I was really quite disappointed with Bombay Bicycle Club's show at Capitol Theatre. They oddly weren't very tight. The vocals were squeaky and the band wasn't as good as I remembered. I really liked their songs and musical direction up to their hiatus in 2016. Their last album before they went on hiatus was 'So Long, See You Tomorrow' (2014), and that was really fun.
When they returned in 2019 and released an album 'Everything Else Has Gone Wrong' (2020), I was like, 'yeah, everything is wrong.' There wasn't a single memorable song in there for me. I was really hoping that they wouldn't do too many new songs at this show, but well......
In contrast, opening band Stopgap's brand of indie rock was quite fun and very enjoyable. It has been a long time since I heard them live, and apparently it had been years since they even played live anywhere. Stopgap started shakily, but they got back on track fast enough. Their mix was weirdly heavy on the bass when we were up at the front.
We moved towards the back when Bombay Bicycle Club came on stage. We weren't that big fans to want to occupy prime real estate. The engineers on the sound booth weren't really good tonight. Sound was so patchy. I didn't enjoy it. And the lights bothered me, especially the stark white and red combo flashing through a few songs. That was almost as bad as strobe lighting.
I stayed till 'Shuffle' (2011, 'A Different Kind of Fix') and left. I didn't bother with the encore song. I was hungry and needed food and I would really rather go home earlier to the dog. I don't need to see this band live again. Bombay Bicycle Club has definitely lost its magic for me.
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