Live Review: Brids Of Tokyo, Asta, All The Colours

28 May 2013 | 11:25 am | Monique Cowper

There is nowhere else you would want to be on a freezing, wet, autumn night.

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Let's get the most important piece of information about a Birds Of Tokyo gig out of the way first: Ian Kenny is the best dancer in Australia. It's not quite all you need to know about one of the biggest bands in the country, but it is pretty vital.

With that in mind, BoT could only tour with other bands who know how to put on a show and both of their supports did just that. The matching white 1950s-inspired jackets worn by All The Colours suited their musical flavour, which is part surf-rock, part epic soundscape. These guys were completely original, very confident and extremely talented both musically and vocally, with impressive harmonies.

Anyone who knows a little bit about the young artist known as Asta may have thought her support slot was an interesting choice and although she did start slow, the Tasmanian teenager, with her Lady Gaga-esque outfit, well and truly won over the crowd. She has a massive voice, incredible stage presence and it is so enjoyable to watch her transform from commanding frontwoman to shy schoolgirl when she speaks in between songs.

When Birds Of Tokyo hit the stage, they launched straight into When The Night Falls Quiet which instantly impressed the young hipster crowd who seem to have embraced the band's last few albums and enjoyed their move away from their earlier more edgy rock-pop. But this is one professional band who know how to satisfy all their fans and the set list was a fantastic best-of from all four albums, or as Kenny described it, “a mixed bag''.

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Highlights included a sped up Wild Eyed Boy, a delicate White Leaves, the sing-along favourite This Fire and Silhouettic with a frantic guitar solo from genius songwriter Adam Spark. Of course they had to end with Lanterns which absolutely enthralled the crowd.

For a band who have produced an incredible amount of high quality music in the relatively short time that they've been together, they really excel at bringing it to life on stage, and when their endless energy and obvious passion for their music combines with the quirkiest stage moves of any frontman in the country, there is nowhere else you would want to be on a freezing, wet, autumn night.