Lostprophets - Live at the Southampton Guildhall
Lost prophets played to a sold out arena at Southampton Guildhall on Wednesday the 2nd of May and our roving reporter Rachel (triple R.....who knew?!) was there to check them out! Being the lovely person she is, she sent us through a write up of her thoughts with a couple of photos and even a spot of video to check out.
The set started well, with the band coming on stage to “Bring ‘Em Down” from their new album “Weapons”. It was a powerful way to start the set and was immediately followed by “It’s not the end of the world” which carried on this powerful start. For the first couple of songs there was an interesting, if questionable, use of a megaphone in place of a microphone frequently through the songs. I’m not sure this worked particularly well, but it did add a different aspect to their first few songs. It was interesting to note that during the set, while the songs from the new album were well received, the crowd was much more enthused with their old material. Most of the old material in the set came from “Start Something” and “Liberation Transmission”, considered by most fans as their best albums (although personally I’m still a fan of their first album “The Fake sound of progress”).
The set was powerful and the band had a lot of energy and stage presence, and the advantage of playing their older songs was that the crowd were very happy to sing along loudly. An interesting twist to “Where we Belong” was starting it off with Sweet child of mine, and then going straight into the song after the chorus, it worked quite well and the crowd seemed to find it quite funny! One thing that was a shame was that the band didn’t seem particularly chatty at the beginning of the set and didn’t really start talking to the crowd until about half way through the set. Once they did, they tended to mess around quite a lot, but from the back of the arena, you couldn’t quite catch what they were saying. Generally they had the acoustics for the Guildhall down, although the early adventures with the megaphone didn’t really work. The highlights of the set were “Last Summer”, “Last Train Home” and “Shinobi Vs. Dragon Ninja” (although I could be biased to that last as it was the only song played from their first album). The crowd were loud and enthusiastic, and these went down particularly well.
The crowd was an interesting mix of younger fans who have obviously become aware of the band through their most recent albums, and older fans towards the back of the arena who, while generally more quiet, could be seen singing along heartily to the earlier tracks. The arena was packed and they played to the crowd well overall, ensuring that the mix of tracks meant that if they played a new song that people didn’t know so well, they followed it up with a song that everyone would know so that the crowd stayed enthusiastic.
Words/Photo/Video: Rachel Nicholls
The set started well, with the band coming on stage to “Bring ‘Em Down” from their new album “Weapons”. It was a powerful way to start the set and was immediately followed by “It’s not the end of the world” which carried on this powerful start. For the first couple of songs there was an interesting, if questionable, use of a megaphone in place of a microphone frequently through the songs. I’m not sure this worked particularly well, but it did add a different aspect to their first few songs. It was interesting to note that during the set, while the songs from the new album were well received, the crowd was much more enthused with their old material. Most of the old material in the set came from “Start Something” and “Liberation Transmission”, considered by most fans as their best albums (although personally I’m still a fan of their first album “The Fake sound of progress”).
The set was powerful and the band had a lot of energy and stage presence, and the advantage of playing their older songs was that the crowd were very happy to sing along loudly. An interesting twist to “Where we Belong” was starting it off with Sweet child of mine, and then going straight into the song after the chorus, it worked quite well and the crowd seemed to find it quite funny! One thing that was a shame was that the band didn’t seem particularly chatty at the beginning of the set and didn’t really start talking to the crowd until about half way through the set. Once they did, they tended to mess around quite a lot, but from the back of the arena, you couldn’t quite catch what they were saying. Generally they had the acoustics for the Guildhall down, although the early adventures with the megaphone didn’t really work. The highlights of the set were “Last Summer”, “Last Train Home” and “Shinobi Vs. Dragon Ninja” (although I could be biased to that last as it was the only song played from their first album). The crowd were loud and enthusiastic, and these went down particularly well.
The crowd was an interesting mix of younger fans who have obviously become aware of the band through their most recent albums, and older fans towards the back of the arena who, while generally more quiet, could be seen singing along heartily to the earlier tracks. The arena was packed and they played to the crowd well overall, ensuring that the mix of tracks meant that if they played a new song that people didn’t know so well, they followed it up with a song that everyone would know so that the crowd stayed enthusiastic.
Words/Photo/Video: Rachel Nicholls
Lostprophets Set List
Bring ‘Em Down It’s Not the end of the world, But I can see it from here Better off Dead Can’t catch Tomorrow (Good Shoes Won’t save you this time) A Town called Hypocrisy Another Shot Make a Move Where We belong (Sweet Child O’mine Intro) 4:AM Forever Jesus Walks Last Summer Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast) Shinobi Vs. Dragon Ninja We Bring an Arsenal Last train Home Burn Burn Encore Everyday Combat Sway |