After last years
Dirk Wears White Socks anniversary tour, Adam Ant is touring again, this time in celebration of his
Kings of the Wild Frontier album.
Tonight's opening band was
The Police tribute band The Clash tribute band UK Feds. They played well and interacted with the crowd, but honestly, I'm just not a fan. Maybe it was what sounded like a forced Jamaican accent from the vocalist, who has clearly fallen victim to White Reggae Voice syndrome (I just made that condition up right now). Maybe it was the way they came across as a middle-class stage production about Teh Punx. Or maybe it was just the uninspired, by-the-numbers formula the band seem to have stuck to religiously when writing their songs.
ANYWAY. Onwards and upwards...
Adam Ant took to the stage with his band, launching straight into
KOTWF's opening track
Dog Eat Dog. Having two drummers is pivotal to the album's sound, and this was, of course, recreated live by Ant's current drummers, Andy Woodward and Jola.
While last years
DWWS was, visually, a no-frills affair fitting of the album's art work, there is no shortage of colour this time around (perhaps reflecting the stark contrast of
KOTWF's colourful album cover to its predecessor?). Every song was accompanied by bright lights of varying colours, with
Don't Be Square (Be There) being particularly enhanced by this addition.
After playing through
KOTWF in full, Ant played a mix of older material, picking from both his solo and Ants back-catalogues. It was a great mix of crowd-pleasing hits, like
Goody Two Shoes,
Prince Charming and
Stand and Deliver, alongside album tracks and b-sides like
Zerox,
Lady and
Car Trouble.
The energy of Ant and his band never faltered throughout the set, despite playing for almost two hours. The night was brought to a close with an encore of T-Rex's
Get In On, and
Physical. Let's hope for a
Prince Charming tour next!
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