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The K's - 26.04.2024 - Victoria Warehouse, Manchester

Credit for this page goes to: John Gilman

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The Victoria warehouse is the biggest headline show for this band and to sell it out is absolutely outstanding. The atmosphere was electric from the moment fans started pouring in, and the buzz was palpable throughout the venue. From the carefully curated pre-show playlist featuring hits from The Smiths, Stone Roses and walk in track ‘Boys in the better land’ Fontaines DC, every element was primed to set the stage on fire. The lights go down and behind a huge curtain the band walk on to the intro for `Icarus`. Straight into `Chancer`, From there, it was a rollercoaster ride of adrenaline-fueled performances, the whole venue is one huge mosh pit, Jamie, Ryan, Dexter and Nathan are on real fine form, `Heart on my sleeve` a fairly new song was met like an old fan favourite, the fans sing it back word perfect, it's hard to imagine not that long ago these guys were playing far smaller venues, a packed victoria warehouse was bouncing now, `Picture`, `Circles` and `Glass towns` flew by, fans embracing, singing to each other, I guess if Liam Gallagher was here he would say it was biblical. This must be how early Oasis gigs felt. A K`s tradition is throwing in some old tracks, especially Cindy Laupers `Girls just wanna have fun" they effortlessly merged this one into `Hoping maybe` the arena being lit up with camera phone flashlights for a mass sing a long. The sound is absolutely spot on. Jamie explained the backstory to `Throw it all away` giving the song a very personal edge to it. The warehouse is one huge party now, slowing the tempo only slightly for the haunting `Lights go down` The tempo straight back up for `Aurora`. 

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The encore has come around so fast, the band are having just as much fun as the fans, jamie ripping up the setlist first to add `Got a feeling` then announcing `we`ve not played this track on the tour yet but it`s manchester so we gotta play it` introducing Nathan as they race into the brilliant `Landmines` The final song has to be live favourite `Sarajevo` preceded by the now legendary intro of `Dirty Earlestown` a pastiche of the classic Pogues track `Dirty old town` if the crowd has been mental most of the gig then this one really took the roof off, mosh pits, fans on shoulders and flares sending the crowd crazy,was nothing short of euphoric. Just when you thought these guys couldn't get any better. I wonder if the world knows, oh they know, they absolutely know. 

 

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