After several pints during the day at the cricket, it was off to Islington Academy to see the about-to-be-very-big band called Little Man Tate. The gig was in the small bar of the venue, which holds no more than 200 people, so a really intimate one. The band are getting MUCH bigger than that now, so this was a real last chance to see them somewhere so small, particularly in London. Hailing from Sheffield with guitar songs and intelligent lyrics, the comparisons with the Arctic Monkeys are readily trotted out, and they do have some justification. They have a good album-worth of songs that should see them very successful over the next few months.
Fortune Drive were the support act, and they came across very well. The venue was obviously much fuller at the end of their set than at the beginning, but the audience seemed to really like them. They sounded very tight, have some good songs, and are clearly very good musicians. They are supporting the Young Knives in October, and I wouldn't then be surprised if they get better support slots, and bigger headline tours.
Little Man Tate came on stage at around 9:30, by which time I was very drunk. Despite this, I both remember, and remember really enjoying, the whole of their set. They have close to a dozen songs ready to go which, although they tend to stick to the same formula (songs about drinking, partying, good times and fancying members of the opposite sex), do it very well indeed - it is a good formula that they play very well. They are well drilled, and sounded fantastic throughout.
Particular highlights of the set were What, What You Got, which sent the audience completely mental, Sexy In Latin, and new single House Party at Boothys. The last song of their set included a full stage invasion, and it ended in utter pandemonium in the venue - a completely triumphant show from a band on the verge of breaking through in a big way.
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