was watching. That song is a personal favourite to perform rather loudly in front of the mirror or anyone else that is willing to watch.
Keeping along the intimate lines (just how we like it!) the boys walked through the crowd while performing their cover of 'Burn'. Thompson, Jay and Josh walked RIGHT PAST US (breathes) to the stage. The band continued to wow us before performing their final song of the night, their debut single Dirty Dancer (out on iTunes now!). The atmosphere was incredible; we all had a dance and sang our socks off. We were thanked as they left the stage and the immediate exhaustion of going hard at a gig hit me.
The gig was amazing. Kingsland Road showed why they deserve a place in the industry. Honestly, I've never seen a band so early on in their career with a crowd reaction like that and I'm very proud to have been a part of that. One of my favourite things about concerts/ gigs is the moment your whole body becomes consumed by excitement. You grin from ear to ear as you watch your favourite artist perform. That energy fills the room as screams,singing and movement. Thompson, Josh, Jay, Matt and Connor provided nothing less than that.
Love, Em x
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