Live Review: Bluejuice, Deep Sea Arcade, Jody

Over the past decade, Bluejuice have built up a reputation for being a phenomenal live band, and so inevitably, walking into the Metro Theatre to watch on their farewell tour was always going to be a mix of nostalgia, excitement and sadness.

Jody opened the night and were suitably exciting, their lead singer and drummer exuding extreme amounts of energy. Deep Sea Arcade were up next and gave a reasonable show, but many of their songs lacked the ardor and ambience that their records promise.

Bluejuice entered the stage to a resounding round of applause. All their equipment, along with their persons, were adorned with the usual fluoro stage attire. They kicked into a high-paced Recession to start the show and slowly worked their way through all manner of favourites including SOS, Shock and Work. Charismatic lead singers Jake Stone and Stav Yiannoukas were jumping around the stage like maniacs, clearly enjoying the farewell from ‘the biggest show on the tour’.

They climbed on top of PAs, and hung perilously over the crowd, their dopey grins only bested by the smiles from the audience beaming back at them. The audiovisual aspects of the show complemented the onstage antics perfectly. Throughout Act Yr Age, its notorious accompanying film clip was projected across the back of the stage, and the faces of Bluejuice’s cringing parents could be observed in the wings. They closed with the suitably upbeat Vitriol and Broken Leg.

Bluejuice’s reputation as a formidable live act was certainly realised – they were phenomenal. Not a single person left the show looking disappointed or less than a little sweaty. Thank you Bluejuice; thank you for the last decade, and thank you for last night’s show. It rocked. You will be missed!