Single Review - The Hunna / She's Casual

Written by Adam Gallagher

The Hunna, from the big city of London have recently being on tour with Coasts, they performed this song on that tour, that was when I began to fall in love with this song. 'She's Casual' is a catchy track, that gets you drawn in from the off. It opens with a softly sung opening few lines from lead singer Ryan Potter.


The drum beat and the guitar mix so well to produce a track that will no doubt get stuck in your head for days. It is refreshing to hear a different sound nowadays, something that goes against the grain of other artists trying to make it in the big leagues.


The range of Ryan's vocals have been shown within this track and I think that is one of the key points as to why I rate this song. Soft and quiet to this raw and loud vocal accompanied by the great sound that is produced by Daniel, Jack and Jermaine.


The Hunna are on to a winner with this single. I expect them to go to the next level in 2016. I am excited by what music they've already produced and also very much looking forward to what sounds they can bring into the new year.

Single Review - Serinette / Routine of the Week

Written by Adam Gallagher

Serinette, a 5 piece pop band from Middlesbrough have hit the nail right on the head with this song, 'Routine of the Week'.

Not only does it start with opening bars that are truly unique, so unique in fact, you're able to identify it within the first few seconds of playing. Serinette have made sure that it is also layered with a sound that you'll find yourself tapping your foot with a certain swagger.

It only gets better from there. You've got a sound that will wet anyones appetite, throw in the additional vocals, which are provided by lead singer Louise Radford, you've certainly got a song that not only is music to your ears but it also dips into both genres of Pop and Indie. They've been able to find a tempo that is high through the entirety of the song. What doesn't go a miss either, is from start to finish, you can sense the effort that Serinette have put into this single. The hard work that the band have put into this track, is the main reason as to why we love this track so much. It is a track that establishes Serinette not only as one of the best bands to be produced from Middlesbrough, but also the pop masters of the mighty town. Who knows if they keep producing material such as 'Routine of the Week', then there is no doubt in my mind that Serinette can go on to bigger and better things.

'Routine of the Week'

Single Review - Idle Violets / Gunslinger

Written by Hannah Pebbles

I pressed play and as soon as that guitar kicked in, who did I think of? The Black Keys. Brilliant. That’s a pretty good start, right? And the vocals by lead singer Joel Clayton contributed to also sounding like Queens of the Stone Age. Another good (great) place to be! When I checked their Facebook page
(https://www.facebook.com/idleviolets.band?fref=ts) it seems that I am not the only one who likened them to these bands.

The trio based in Middlesbrough have made a lot of noise over the internet, and enough to hold my interest in the band. Clayton’s gritty and rough vocals throughout Gunslinger soars over the electrifying riffs from his guitar, whilst Richard Federkiel’s bass accompanies it beautifully, holding the rhythm throughout the song.

The song is split into 3 distinct sections making for a dramatic and emotional song, to which each section is sublime, taking you on a musical journey.

The song that the trio have produced is a song which requires your loudest volume and will sound great as you are driving (which is exactly where I will be playing it). A song of this caliber would hold up to the standards of a large arena – filling the room in its entirety. ‘Gunslinger’ had my foot tapping the whole time and the guitar riffs with grunginess makes the whole song a winner.
The single was released on the 19th of September, which is a release from their new EP due out October 29th.

Watch the video for their track Gunslinger here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pvj-Vk-4fs8&feature=youtu.be

Single Review - Lord Swans / Tracks

Written by Nathan Douthwaite

Lord Swans, a solo artist who has had recognition from BBC Introducing and BBC Radio 6.

His real name, Matthew Bulmer, has a backing band of three other members. The group have been compared to bands such as Biffy Clyro and Pulled Apart by Horses.

However on his newest track taken from their debut EP “Tracks” and titled the same, Lord Swans brings a fresher sound.
The indie pop ballad is a build-up of synths and instruments that burst into a massive pop chorus.
There is an underlying rock guitar that sits playing its powerful riff throughout the song.

Bulmer’s vocals resonate that of Bastille, sitting well over the backing music to the track.
Towards the end, the song explodes into its final chorus with Bulmer chanting his well worked lyrics.

The sparkly synths and big riff come to a climatic close with a simple cut off.
“Tracks” sets any Lord Swans fan up in excitement for the release of his debut EP.

