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| Photo by Phil Harrison |
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
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| Photo by Phil Harrison |
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!