Dan Deacon is a man well known for his energetic, crazy and very unique live shows, this was certainly no exception. For a start Deacon has been touring with his sixteen piece 'Wham City' ensemble and as they bounded onto stage it was crazy I just didn't know where to look, there were people creating sounds from all corners of the stage from various types of instruments, a couple of drummers knocking the hell out of their kit and, of course Deacon himself messing around with his huge mass of synths, pedals, keyboards and god only knows what whilst big luminous skulls, flashing traffic lights and amazing visuals are going on around. The crowd instantly warmed to the vast amount of tracks from his latest album Bromst, in fact from the first track in the packed crowd were going absolutely nuts and this was before Deacon's crowd participation (between songs such as getting everyone in the crowd to place their hands on the heads of someone in front of them and start chanting, or getting the crowd to make a massive circle in the pit and asking two members of the audience to dance in the circle and the rest of the crowd to mimic their actions) made for a really fun atmosphere and made it an even more special occasion.
It had to be a sell out, there were people rammed into every corner trying to get a glimpse of this magnificent showcase, this gig was a sign of a band who are looking at bigger and better things. The highlights were the three longplayers from Bromst, 'Snookered,' 'Of the Mountains,' and 'Surprise Stefani' which sounded out of this world with the ensemble backing Deacon up. It was the last date on what sounded like a very long and tiring tour but that just did not show by the time they hit the stage. I had heard promising things about Deacons live shows and was really impressed.
Middle Boop also did a limited edition print to go with the gig, there are still a few left, if anyone would like one just give me a shout.
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