Attending two very different gigs on consecutive days is always slightly mind tumbling. On Saturday went to see The Xcerts , they are a band originally from my hometown Aberdeen now residing in Brighton and have been making a bit of a name for themselves over the last year or two. The gig however was still a small affair that ended in a beautiful post-gig outside acoustic session. Lead singer Murray even sang one of their older (pre either album) songs 'My Book Laughs' here it is, I should probably link you to one of there newer and better songs but this time nostalgia wins.
Then Last Night I went to see Florence + Machine at the AECC, which is Aberdeen's biggest venue. The venue is sadly not the most aesthetically pleasing lets just say when I saw Tim Minchin he commented multiple times that it reminded him of an abattoir. I didn't know what an abattoir was which led to a most awful google experience! Florence however was beautiful.
During the beginning of Shake it Out she stopped the music to break up a fight that had broken out at the front of the crowd (stay classy Aberdeen!). We were to far back to see what was going down but on reflection it was an interesting experience. Florence could have ignored the fight or indeed been outraged and angry, instead she was concerned for the well being of her fans, even getting off the stage to make sure a girl was ok. I surprisingly found it somewhat humbling to see such a famous women put another person before her performance.
December weekends you rock!
