Absolute Radio presents... The Pigeon Detectives 05/05/2011
As part of The Hard Rock 40th Anniversary Sessions, Absolute Radio has been holding a series of intimate gigs at the legendary Hard Rock Café. With past performances from Editors, Amy MacDonald and The View, tonight it was the turn of this plucky Yorkshire five-piece.
With a crowd of no more than 100 fans, it was a treat for the competition winners to see the Pigeon Detectives in such an intimate setting with music memorabilia plastered over every wall.
Taking to the small stage, front man Matt Bowman introduced the band ‘We’re the Pigeon Detectives’ then opened the set with ‘I Found Out’ from the album ‘Wait For Me’ The set continued mixing songs from their three albums including singles ‘Emergency’ and ‘Done In Secret’.
Talking to the crowd during the set he said ‘It’s a strange place to eat the Hard Rock Café, but stranger to play here’ referring to the unusual venue.
With very limited space on the stage I did wonder how Matt would perform his usual on-stage antics but he didn’t disappoint still managing to perform scissor kicks off the drum kit and wind mill the microphone narrowly missing the crowd.
‘If you’ve ever seen us before, this is the smallest stage we’ve played on’ Matt said, then inviting the crowd closer. Although a very different venue the band they still managed to transfer their energy whipping the crowd into a frenzy.
Matt also offered up a dubious birthday wish with ‘Happy birthday Hard Rock you middle aged fuck’.
The band ended with ‘I’m Not Sorry’ with the enthusiastic crowd signing every word. The Pigeon Detectives were again as tight as ever showing exactly why they are such a great live guitar band.
The band later joined fans for a drink taking photographs and signing autographs, well done boys!
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