Gig Review
Jack Penate @ The Stage, Leeds Met Student Union
The Leeds Metropolitan Union’s lights are lowered, and a peaceful blue light illuminates the performance area. The suspense that has been building up thought out the night is about to be broken and the crowd who have been waiting all day for this moment erupt.
Jack Penate coolly walks onto the stage, wearing his hood up and looking sharp, he gives a kind nod to the crowd as the band get ready.
Ecstatically, they burst into the second album smash Everything Is New, the man everyone has gathered here tonight to see dances around like a lunatic, leaving the crowd with a universal smile. The Londoner’s level of energy matches that of any member of this already buzzing audience, surprising most with his unusual, red-bull fuelled dance moves.
As the opening song draws to a close, everyone is impressed, Jack’s vocals are spot on and his relentless energy was obviously not expected.
He then informs the crowd that he is in fact, nursing a hangover; his extremely high levels of energy become even more impressive.
A stage hand strides on to the stage and thrusts a shot of alcohol into hand, a previous request or a practical joke, no-one is sure. Smirking, he turns to the crowd, raises his glass and sees it off in one; he obviously appreciates the age old hangover remedy “hair of the dog”.
The rockabilly king then proceeds to play one of the best sets the Leeds Metropolitan University Union stage has ever seen. Hits from the first and second album are fused together perfectly, proving that even though Jack’s new album took a different direction to his earlier work; both are perfect example of what he does best.
Indie-pop perfection such as Torn On The Platform and Spit At Stars are among the crowd favourites, leaving them begging for more when Jack and his band depart from the stage.
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