Gig Review - The Sherlocks, First Family & Davey Bandman / Shine Like A Star 12th Birthday (KU Bar)

Written by Adam Gallagher

Photo by Phil Harrison

Friday 2nd October, Stockton a peaceful town, that is until the street lights begin to beam down on to the concrete. That's when the mayhem began, KU Bar opened it doors, for officially twelve years of the weekly event 'Shine Like A Star'.

Twelve years and still been able to bring the crowd through the door for some amazing bands. This time round it was Middlesbrough very own, Davey Bandman to open the show. They brought the  northern swagger, charm and humbleness, that they have produced several times before, but this time it seemed like the boys had stepped it up even further on this momentous occasion. They were fantastic through the set, it's not very often that you go see a band so many times and their performance is fantastic every single time, but Davey Bandman are that band that truly do that.

It's not very often that a band first on can cause the crowd to start dancing and singing along with them. Davey Bandman ticked both of them boxes. Opening with Tall Trees was always going to be a crowd pleaser, throw in 'Leave Me Lie', 'Every River' and the ever favourite cover of 'Addicted to Bass' and the crowd were certainly treated to Davey Bandman at their finest.

Davey Bandman setlist
- Tall Trees
- Leave Me Lie
- Paper Planes
- Come Home
- Every River
- Jenny
- Addicted To Bass


Next upon the stage that truly has had the presence of legendary bands were First Family, looking like they had just came from helping Sean Meadows film the newest series of This Is England, the four piece indie-pop band had travelled all the way from London, virtually unknown to the North East crowd, but it all changed once they blasted out their opening song 'In The Red'. The opening vocals from lead singer Aaron Dollimore set the tone of the evening, surprisingly shocking the crowd, the crowd in return responsed in a positive manner and carried on where Davey Bandman left them all, dancing and enjoying the evening.

The band played their full first EP 'All Is Fair' in the set, which was made up of four tracks 'Next X', 'When The Night Comes', 'Hope & Love' and 'No Surprise'. Add the tasty treats of 'Set Sail' and 'Young Foolish' and you can understand why KU wanted the boys to perform on such a big evening.

First Family setlist

- In The Red
- Next X
- When The Night Comes / Afterglow
- Young Foolish
- Set Sail
- Hope And Love
- No Surprise

Photo by Phil Harrison

The crowd were certainly in full voice by the time Simon Shaw stepped onto the stage and introduced The Sherlocks on to the stage. The response was phenomenal, for a band that is still unsigned, yet able to create so much hype over the past year is remarkable and to have them celebrate KU's 12th birthday was the cherry on top of what truly was a fantastic night.

They opened their set with the single 'Escapade', with the crowd jumping up and down from the off, it wasn't long for everyone involved to understand how this night was going to end, with everyone wanting more. With arms raised, some accompanied with the beautiful sight of reds stripes and a few even with the very dodgey decision to go wild on the VK's, never the less, everyone was in full music mood and they certainly helped lead singer Kiaran by singing/shouting along with him.

The one track that stood out for me was the newest single 'Heart of Gold'. This is the track the boys themselves hope can get them in to the top 40, we can understand why they believe this. It is a track that somehow wets everyone's whistles.

The perfect decision was made by The Sherlocks, to end the evening with the ever so famous track 'Chasing Shadows', it was certainly one evening the crowd, KU and the bands involved will forget in a hurry.

The Sherlocks setlist
- Escapade
- Last Night
- Was It Really Worth It?
- You've Made A Mistake
- Step Inside
- Motions
- Live For The Moment
- Blue
- Heart Of Gold
- Chasing Shadows

Overall, the evening was a massive success, massive credit to KU Bar for yet again proving to everyone, that Shine Like A Star is were it is at on a Friday evening in regards to live music.

Happy 12th Birthday Shine Like A Star, here's to many more!

Single Review - The Enemy / So Much Love

Written by Sal Wilcox

'So much Love' is the latest track from The Enemy. Usually my opening sentence would include some fancy adjectives so I could pretend I know lots about the band and their genre, but alas this time I cannot.

A few close friends of mine are big fans The Enemy, but I've never had the pleasure of listening to them. They've been on me 'to listen' list for ages, but I've never gotten around to doing so. However, after listening to 'So much Love', I shall definitely be giving their Spotify a cheeky raid.

The track is the epitome of happy-go-lucky indie. Catchy synth pop riffs accompanied by melodic choruses, elevated by peppy piano and ebullient percussion. The lyrics possess a quirky charm and the reference to Joy Division ('you are my Unknown Pleasure') made my inner indie fan girl chuckle.

