Glasgow warmly welcomed English band, Turin Brakes, into their city on Friday, November 21st. Bringing their latest release, Spacehopper, to Scotland, they continue to prove that 24 years down the line and 10 studio albums later, they aren’t planning on slowing down anytime soon!
Tom Speight
Opening the night was singer-songwriter Tom Speight. Armed with his acoustic guitar and his Scottish Rugby shirt, the night was already set up to be unforgettable.
Turin Brakes
As it finally reached stage time, fans, many of whom were dressed in both old and new band merch, were waiting in suspense. Whether that be at the barrier or on the balcony, the buzz for this band was hard to miss.
Turin Brakes took to the stage at 8:30 pm and had a set packed full of fresh material and deep dives into their older tracks. The set presented us with an insight into just how much work this band has produced over the years and left us completely immersed in their melodic world of folk rock. Bassist, Eddie Myer, even stated early on that “This is where the real music is! F*ck AI!”
Opening with track two off their 10th studio album, ‘Spacehopper’, ‘Pays to Be Paranoid’ kicked us off with an energetic start and built an atmosphere of reverence and anticipation to carry us through the night.
A variety of tracks and genres were played throughout the evening, woven into a carefully built setlist with each track complementing the other. Other songs, such as ‘We Were Here,’ which was acoustically composed, contrasted to higher energy songs like ‘What’s Underneath.’
Closing with a classic, ‘isolation,’ after a night of chanting, banter, raw acoustic moments, and hair-raising guitar riffs, the band left the stage no doubt feeling nothing but uplifted by the love from the Glasgow crowd. It is clear that Turin Brakes will always be welcomed back!
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