2024-03-25 15:31:33
The former Zenith railway factory hall was completely sold out. IDLES and DITZ came to Munich together and delivered great things. I had DITZI’ve seen it live before, but this time they really managed to win me over. Fans of British punk in the style of IDLESSHAME or SQUID should be SAID definitely not to be missed.
Opened the set SAID with an unreleased song, the first words of which: „It smells like something died in here“, which immediately captivated the audience. With their slow bass and shrill guitars, they created a fantastic atmosphere in the huge factory hall. The singer initially mingled with the front rows, then suddenly disappeared a few songs later and unexpectedly reappeared on the iron scaffolding of the hall. The excellent sound and unique atmosphere they created was the perfect introduction to what was to come.
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My third time at one IDLESconcert, but so far only in small halls, this time in the huge Zenith Hall. The guys usually always start with “Colossus”, but this time, with the new album “Tangk” under their belt, they started very calmly with “Idea 01” – immediately followed by pure escalation with “Colossus”, as expected. Guitarist Lee Kiernan was also in the pit with his instrument. This song alone is a full workout for almost the entire hall, but the band still had two hours to go, clearly visible on a timer on the stage. It continued with “Gift Horse” and “Mr. Motivator,” both powerful numbers that motivated the crowd to virtuoso movement. The interludes about war, love, politics and alcohol addiction showed how down-to-earth and authentic the band remained despite their success. During “I’m Scum,” the singer asked Joe Talbot to shout “Fuck the King” together to the music. Around halfway through the set, the English played three rather quiet numbers – “Jungle”, “When the Sun Comes Up” and “Gratitude”, almost certainly on purpose, because so far things have been really haywire. Immediately afterwards, the hall shook with rip-roaring bass and “Divide and Conquer,” while the singer shook his butt at the crowd and bassist Adam Devonshire screamed into the mic instead of him. This was followed by a few more songs from the quieter new album. Looking through the crowd you could see happy but now exhausted faces. Because they were all dancing continuously for 90 minutes. Anyone who looked at the timer now saw that there were still 30 minutes left – and that should be tough.
Again the guitarist was in the crowd for “Crawler”, surrounded by a moshing crowd including the classic “kneeling and jumping up”. “The Beachland Ballroom” served as a final breather and then came the hit “Never Fight a Man With a Perm,” the new number “Dancer,” which of course had people dancing, followed by “Danny Nedelko.” “, before which Joe Talbot spoke more about political issues such as immigration and racism. They ended their positively exhausting two-hour set with the band’s classic closer number “Rottweiler” and a two-minute, absolutely chaotic outro. With the help of their last two albums, IDLES have managed to sell out really big venues in Europe. Very deserved and it’s clear why this is: the energy displayed is unique and remarkable. Anyone who has been following IDLES for a while might have wished for more songs from the albums “Brutalism” and “Ultra Mono”.
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Setlist IDLES:
Idea 01
Colossus
Gift Horse
Mr. Motivator
Mother
Car Crash
I’m Scum
1049 Gotho
The Wheel
Jungle
When The Lights Come On
Gratitude
Divide and Conquer
POP POP POP
Benzocaine
Roy
Samaritans
Grace
Crawl!
The Beachland Ballroom
Never Fight A Man With A Perm
Dancer
Danny Nedelko
Rottweiler
Otherwise an absolute must for post-punk fans, especially in combination with DITZ. It’s good that the British are coming back to Lido Sounds in Linz, among other places!
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