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 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.
