Allow me to start with a brief introduction to the band & how I got into them. Ghost Town are an American 4-piece electro-rock band, consisting of Kevin (vocals), Evan (electro), Alix (guitar) & Manny (drums). I got into them a couple of years ago when my friend Tom played me their song 'You're So Creepy'. After that, I gave some more of their songs a listen & purchased their 'Party In The Graveyard' album & 'Bare Bones EP'. Although I haven't followed the band that closely in recent times, I do enjoy their music so thought it would be a great opportunity to go & see them play live, seeing as they were coming close to where I live.
Now onto the gig itself. I went to see them last Wednesday (4th June) with my best friend, Laura & it was great! Prior to the show there was a signing in a HMV close to the venue, which we both attended. I was quite surprised at the turn out as Ghost Town aren't what I would deem a well known band, but there were a fair amount of people there which was good. Me & Laura bought copies of their new album, 'The After Party', to be signed once our turn to meet them came. It was nice meeting them, was very brief but we got to hug them & say "hi"- they're really nice guys. We did have a photo taken with them but it was done by a professional who hasn't yet put any of the signing photos on Facebook.
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| My signed album. Band members from L-R- Alix, Manny, Kevin & Evan |
After the signing, we had a wander round the shops before heading to the venue as we had an hour to kill. Once at the venue & once inside, we visited the merch stand & I got the 'Tentacles' t-shirt of theirs that I'd wanted for ages, as that's one of my favourite songs of theirs. It also happened to be the song they played second in their set, which I was very pleased about!
Overall they did a really good set, the venue they played at was small & there was a good crowd which became alive with energy once the band started. Said energy was spread by the band, who were great to watch & had a fantastic stage presence. It was fun being in the crowd, jumping around & singing along, although I did have to give up on jumping at one point as I had my hair clipped up, which knocked on a ledge I was stood near.
As well as 'Tentacles', they played other older songs such as 'Wasted' (which they opened with), 'Off With Her Head' & 'You're So Creepy'. They also played a couple of newer tracks which I didn't know as well, but 'I'm Weird' was stuck in both mine & Laura's heads afterwards. I'd say this is my favourite of the newer songs.
Once the set ended, the crowd was yelling for an encore, which thankfully happened- & it was acoustic! This was a nice touch, with Kevin asking everyone to sit on the floor whilst they played the final two songs- 'Skeleton' & my other favourite, 'Game Freak', which was brilliant acoustic!
Overall, a brilliant gig, very energetic & fun- me & Laura both enjoyed ourselves very much! I'd recommend giving Ghost Town a listen, if you're into rock with some electro, almost dubstep-esque beats with lyrics relating to the supernatural & paranormal, you'll enjoy their music. Here's a link to their music on Spotify.
And here are some photos of them live:
There we go folks, I hope you've enjoyed tonight's post! Thanks for reading! :D
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