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Frontman Rob talks about playing Birmingham in the past and how they’ve been cursed by plumbing issues, with their album show at The Mill
being cancelled due to a leak. ‘Technology’, ‘Uber’ and ‘Come Out To LA’ continue the entertainment. The Bedford band are always refreshing, you
can’t help but get enjoyment out of listening to them or seeing them. ‘Technology’ is a bounce-fest, while ‘Uber’ is another fun song with lyrics such
as ‘Been a long night, I’ma call Uber’.

‘Pretty’ is dedicated to Rob’s Nonna, who also comes out to local shows. There are some fans dressed as Power Rangers, and Rob mentions
them when he incites a pit on the floor. “Protect the Power Rangers at all costs,” he says. ‘Manchester Super Reds No. 1 Fan’ sees a guest appearance
by Jacoby Shaddix (and ‘David Beckham’ – not the real David Beckham, but a lookalike). Jacoby stays onstage for a snappy version of the ca-
cophonous ‘Thug Workout’, before the band tone things down for a more tuneful ‘Automatic’ (the audience is asked to crouch down and jump back
up at one point). Some of our favourite Don
Broco tunes make their way into the set as
the show continues: ‘What You Do To Me’,
‘Priorities’, ‘Everybody’ and ‘Superlove’. Rob
goes off the stage and along the front row
during ‘Everybody’, while the gentler ‘Nerve’
goes out to Luke Barnes, a fan who sadly
passed away recently.
The band’s encore consists of ‘Finger-
nails’, a photo of the band with the audience
behind, and ‘T-Shirt Song’, the latter, as al-
ways, seeing many of the audience swinging
their T-shirts around over their heads. Rob
tells the story of the song, how he was going
through a bad time when he wrote it. It’s a
song about coming back stronger. And with
the lockdown, he says this is what the song
is about, “Music can get you through any-
thing, trust me.”
It’s an amazing sight - seeing so many T-
shirts whipping around throughout the arena,
from the front to the back, and side to side.
It’s a sight that hopefully we’ll see again
soon.
YYYYY
Shari Black Velvet

Photos By Shari Black Velvet

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