The Lacey Christmas Show

The Lacey Christmas Show ft. Lacey, White Clouds and Gunfire, I'm A Model Baby and Hello Tomorrow

December 21st , 2013

Rock City Basement

Tonight is the last gig of the year and I have once again travelled down to Nottingham to see Lacey as they headline their Christmas show.

Kicking off tonight is a band by the name of Hello Tomorrow.  They are a very young pop punk band who try their best to get the crowd to join in with them.  Unfortunately a not too brilliant cover of Blink 182's 'Dammit' and a terrible, out of tune cover of Fountains of Wayne's, 'Stacey's Mom' fell as flat as the notes they were singing.

Next up were I'm A Model Baby, a quartet from Nottingham who although they were much livelier than the first band, also did not manage to get the crowd as involved as they should have done.  These guys were in tune though and had a great sound.  I'm A Model Baby will definitely be worth watching again in a few months to see how they have grown and progressed.

There was an obvious shift in the energy of the room when White Clouds and Gunfire took to the stage.  They are a female fronted band and although I don't usually like female fronted bands this one was good.  The five piece band from Peterborough had a great energy and finally got the audience participation that the other two bands had failed to get.

Vocalist Eveline may be petite but her vocals and personality definitely aren't.  

They have a fabulous sound and vibe to them and I will look forward to trying to catch them again next year.

What can I say about headliners Lacey that I have not said before.  It is obvious that they are making a big name for themselves on the local music scene as the audience had pretty much doubled in size by the time they took to the stage. 

Starting their set with a cheeky rendition of Wham's 'Last Christmas', the Nottingham four started things with a bang. 

Their set tonight was packed with old favourites such as 'Let It Go', 'Hometown', 'Contender' and 'Burning Out' as well as a sneak peek at three songs from the new album, which is to be released in 2014, including 'Reach Out', an amended version of 'Reset To Zero' and a beautiful ballad which is as yet untitled.

Lacey left the stage to shouts for an encore and eventually gave in bestowing the crowd with an early Christmas present by bringing back the fans favourite 'Lights Out', which they had officially retired at their EP launch in June at the Bodega. 

This is a beautiful song and it is easy to see why the fans love it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WHsy0NyI3Y

This was a fantastic show to finish the year with and I look forward to seeing more of Lacey next year when they tour the UK in April with Patent Pending and People on Vacation.