{"id":3711,"date":"2012-05-10T13:22:12","date_gmt":"2012-05-10T13:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.anfocal.ie\/?p=3711"},"modified":"2012-05-12T16:39:31","modified_gmt":"2012-05-12T16:39:31","slug":"live-bombay-bicycle-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anfocal.ie\/index.php\/live-bombay-bicycle-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Bombay Bicycle Club Bombard Blackpool"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A Brit-pop bubble blew its way to Lancashire\u2019s premier seaside resort, Blackpool at the end of April last.<\/p>\n

The grand setting of The Empress Ballroom became the home to BBC\u2019s somewhat cultish following: \u00a0a crowd which seemed largely unsuited to Blackpool\u2019s encircling amusement arcades.<\/p>\n

E-numbered youngsters and middle-aged Merlot suppers alike were offered the potential for euphoric renditions of the bouncy Bombay tunes by the a grand, high-ceilinged setting.<\/p>\n

The main feature of this performance was reliability. The assembled audience were treated to a fine mix of Bombay. In a\u00a0practised\u00a0set list comprising of songs from all three of their albums, the band wound up the gears in a stable and pleasing manner.<\/p>\n

The folky charm of catchy classics like \u2018Ivy & Gold\u2019 were suitably infused with a younger batch, including the stand-out \u2018Lights Out, Words Gone\u2019. The audience left warm, waltzing into the streets of Blackpool with the funky piano riff and clever harmonies of vocalist Lucy Rose in the encored \u2018Shuffle\u2019 resonating amongst them.<\/p>\n

However, there was a certain lack of sapphire on show in this Bombay performance.<\/p>\n

Unlike the chandeliers that hung from the high ceiling, the band themselves still required that sparkle to connect them with the whole audience.<\/p>\n

It was only once or twice that the band broke between songs to attempt to nullify what can be a cold barrier between stage and dancefloor.<\/p>\n

Bombay Bicycle Club are certainly a talented band at the forefront of the Brit-pop music scene. However, there was a soft and rehearsed nature to this performance that perhaps left people a bit too satisfied. Musically this was a confident and clean performance.<\/p>\n

Yet, you wished at times for a bit of Blackpool tack to infect this airbrushed North London band to see what the assembled crowd could gain from a roughed up, improvised and ultimately more engaging BBC.<\/p>\n

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A Brit-pop bubble blew its way to Lancashire\u2019s premier seaside resort, Blackpool at the end of April last. The grand setting of The Empress Ballroom became the home to BBC\u2019s somewhat cultish following: \u00a0a crowd which seemed largely unsuited to Blackpool\u2019s encircling amusement arcades. E-numbered youngsters and middle-aged Merlot suppers alike were offered the potential […]<\/p>\n

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