Having been a fan of the band since I first discovered their music about 6 years ago whilst watching US teen drama One Tree Hill (who says these shows don’t give back!), I was more than a little bit excited when it was announced that The Go! Team would, once again, be playing a show in Dublin.However, despite my near decade-long membership of the fandom, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from the gig as I'd been told their live gigs were completely different from their recorded material. As soon as Ninja (lead singer) bounced (literally) out onto the stage any and all doubts I had about these guys not living up to the hype completely evaporated. To say that they have a great stage presence feels like grossly underestimating their sheer stage-power.
The show was a mixture of jumping around, crowd-interaction, sing-a-longs and just pure, pure energy filled goodness. Managing to switch around who played what instrument (and, at times, who sung lead vocals) numerous times in the most flawless way possible, it was hard to single out which song was the best of the night although a special mention has to go to Huddle Formation as it was the song that first got me interested in the band. The set-list was the perfect mixture of both old and brand-new songs even managing to incorporate using a typewriter on stage as an instrument and a set of steel-drums. Formed way back in 2000, even without knowing this, it's quite evident that this Brighton-based sextet are veterans of the stage and will continue to make great energy-filled music for many years to come.
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