Live Review: Two Door Cinema Club, The Vaccines & The Jungle Giants

The youthful enthusiasm on display during The Jungle Giants' set bode well for the headlining band, as the support won over the crowd with run of the mill indie pop of the boppy persuasion. One would deem their performance thoroughly forgettable, but the screeching fans suggested otherwise.

Meanwhile someone needs to book a headline tour for The Vaccines already. Almost exactly to the date of their performance at the Hordern last year supporting Kasabian, the UK quartet sounded surer, more aggressive and their new songs soared with the acidity of getting older and more jaded. Delivering thrusting rock that, with singer Justin Young's long hair, became headbanging music, from the opening strains of No Hope through to crowd favourite I Always Knew, tunes from last year's Come Of Age album were invigorated by the band's glee-filled energy. As Young asked if the crowd were excited for the headline act, followed by 'Well, thank fuck for that!', the amusement in his voice buoyed Bad Mood and Post-Break Up Sex. Though it was the closer, Norgaard, that saw cups flying through the air, people on shoulders and hands raised high.

The screeching hit a new decibel height when Two Door Cinema Club appeared. Soon enough there were strobe lights flashing paralysis across the venue and plumes of smoke jettisoned from the stage, and they wasted no time hopping straight into No Sleep. The crowd were overcome with excitement, each statement from frontman Alex Trimble drawing a rapturous roar, the singer beaming in response. A tight rendition of Sun sparkled in the setlist, but it was undeniably songs like tongue-twister Something Good Can Work and I Can Talk that the band have honed to perfection live. As the encore ended on What You Know, the euphoria seemed to dim with the lights, leaving us sweaty and decidedly happier.