A review of Tom A. Smith's performance at Colours Hoxton in London, as part of his May 2024 Headline Tour.

Two members of Emergency Break appeared on The Barrel Sessions, which was streamed through Facebook. The youthful noisy rock band, turned unplugged for this session, performing their rock songs in a very different way, through frontman Leo and bassist Ewan who played the acoustic guitar in that session.

The old heavy TV sets that connect to VHS video players, made their way to London, as Big Image were playing at London’s venue Colours Hoxton in Old Street. The band have been supporting Tom A Smith in his May Headline Tour. And the word “supporting” has a more significant meaning in this case. Since drummer Frazer Graham was unwell before the gig in Bristol on Wednesday, Big Image drummer Seb stepped in to save the day and kept playing for Tom as long as Frazer was recovering.

George, Connor, Luke and Seb played 7 tunes, including their new single Lost Souls. It's a song that works very well with live shows and George made sure he got the crowd prepared to interact with it from the start.

The Ariston were tasked with warming up the crowd ahead of a rock show by the M60, and they didn’t mess about. Their set of 7 rock songs, was ideal to set the tone. These guys are not known for doing slow songs.

It was a much needed gig for the 4-piece rock band, as they hadn’t played too many shows in recent months, following their 2 headline shows towards the end of 2023. It was also good preparation, ahead of a semi-final.