Caught Live: Enter Shikari – Glasgow King Tut’s

Roughly 24 hours ago, Enter Shikari performed for 1,900 fans at their sold out Barrowlands gig; tonight 300 more are in for an intimate treat as part of King Tut’s 20th anniversary.

Without a support band, drummer Rob (alias ‘Sgt. Rolfy’) and front man Rou (alias ‘Rout’) ensure jumping with classic DJ sets, pumping out happy hardcore, drum n bass and dubstep.

Eerie scripture of ‘Common Dreads’ is echoed out and the four-piece take to the stage as Enter Shikari; as the rapid synths of ‘Solidarity’ shake king tut’s, it is apparent that there will be no chances for breathing tonight.

“Here tonight I clock a thousand heads” is chanted in by Rou Reynolds and in unison by 300 sweat-drenched fans – perhaps the only time the lyric is untrue for a band which rarely sees less than 1000 colourfully dressed mentalists at a show. While it is surprising to see the St Albans quartet in such a venue, when every fan screams each lyric in unison and jumps as a single pogo-stick, it is even stranger to think that four years ago, when the band first played here, they were all but in demand.

A status earned through extensive touring has always promised fans a memorable live show. Tonight is no different with the awe of drum ‘n’ bass heavy ‘Zzzzonked’ or the build-up in ‘Gap in the Fence’ which with a congregation of ‘woahs’ and an earthquake of hopping, match the band’s enthusiasm with the crowd’s.

As King Tut’s no crowd surfing rule is scrapped for the havoc created with new B-side ‘Thumper’ and the classic ‘Sorry, You’re Not a Winner’ we are reminded that Enter Shikari’s music is to be heard deafeningly loud and at its best by far – live.

Posted on March 25, 2010 | Filed Under Music

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