The Levellers

Thirty years after the release of their second album Levelling The Land in 1991, the Levellers decided to go on tour again with this material, arousing high expectations amongst long-term followers. Would it be as exciting as it used to be?

Warmed up by the funny lyrics of Davey Malone and often sociocritical songs of The Leylines, who can barely hide their influence by the Levellers, although maintaining their originality, the Brighton band formed around Mark Chadwick met an excited gathering.

After keeping the audience in suspense with their introductory video projected on the well-know Levellers style stage setting, they pitched their first tune, One Way, which saw the crowd burst into song and bop around like there's was no tomorrow.

Legendary tunes such as Fifteen Years, Another Man’s Cause or The Riverflow were celebrated by the audience, singing every line in commemoration.

In addition to the songs on the album, whose 30th anniversary was celebrated, the band also performed newer pieces like Hope Street, Food Roof Family or Our Future, which did not evoke quite the same euphoria, but didn't detract from the good mood of the night.

For fans who have followed the band for decades, the missing Simon Friend, who was shielding in Scotland and Stephen “Boaky” Boakes, who has dulled down his stage antics, the show fell a little bit short of expectations. Nevertheless the sound delivered was as energetic as always and didn’t disappoint, keeping the audience’s feet in motion and arms in the air.

The encore, especially Beautiful Day and The Devil Went Down To Georgia on the other hand, were excellently selected and released the audience knowing they had been part of a special evening.

Setlist:
One Way
The Game
Fifteen Years
The Boatman
Liberty Song
Far From Home
Sell Out
Another Man's Cause
The Road
Riverflow
Battle of the Beanfield
Hope St.
Generation Fear
Food Roof Family
Truth Is
Carry Me
The Cholera Well

Encore:
Our Future
Beautiful Day
The Devil Went Down to Georgia