The overall vibe of the song is just so happy and feel good that you can't help but sing and dance along. It's by no means a masterpiece, it's a little repetitive and sounds like every other happy indie-pop love song. That being said, it is really catchy and I can easily envisage myself singing it in the shower and it will undoubtedly get crowds going during live performances.

Interview - Mikey Chapman (Mallory Knox)

Written by Adam Gallagher

Just a matter of hours before Mallory Knox stepped onto stage to entertain the crowd with their set for the night, I sat down with Mikey and spoke to him about everything from his experiences in the band so far, to what the crowd can expect to what the future has in store for him and the band.

It's your second time in Middlesbrough and performing again the Empire, what made you come back to Middlesbrough and to the North East?

Middlesbrough is one of them places we are determined to make an impact on, it's an area that many people can easily access to, it means we can put on a really special show for the crowd. The crowd itself are always great, really great attitude and everyone is up for a laugh, it makes sense for us to come back.

It's been two years since your last tour, the Signals tour, but what has changed over the period of them two years?

I suppose, in general as a unit, the five of us, our crew, everyone that works behinds the scene have become a much tighter, more professional unit. We're like everyone else, we are always learning and developing and always trying to make ourselves that bit better. The time away from the UK has helped us on the side of things also.

What can the crowd tonight in Middlesbrough expect from yourself and the band?

We'll sing some songs, on guitar and sing through a microphone.

No, this time round we've stepped the production up, we want to make a visual impression as well as a sonic one. Those two combined, hopefully the crowd will see that they're in for a good show.

You've recently been in America, on their Warped Tour, as an experience, what was that like?

It was incredible, we were told very early on, you get out of Warped Tour, exactly what you put into it. We put graft and hard work enough to really realise how incredible that tour can be, we got so much back from it. It was a real experience for me.

As a band, you've come along way in a short space of time, from your Pilot EP, the iTunes track of the week, to headlining your own tour, to playing major festivals, but what is the one memory you'll take from your journey so far as Mallory Knox?

Oh dude, that's such a good question, there's so many.

I think one of the memories that pops straight into my head, we were playing Sydney in Australia, on their Warped Tour a couple of years ago, we were playing just as the sun was setting, we were out in Darling Harbour, which is this beautiful part of the city. The sun was going down and the sky was beautiful. We were playing by the water, and I looked out and for a few seconds I tripped over my words as I thought it myself how lucky we are to do the things we do.

Finally, what does the future hold for Mallory Knox?

Hopefully, pretty much of the same, we always want to be climbing and moving forward. I think production wise, we are always going to be trying to make it bigger and better and beat what we've done before. Musically, we are beginning to write album three, we've not got dates or times, but we want to give ourselves as much time as possible to work on it and see where we go from there. We defiantly will be touring more next year.

Gig Review - Spector / Sound It Out Records

Written by Adam Gallagher
Photo provided by Sound It Out Records

Spector have just released their newest album 'Moth Boys' and with that came a fantastic mini tour of records shops up and down the country.

They made a stop off at Stockton, to head down to the wonderful record shop 'Sound It Out Records', the greatness of this intimate gig didn't stop there, not only did we have the privilege of being in the road of around 50 people crammed into this amazing record shop but it was also free!

It was certainly a delight to see Spector take to a small sized crowd and engage so well with them. Lead singer Fred Macpherson showed from start to finish why he truly is a spectacle to watch, whether that be talking to the crowd which filled the shop from the front to the very back or if it was him blasting out the lyrics of songs from both albums 'Enjoy It Whilst It Lasts' and 'Moth Boys'.

The four piece indie rock band from London, warmed the crowd up with the ever so brilliant 'Chevy Thunder' blasting out to set the tone of the evening. It was accompanied by a round of positive noise, which slowly turned into the crowd singing along in a quiet tone, out of respect of listening to Fred's vocals.

The two tracks to follow were from the newest album, both songs 'Don't Make Me Try' and 'Decade of Decay' were certainly showing a different side of Spector as a band, a different tempo to what we had recently heard.

The major stand out song for myself personally was 'Kyoto Garden', it had a slightly electric feeling about the whole song, echoes of Depeche Mode rung through this song, but Spector certainly stamped their own style on the track.

