Review: IDLES bring their explosive message of love to Manchester
manchestereveningnews.co.ukIDLES are a band who know how to get a message across, and there was one clear message to O2 Victoria Warehouse in Old Trafford - love each other.
Excitement levels going into the venue from all attending were at a serious high, "I've waited two f***ing years for this!" The Bristolians have made their name conveying a political message of unity through their first three albums, putting it just about as bluntly as possible as any punk band ever has, while their most recent album, Crawler, digs deep into the personal drug and alcohol afflictions suffered by front man Joe Talbot through his life. "This one's about drug addiction," he told the crowd before 'When the Lights Come On', and "This one's about alcoholism" before 'The Wheel', both off the new album. READ MORE:We tried the return of much-loved crisp butty menu with even more wild flavours Talbot, now sober, energetically stomped around the stage for the full 21 songs joined by guitarists Lee Kiernan and Mark Bowen, who was sporting a white, flowery dress.
There was no trademark crowd surfing but the bind the band had with the crowd was as strong as could be. Everyone was told to look out for each other which everyone did dutifully.
Anyone who fell in the moshing crowd was immediately lifted back to their feet by all around them. The crowd surfers lifted out of the sea of people by security would exchange a smile and a wave with Talbot whose voice did not relent the whole night.
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