03 September 2010
A young woman was carried out of Sydney’s Enmore Theatre on a stretcher last night and Klaxons hadn’t even begun to play yet.
Inside, the theatre was packed, mainly because the upstairs level was closed off, but packed all the same. The UK new-ravers tore intoFlashover under dim lights; their shadows were still and precise before mini stadium lights ignited to pulse orange and red. Dressed in their signature ‘80s get-up, keyboardist James righton joined bassist/vocalist Jamie reynolds for As Above So Below and new trackSame Space. As a team, righton and reynolds projected one strong voice, falling short when they sung alone.
Reynolds thanked the audience for coming before Gravity’s Rainbowand cockney mimics ricocheted back, impressing a few girlfriends. The set didn’t lean more toward Myths Of The Near Future or sophomore album Surfing The Void, the half-half tracklist aimed to gratify everyone. Final tracks Echoes, Future Memories and crowd favourite It’s Not Over Yet built the energy up and up.
The four-piece took a modest pause before encore tracks Surfing The Void and Atlantis To Interzone. Reynolds was thrown a green cape, drummer Steffan Halperin stood to beat down on his top hats and guitarist Simon Taylor played close to his fans.
The show was a steep climb to a spiked pinnacle where we were left, ready to carry on until the bright house lights killed our buzz. A shirtless fan dismounted his shirtless friend, the zombie-dancing crew ceased and we exited into the night a little sheepishly.
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