Wetting the taste buds of the crowd, with three tracks from their second album 'Moth Boys', the band decided to roll the years back slightly to 2011 and perform their first single, 'Never Fade Away', it was supported with a nice crowd participation of claps to the beat of the song.

In a very fitting way, the band ended the set with their newest single 'All The Sad Young Men'. It is a single which is suitably the foundation of the second album, it truly is a mixture of sounds which made us fall in love with Spector, but it also has developed, showing hints of what to expect from the second album.

Overall, Spector exceeded the expectations I had of the gig. The two year break has certainly provided the fans with a fantastic second album from the band. The idea of the small gig was truly a way of interacting with the fans and it paid off massively because I for one have certainly not stopped listening to this album since getting it.

Spector Set List
Chevy Thunder
Don't Make Me Try
Decade of Decay
Kyoto Garden
Never Fade Away
All The Sad Young Men

Interview - Kyle Falconer (The View)

Written by Sal Wilcox


Sal caught up with The View frontman Kyle Falconer and spoke about their up and coming tour, album and a few other little things you may not know about the leading man from The View.....


What's  different about this album compared to the others? 

I'd like to think we've stayed true to our roots. The only thing that's different with this album is that we've had more time to work on it. Usually we've got loads of dates or we want to make as much music as possible. With this one though, we've been able to focus and take our time with it. Some of the people who have listened to it said it's a bit more mature than our other stuff too.

So you guys are going on tour soon. What are most looking forward to with regards to the tour? 

Just being able to hang out with the boys really. We've all been so busy that it'll be nice just be able to hang and play together. Just doing what we all love really. 

If you could join any band and play anything in it, which would you choose and why?

Ooooh definitely Fleetwood Mac and  then guitar, because then I could spend my time with the awesome Stevie Knicks.  

What's the best and worst part of band life?

Best part is probably making music and actually seeing it come together. Like when you're playing it and it actually sounds like a song. Then people's reaction to it when you play it live is just amazing. The worst part is the hours.

Would you rather: never play live music again or never be able to listen to recorded music again?

Ah fuck! Erm, I dunno! Argh that's such a hard question! Probably never listen to recorded music again. I suppose you could write and create your own stuff and play with people. 

Single Review - Idle Violets / Fuzz

Written by Adam Gallagher

Idle Violets have hit every correct note possible when it comes to their debut single. The self proclaimed trio of 'Jizz Rock' from Stockton on Tees have splattered a massive amount of the stuff all over us with the track 'Fuzz' as a build up to their EP release "Ol' Evil Tides".

The opening bass chords provided by Richard Federkiel, vibrate through your chest, introduce Joel Clayton a matter of seconds later who shows just truly how good his finger skills are by the shredding of the guitar, accompany that with Micky Cuthbertson who pounds a nice steady beat into the drums, this ladies and gents is a foundation of four minutes and twenty three seconds of pure heaven.

The vocals provided by Joel would make any human weak at the knees, a true raw voice that in certain sections of the song becomes stronger and aggressive, he showcases an excellent vocal range within this song. What is so good about this song is that the vocals and the music being made, go hand in hand with one another and that is the key factor that stands out when listening to this song.

If you've not heard of Idle Violets before, where have you been!? They will certainly blow you away with this track. Without a doubt, 'Fuzz' is just a teaser of an EP which promises to be more Jizz Rock eargasms.

If you've not heard the track yet, click the link below and enjoy -

https://soundcloud.com/idle-violets/fuzz 

Gig Review - Hollywood Ending / O2 Academy 2

Written by Anna McMillan

Pop punk band Hollywood Ending took to the stage last weekend in Newcastle for the last time. The American band made up of Dan Geraghty, Cameron Byrd, Tyler Wilson and the one British member, Chris Bourne (Brother to Busted’s James Bourne) announced that the Never Ending Story tour will be the final appearance for the four piece as they will be going their separate ways once the tour ends. After 4 long years together, the band are set to embark on personal journeys with two members going back to college in the states. 

The boys definitely ended their time as a band on a high with support from the weird but awesomely talented, Astro Safari a three piece techno band who’s style I can only describe as hillbilly. With their dungarees and stomachs on show I couldn’t comprehend what my eyes were seeing. Looking around the Academy I could tell it wasn’t just me who was confused at what I was looking at on stage. Then the rave lights and techno sound affects began to come out of their mics and keyboard.

