Anxious fans gather in front of the stage, hoping that Jimmy Eat World will be better then the support band who have just left the stage after playing 34 minutes of uninspiring synthesizer ‘rock’ which lacked any punch and didn’t even involve a bass guitar player. Trust me if you missed them you really were better of then those who stood through them. 
Anyway…The lights go down and J.E.W take to the stage launching into the first song, the crowd go wild… well for 20 seconds or so and then they just stand looking at the stage doing very little, a process repeated for most of the night. J.E.W however play extremely well and deserve more of a reaction. The size of the room also means that you can practically see the whites of their eyes and it’s clear to see that this extra date on the end of the tour was not too much for the band who are clearly enjoying themselves. When they role out songs from the Bleed America (Salt, Sweat, Sugar) album the place goes wild and they become the exceptions to what was said above. The crowd are singing and dancing, the bands energy and performance level rise and its plain the see that these are the audience pleasers. The new material was also strong and a song apparently un-played for years ‘Just Tonight’ is also one of the better tracks.
I got the impression that most people in attendance were old fans who had waited along time to see the Bleed America (Salt, Sweat, Sugar) album played (I’m told this is the bands first UK tour in about 5 years) and this theory seemed to be proved when, closer ‘If You Don’t, Don’t’ seems to have everyone in the building is singing, and the band left triumphant.
In the latter part of the set Jim Adkins announces that they will be playing at ‘Download’ metal festival held annually at Donington Park, claming to be scared because people look shocked whenever he tells them. He then launches into a stereotype chugging metal riff joking ‘We’ll be fine, we can do that for 40 minutes easy.’
I got the impression that most people in attendance were old fans who had waited along time to see the Bleed America (Salt, Sweat, Sugar) album played (I’m told this is the bands first UK tour in about 5 years) and this theory seemed to be proved when, closer ‘If You Don’t, Don’t’ seems to have everyone in the building is singing, and the band left triumphant.
In the latter part of the set Jim Adkins announces that they will be playing at ‘Download’ metal festival held annually at Donington Park, claming to be scared because people look shocked whenever he tells them. He then launches into a stereotype chugging metal riff joking ‘We’ll be fine, we can do that for 40 minutes easy.’
For a band I only really went to see because Rob my mate has wanted to see them since collage, not to say that I didn’t want to go. I was impressed and would defiantly see them again and recommend that if you ever get chance go. They are playing Download remember.
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