Sodastream at St-Giles-in-the-Fields
Last night we went to see Australian band Sodastream play at St-Giles-in-the-Fields. I’m pretty sure I haven’t ever been to a gig in a church before, so I thought it might be the pick of the two gigs they’re playing in London (they’re playing next week at Kilburn, which is practically next door). It certainly was (I assume) — the church made for a pretty awesome venue. Some photos:
Anyway, I enjoyed it heaps. I don’t actually know a whole lot about Sodastream, but I think this gig has made me want to find out more. I think I had always assumed there were more than two guys in the band; I guess that shows how ignorant I am! If they come by your way, they’re well worth checking out. (Oh yeah, that third photo above is Sodastream’s Pete Cohen playing the saw. It sounded kind of like a theremin).
They were supported by Shady Bard (who I hadn’t heard of but quite enjoyed — I wouldn’t want to possibly insult them by comparing them to other bands, but definitely thought there were shades of Mogwai in there — but with more/audible singing) and The Clientele (who I also hadn’t heard of, but seemed to be more comfortable on stage than Shady Bard so I assume they’ve been around longer; I didn’t like them as much, but they were quite good). Photos:
We also went to the Science Museum in the afternoon before going to the gig. That place is great! Damn the stupid Transport for London Journey Planner though — it told us that we had to take two buses to get there, which we did. In the pouring rain, changing at the totally inconvenient circus that is Hyde Park Corner. Turns out there was a bus that basically goes straight from our front door to the museums. Oh well, next time.
Update 8 Jan 2007:
- Review of the gig here (not by me, obviously — they also didn’t seem to see Shady Bard, which is a pity).
- Photos by grange85
- Photos by robster75
- Photos by GiaScala
I’m actually in a few of the crowd photos by grange85, and my big head is in the bottom right of this one — I don’t have the nickname “Big Headed Simon” for nothing! (Sorry if I blocked anyone’s view…) I can’t believe how crowded it got — when we got there we pretty much just walked up to the front. For some reason no-one was sitting there, and even then people were only filling up the first three rows or so.