Gig Review
Julian Casablancas @ The Stage, Leeds Met Student Union
Since the release of his debut solo album Phrazes for the Young, the effortlessly cool Julian Casablancas has been working relentlessly hard. From gigs all over the world to practising and writing new material with the Strokes, Casablancas has been very busy these last few months.
Tonight, he is set out to prove that his techno-pop-rock tracks are not just great blasting through headphones but can also triumph live, and that his calm, cool and charismatic nature can bring success to his debut solo work as it did to the Strokes.
The band take to the stage and kick off tonight’s show with track one off the solo debut, Out of the Blue.
Seconds later, the man himself, New York
His tender yet almost lazy vocals that make him the great front man he is reverberate around the room and the crowd go crazy.
During the amazing set he then proceeds to play, there is a mixture of album favourites such as 11th Dimension, a Strokes “cover” as he wished to call it, which goes down an absolute treat with the audience, and even a Christmas song, making the whole event a massive success for all.
Throughout he frequently thanks the crowd for making this a sensational night for all and for obviously making this gig a special one for him. As the first British night of his solo tour this kind of behaviour from a crowd was obviously unexpected, and not that he needed it, or even looked like he needed it, but I’m sure tonight’s reception gave Mr. Julian Casblancas a massive confidence boost.
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