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The Nightmares supporting Kids In Glass Houses in O2 Forum Kentish Town, London

18/10/2023

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Live Review: Ice Nine Kills @ O2 Forum Kentish Town – (01/06/2023)

Ice Nine Kills opens the UK leg of their Wurst Vacation tour with a bang at O2 Forum Kentish Town.

Ice Nine Kills were set to kick off the UK leg of their tour back in March, but after a delay it was pushed back to June. I first saw them at O2 Academy Islington back in 2019, when I knew little about them but thoroughly enjoyed what I heard. This time around, I’m a huge fan and after waiting a few extra months to see them, I was eager for them to come on stage. The venue was packed solid and…

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HOLY SHIT, VILLE VALO WAS AMAZING!!!

I shit you not, when he sang Join me in Death, someone actually threw their bra at him 🤣

It was an amazing night and dragging the Brother with me paid off, he bought me merch 😁

We had balcony seats, cos my spine's too damaged to stand for that long, but the view was amazing!

BEST NIGHT, EVER!!!

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COIN.- O2 Forum Kentish Town - London 29/08/23

COIN.- O2 Forum Kentish Town 29/08/23 - London

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Finally got to see Deftones for the first time at their Kentish Town show in London last night, so here are a few celebratory photos!

I’ve been waiting years to see these guys, but holy shit, were they ever worth it. They put on an incredible show!

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© Dafydd Owen, 2019

Car Seat Headrest at O2 Forum Kentish Town

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Lovejoy at the O2 Forum

Lovejoy is in this article!

A muggy Wednesday evening gave way to a packed house at Kentish Town’s O2 Forum, where indie rock band Lovejoy took to the stage to delight their fans with an epic setlist on the London stop of their highly anticipated Wake Up & It’s Over tour.

Amid dazzling flashing neon, and a semi-circle screen showcasing groovy graphics, frontman Wilbur Soot, the internet-famous Twitch streamer and YouTuber, truly gave a show-stopping performance to a room of jubilant fans. With the release of their latest EP Wake Up & it’s Over in May of this year, the English group showcased new and old hits to their eccentric crowd.

Opening with Consequences from their latest release ignited the energy for the rest of the set, with each and every fan within the Forum knowing every single word to every song performed. The unbelievably uplifting spirit from the audience truly made every part of the gig an opportunity to dance and scream at the top of your lungs.

The vibey guitar riffs from lead guitarist Joe Goldsmith, accompanied by Ash Kabosu on the bass and Mark Boardman on drums, really amplified the night’s tunes. Some of the most notable songs performed were those from 2021 releases Are You Alright and Pebble Brain. Hits such as Perfume, Taunt and It’s Golden Hour Somewhere, were echoed by the sounds of hundreds of people belting out the lyrics into the venue’s atmosphere.

For a group that has built their fan base entirely online, the artist/fan relationship is extremely strong between Lovejoy and their listeners. The scenes at the Forum were straight out of a One Direction or Beatlemania documentary, barely being able to hear the band over the sound of all those present singing along.

Lovejoy ended their exciting set with an electric encore. consisting of One Day, Concrete and Portrait of a Blank Slate. Though the crowd were sad to part from Lovejoy, they surely won’t be forgetting Wednesday night’s gig, its beautiful visuals and incredible rock and roll atmosphere.

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We·ve been…we·ve been gigging for 10 years now which is unbelievable, also quite scary, 10 years! I think when you first start in a band or probably I guess like any career you think I don·t know everything·s quite intense and harsh and you feel like you want to take over the world and you know you just get a point where you·re in your 30s now where as you can probably see it·s just about us having a laugh on stage and enjoying ourselves. And we do! and we can actually stand each other we actually love each other it·s great, I feel very fortunate. So thank you so much for being here with us and giving us this cause we get to do this every night.

(Soundcheck To Stage) NOTHING BUT THIEVES live at the O2 Forum Kentish Town for Radio X, UK (31.01.2024) // 🎥 source

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LORNA SHORE @ O2 KENTISH TOWN FORUM, LONDON 30/11/2023

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joshuabassettontour Joshua performing at O2 Forum Kentish Town in London May 9, 2023

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Like riding a bike or the best is yet to come: Kids In Glass Houses. 'Smart Casual' 15th Anniversary Tour. Review.

Kids In Glass Houses with The Nightmares.

O2 KENTISH TOWN FORUM, LONDON.

O2 ACADEMY BRISTOL

GREAT HALL, CARDIFF

It's been a week since Kids In Glass Houses shows and it's been truly 'a bitch of a week'. Double dose kind of one. Almost like it had to balance out the truly great one I had when I went to see KIGH in London, Bristol and Cardiff. Because THAT week, every time I screamed those words, especially on Saturday, they simply were not true. For the first time, in a very long time. Like magic. I guess three time's a charm.

To say it was an emotional week, it would be an understatement. It's been a whirlwind of emotions: from bawling my eyes like a idiot while singing 'Sunshine' (which was followed by 'The Best Is Yet to Come', which didn't help at all) on a very rainy Wednesday to tears of joy as I was going back home on Saturday and reading KIGH's after-show's photo caption 'BRB... MAKING A NEW ALBUM!' [spoilers!].

