Live Review: Boy & Bear, Battleships, Dustin Tebbutt

With his sweet lyrics, acoustic wizardry and hypnotic lyrics, Dustin Tebbutt was a delightful appetiser for the night ahead. He played some tunes off his new EP, with The Breach earning a lot of love from the crowd.

Battleships followed, a four-piece indie rock band that woke us up from that between-act doze. The boys played songs such as Take Your Rest, Your Words and the Difference. They didn't need an anchor at all to keep them from drifting, as their music kept them afloat. The lead's voice was captivating and kept the audience entertained before the big guns came on.

After a half an hour wait or so, Boy & Bear appeared onstage to ELO's Evil Woman playing over the speakers. The once tame crowd turned into a riotous bunch of fan girls and boys. They began with Three Headed Woman before working through an assortment of old and new songs such as Lordy May, Old Town Blues, Milk & Sticks and Harlequin Dream. The band then took us down a sad pathway of their minds with Back Down The Black and Big Man. The boys played a flawless set, captivating the crowd. If anyone there wasn't a fan of Boy & Bear, after listening to them play live they would have been converted. The band treated the crowd to a song they claimed started their fame, Mexican Mavis, before tying up the end of the night with Southern Sun, Golden Jubilee and Feeding Line. The selling out of both their shows in Perth is no shock as Boy & Bear are a phenomenal act.