Months of waiting had came to an end finally entered through the doors of Glasgow Carling Academy after waiting impatiently for an hour or so in the rain outside. Amazingly, me and a few friends were the first people to enter the venue and we were downstairs standing. Quickly we made our way to the barriers and waited for the gig to start. It wasn’t that long until the first supporting act came on. They were called “Broken records”. I think they were a band from Edinburgh. and they were really good. Sounded slightly like arcade fire, with a twist as they had a violin player in the band. They placed their set and the second supporting act came on. They were called “Make model”. They were very good also, with clever guitar riffs and great drum beats, however nothing compared to editors, who came on next. Everyone waited with their eyes fixed on stage waiting for them to come on. Eventually, the band walked on stage casually. The crowd cheered and clapped as editors walked on stage. Suprisingly, editors started with camera, from the back room. They croud sang with Tom as he played the opening synthesizer; it was a fantastic response! without introduction, or even a 10 second break between songs, the bass drum boomed as Editors burst into an end has a start. The crowd went crazy! Editors then went to play a few favorites from the back room, including, “All sparks”, “Blood”, “Lights” and “Bullets”. All of which was a complete riot. Tom Smith was a possessed man as he leaned over the front of the stage during blood and even walked on top of the piano a few times. I struggled to capture pictures that were not blurry as he was moving around so much - he was so lively.
Editors then played push your head towards the air. It got a fantastic reception, and most people in the crowd knew all the words and sang along with tom. Russell Leech played the piano at this point and tom played an acoustic guitar. It was truly amazing. Editors also played “Smokers outside the hospital doors” and “Escape the nest” as well as “Bones” which all were absolutely unbelievable. As Tom leaned over the stage people reached out their arms trying to make contact with him as he was making the crowd go wild.
The editors then walked off stage..... but that wasn’t for long as there was an encore. There were an uproar as editors walked back on stage and the roars got louder as tom played the first chords of the racing rats on the piano. Editors also played lullaby, a song by the cure. Which, they claimed, was the first time they played it live. Next they played a five-ten minute jamming session, which was also good and they finished with fingers in the factories which sent the crowds jumping uncontrollably. Editors walked off stage and they left the audience looking at each other in astonishment. What a performance.
- Liam Diamond

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