Saw The Joy Formidable at Clapham Grand last night. What should've been an excellent gig ruined by the awful sound. Small venue but it sounded like listening to a band from outside the tent at a festival. Not a venue that gets used for gigs very often and it was obvious why.
Very minor frustration but The Hive seemed a stage plonked in a completely random location. Felt for any acts playing on there as it never seemed to draw a captive audience - just people wandering past on their way to somewhere else. Is this the first year that stage has been there?
I got a pasty, chips and beans for £6. Great value for the price.
Do agree though that a lot of places had £6 meal deal stickers but seemingly nothing available for that price.
Best - No bones Jones at the West Holts. Honourable mentions to the Lebanese place in The Park and the Peckish Peacock near San Remo.
Worst - breakfast burrito from a place near Woodsies. Wasn't awful - just expensive and underwhelming.
It was incredible. I'm a cynic by nature but he seemed so genuinely thrilled to be playing there and to such a massive crowd. Would need to be made of stone not to feel emotional watching him.
He's not a man to experiment. Essentially been playing the same set for 20 years. It's OK if you're into his stuff but once you've seen him once, there's no compelling reason to see him again.