I give it to them for unleashing their weirdness and I can say that I may have judged a book by its cover because they weren’t actually too bad in the end. Their upbeat, high energy raps were unusual but catchy. They even got the crowds dancing and raving along to their crazy sound.

  

They definitely warmed the crowds up in time for Hollywood Ending to take the stage. 

Hollywood Endings set felt like a mini greatest hits tour as they sang a lot of ‘throwback’ songs as they called them. Their first one being 18, a very boyband kind of pop song with care free vibes of being young and having fun. 

The fun loving vibes continued throughout the night as the boys played their parody cheesy pop track Boyband Song. The song is basically taking the piss out of manufactured, mindless boybands who are brainwashed by management to create the same generic songs to sell records. It even comes with awful boyband style dancing which the crowds happily copied. 

Proving their not about to be a stereotypical boyband, they began another of my favourite songs, The Grocery Store or should I say rap. Their odd sense of humour is portrayed in this high intensity track as they rap about buying food and ‘getting ratchet in the grocery store.’ What can we say, their American! 

Say what you will about the lyrics but it is a catchy song with an upbeat chorus about filling your fridge. The crowds especially love our very own Brit, Chris Bourne’s verse in the song when he raps about buying his PG tips. 

Showing their mischievous ways the boys began to tell the story of when Tyler fell off stage during one of their earlier performances in Newcastle as he stepped back not realising that there was just open air behind him. He even joked about having a massive bruise on his butt for weeks. It is never a dull show when those boys are in town. 

It was quite an emotional goodbye as they thanked their Geordie fans for supporting them by coming out to see their shows in the UK and promised that this would not be the end of their music, hopefully one day they will get back together and create a new sound. 

Closing the show with the song that first introduced Hollywood Ending to the world Don’t Let Me Down, the atmosphere in the room was ecstatic as the fans and support acts danced together for the last time at a Hollywood Ending concert. 

Good luck to the boys in their future, the music was great while it lasted. 

Album Review - Davey Bandman / Every River

Written by Adam Gallagher

Davey Bandman's newest album 'Every River' is a massive statement from the band, showcasing every members talent.

The album starts with the echoing shouts from Mark (Vocals and Rhythm) for Joe (lead guitar) to take it away, which he certainly does that with the opening riffs of 'Leave Me Lie'. I found myself been lured in straight away from the get go, with the guitar chords ringing through out the entire length of this song. It is a fantastic track, which oozes the core talent of the band, the foundation on which Davey Bandman were made on. The ability of being able to produce a song which highlights the full extent of skills the band have.

Heavy bass gets the second track 'Every River' underway and by this point you find yourself telling yourself that you have found a hidden gem of an album. Throughout the album, you can tell the amount of attention to detail the band have put into this release.

Stripping it back to what the band is all about, the next track is 'Tall Trees', if you've never heard the song, then you certainly are missing out on what truly is one of the best songs produced within the North East. It can satisfy anyones needs within seconds of the opening chords, the slow pace of the guitar building up to a fantastically judged tempo of a song along with great vocals and a well fitted drum beat.

The stand out thing about this album, is that every song sounds so different and provides you with just a taster of what the band are capable of producing. The next song 'The Little Green Man That Lives In A Bush' is a prime example of this, this thought is echoed by 'Trouble With Jenny'. Throughout this track you can hear the influence of other bands who have inspired Davey Bandman to create music, it has hints of both Blur and Black Keys but with the raw northern talent which is held within the four piece indie rock and roll band.

'Tell Me' is the penultimate song on the album, and unlike a lot of albums I've listened to recently, the band don't give up on that tempo that is set from the first track to the very last. The stand out moment on this track is the guitar solo around half way through the song, just listening to the music ability is amazing.

The last track is a live edit of the bands locally famous cover 'Addicted To Bass', if you've never heard Davey Bandman sing this song live, listening to it on their album is just a tiny teaser of what truly is an epic all round song. Normally I see bands produce covers and they sound more or less the same, Davey Bandman have completely stripped it down and repieced it together with their own style and sound.

Overall, this album is one that has won me over massively, it has everything you'd expect from an album, amazing instrumentals, fantastic vocals and all round high tempo.

Gig Review - Jake Quickenden / O2 Academy Newcastle

Thursday 23rd July 2015

Written by Anna McMillan

From failing to make it onto the live shows of X Factor in 2012 to then being voted off the show in 2014, things weren’t looking good for Jake Quickenden in terms of music.  