Nine years ago I thought I was singing some of those songs at their show for the last time. It was gloomy, it seemed their hearts were not in it anymore. The KIGH chapter came to an end. 'Well, we lied!' Aled seemed to be having the time of his life, back at it, going through 'Smart Casual' like hurricane. The joy, the electricity was back up and running on high voltage, sparkling between the band in their eyes, smiles and little comments. The “aged like fine wine” applied absolutely, the band seemed to be better than ever, their form sizzling, their performance on fire...

Funny how things tend to go full circle, or go yin/yang: an experience that made my year/extremely mentally exhausting work week, a very naïve relation from 2008 show, when KIGH supported Simple Plan in Poland, when I barely knew one song and wished I could know more/ singing every single one of the songs from 'Smart Casual' amazed how they have weathered the time and are still fresh, on point. The burnt-out and tired last shows v. rebirth celebrating the album that started it all. Magic.

15 years ago 'Smart Casual' came to be in a room at the estate, filled with fax machines... or something like that. And 15 years later it means so much to so many... Nothing's changed, yet everything is different (including the fact that Cardiff was 'the first PG Kids's show' [as in there were kids in the audience] so Aled had to mind his tongue, so he couldn't swear, which resulted in 'Flip' instead of 'Fuck' and one hashed out, I guess “Damn!” passed somehow, but hey, it was hard to hide the excitement. Can't blame him. It was sight to see, or hear, I guess, when the room was filled with the choir of voices carrying the tune. And cheering, constant, happy cheering, with every first note of every song (“they're cheering like they don't know what song comes next?!” said the girl next to me at the Bristol gig and I couldn't help but laugh, she was obviously right since it was 'Smart Casual' track listing, yet, I understood the cheering, it's nice to be excited every now and then, also: it seemed for once I wasn't the biggest grump – even though I wasn't at my best that night, all the bad went into that sad, sad poem I wrote that afternoon and so the only thing that was left for me to do was to fully immerse into the happiness of the live show). As much as I enjoyed Bristol gig, it seemed a bit off with, let's call them: technical issues. The sound at times was a bit off, especially during The Nighmares' show. The confetti seemed to misfire and half of it blew on the stage rather than spill at the crowd (not that I mind). Aled dropped his microphone, landed in the crowd, recovered the piece of equipment and mocked himself mercilessly for it (since he went against everyone's advice and got himself cordless mic he said he should have known better that he would do something like this and until Bristol it worked just fine). Hey, as long as it wasn't Cardi B/ 50 Cent sort of thing (and it wasn't) I bet fans were rather happy to have Aled jump onto the barrier.

To add to the 'off' vibe – a girl smacked me in the face, right after the show ended and KIGH were taking after show photo, she went through the crowd like a battering ram, just to be in the photo, since I showed fim resistance that was my reward. There was no black eye, just a crappy feeling, so it wasn't as bad. And the show kind of seemed rushed. 'Lilli Rose' was cut from the setlist. But, but it was still absolutely wonderful and emotional and crazy good.

And on Saturday, their homecoming gig their smiles were brighter than at the shows before, and even though again 'Lilli Rose' got the boot from the setlist it was still a perfect night. With all the gratitude (and Aled thanking their loved ones for putting up with them this past year), cheeky spelling (instead of 'play D.E.AD' crowd was supposed to chant 'A.L.E.D.' which seemed to work especially in Cardiff) and fun it made the 'Smart Casual' 15th anniversary shows fill to the brim with great memories.

I must say I'm impressed they managed to keep the 'making new album' surprise under the wraps and revealed it they way they did. Well played.

Setlist:

'Smart Casual'

Fisticuffs

Easy Tiger

Give Me What I Want

Saturday

Lovely Bones

Shameless

Girls

Good Boys Gone Rad

Dance All Night

Pillow Talk

Raise Hell

Church Tongue

Encore:

Sunshine

The Best Is Yet to Come

Lilli Rose

Peace

Youngblood (Let It Out)

Matters at All

Few words about the opening band: The Nightmares.

Black roses and candles darkened the stage and set the mood for the support act – The Nightmares. Noir and goth aesthetic was laced and bound with synth filled indie rock that roared through the venue. Was it emo? New wave? Dark pop? Punk? Well, it was a mix of everything, packed with twisted, dark lyrics. Not something I expected, but something that was a great start of the evening.

I enjoyed it very much. They've just released their debut album 'Séance' and you can listen to it here.

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The Front Bottoms - London - O2 Forum Kentish Town

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15.03.2023 - O2 Forum Kentish Town, London photos by / credit to JOHN McMURTRIE

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Lauren Spencer Smith, with Geena Fontanella & Henry Moodie @ O2 Forum, Kentish Town {9.10.23} watch here

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my edited video of warsaw live at the kentish town o2 forum on the 27th of september 2023

Give credits to me if anything from this is used please :3

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© Dafydd Owen, 2019

Car Seat Headrest at O2 Forum Kentish Town