[ originally published 08/12/2019 ]
THE CORAL
Tramshed - Thursday, 14th March 2019
Support: Cut Glass Kings, Marvin Powell
I fucking love the Coral. But, somewhat bizarrely, I had never seen them live before this year. Can you believe that? Shocking. So I was excited for this one. Both support acts are signed to the Coral's own label, though we arrived too late for opener Marvin Powell. We walked in to a gargantuan noise in the form of Cut Glass Kings, a two-piece in the mould of Black Keys and Royal Blood. And that's pretty much what they sounded like, to be honest. Some good tunes too.
My anticipation of seeing the Coral might well have led to disappointment. They are one of the most consistently brilliant singles bands of the past 20 years, and most of their albums are top notch too - 2016's 'The Distance Inbetween' being the highlight IMO. Such a solid back catalogue should lead to a cracking live set, shouldn't it? Thankfully, there was no disappointment. What a good band The Coral are live. Forget that the set was rammed with classics, crowdpleasers and all the best of the recent material - this was one of the tightest, best-sounding shows I've been to in recent years.
I often point out highlights in my reviews, but that would be impossible in this case. I've taken the liberty of including the setlist below so you can see what they played. If you're a Coral fan you'll probably wet yourself.
Sweet Release, Chasing The Tail Of A Dream, Something Inside Of Me, Outside My Window, She’s A Runaway, Jacqueline, Pass It On, Bill McCai, In The Morning, Holy Revelation, Miss Fortune, In The Rain, 1000 Years, Reaching Out For A Friend, Eyes Like Pearls, Heart Full Of Soul (Yardbirds cover), Stormbreaker.
Encore: Goodbye, Dreaming Of You.
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