However, this didn’t stop the singer songwriter from continuing his musical journey as he began his first ever UK tour this month, taking to the stage at the 02 Academy in Newcastle on Thursday night for his penultimate night of his Laid Bare tour. 

Supporting him on tour was Chris Bourne, little brother to Busted’s James Bourne and Concept, a 5 piece boyband setting the stage for a male dominated night of music which was fitting as the room was packed out with female fans of all ages.  

With drinks in hand the noisy crowd welcomed Chris on stage as he opened the show for Jake. Since leaving his former band Hollywood Ending, Bourne has opted for an electro sound as he began his set with ‘If I Could Just Say Hey,’ an upbeat, techno tune with a hint of auto tune effects. Unconventional but affective as it got the large crowd dancing, warming up for the rest of the show.   As cheesy as the song and lyrics were, you find yourself singing along to it hours later, a bit like Rebecca Black and Friday.  Well done to him though for only singing original songs. Most new and upcoming artists can only connect with the crowds by singing covers but Bourne gathered a lot of crowd participation with his techno sound. 

Concept brought their boyband good looks and covers to the stage by starting their set with ‘Uptown Funk’ gearing the crowd up with the sound of Bruno Mars. They even added a bit of Beyoncé’s ‘XO’, bringing the charts to the stage. However they brought more than pretty faces to their set as they sang one of their own songs called ‘Young and Rebellious.’ The original song had a fun loving vibe as it was an upbeat, summer anthem track with high tempo moves as the drunken crowd members cheered and danced along to the music. The boys even got everyone to join in with singing by telling the crowd ‘we say oh, you say oh,’ causing the fans to erupt in bad singing. Their set hyped up the fans for the arrival of Jake. 

Quickenden opened his set with a track off his debut ep ‘Obsession’, a dance track which is set to be released next month. The crowds responded well to the new sound as the move from slow, soulful ballads Jake used to sing on the show to please the judges, was a welcome change for the singer songwriter. 

Jake is one of the few singers to come out of X Factor, untainted by the machine that is Simon Cowell. We’re used to watching ex contestants turn into manufactured popstars with cheesy, cliché lyrics about love who are still holding onto their 5 minutes of fame status. Luckily Jake didn’t conform to the machine by writing his own songs about his life and the journey he began since being on the show. All he needed on stage was himself and his guitar, no gimmicks or band just his soulful voice.  

He even wrote a song called ‘Make It My Own’ about Nicole Scherzinger not putting him through to the lives in 2012 saying, ‘I wrote this song after Nicole didn’t put me through and it’s about not letting anyone get in the way of doing what you love, the bitch.’ That got the crowd cheering. His Ed Sheeran style rap was about his setbacks in life but not giving up on his dreams.  

He even made one nervous fans dreams come true when he invited her up on stage for him to sing another original – ‘Mile High.’ Granted, the melodic rap about the girl’s love controlling him mentally and sexually probably wasn’t the best song for him to sing to a crying and shaking fan. Although, the bear hug she received after probably did cheer her up. 

The crowd fell silent when Jake announced he was going to perform an original song which was close to his heart called ‘Blindfold’. He wrote the song after his little brother died not long after his first appearance on X Factor from a brain tumour. Just before his death, Jake’s brother got married to his college sweetheart so he wrote her the song for her memory of him. Well there wasn’t a dry eye in sight when he began singing the song with such passion on his face. ‘Little things took over your mind… Why did I have to leave you? Baby you could look up to the sky.’ The heart felt lyrics had the fans sobbing around me. 

Jake went on to show his gratitude for his most watched Youtube video of his cover of ‘Say Something,’ which he sang on The X Factor, racking up almost 14 million views. His disbelief in how many people listen to his music was humbling, ‘I am just a guy doing what I love.’ Taking the crowd back to 2012 when we first heard the singer perform the ballad, Quickenden belted out the lyrics with a beautiful range of falsetto. There were plenty of goose bump conjuring moments as he allowed the crowd to sing the song back to him. It was a proud moment for most fans as they have seen how far the singer has come since his first appearance on the show. 

Ending the night with his debut single ‘I Want You,’ a dance track which transported me to the clubs of Ibiza, Quickenden finished on a high. The cheeky Bolton boy also decided to add to the dance club feel by soaking the fans with numerous bottles of water he found on the stage. It was safe to say fans left the gig refreshed and wet.