As part of her Christmas present we got my sister meet and greet tickets for We Are The In Crowd and of course I tagged along. Waiting outside The Fleece in the freezing cold I played my one and only game of Flappy Bird - I scored a whopping 0 - and concentrated on not developing frost bite. Doors for meet and greeters were supposed to be at 5:30 but by the time a very ill Tay showed up it was 6:15. All 50 of us finally bundled into the warmth we were given the spiel by their tour manager that included not inappropriately touching them, as believe it or not they'd had issues with this on the tour already - like really people? We all queued up and had posters signed before the band spread themselves around the room for us to have photo's and a chat. To cut this part short they're all very lovely and hilarious and Mike's high score really was 153 on Flappy Bird although it's now something entirely ridiculous like 450.
We all gathered around the stage and waited for the first band of the night Save Your Breath to start their set. They aren't widely known by the majority of the crowd but their enthusiasm is catching and by the time they reach their fourth song 'Harrow Road' they'd managed to get everyone on side. There was jumping, head bobbing and a bit of crowd surfing for the remainder of their set which included 'Recover' and finished with 'Nothing Worth Having Comes Easy.' Their energy was fantastic and their on stage banter made everyone warm to them quicker - they even utilised party poppers.
Up next were pop-punkers Neck Deep. For a band that only formed a couple of years ago they've gained a lot of attention which was evident in the crazed crowd. Just like when I saw them supporting The Wonder Years the crowd were loving them. The floor became a mosh pit with crowd surfers dodging the awkwardly placed pillars left right and centre. Getting right up in there, vocalist Ben Barlow was nearly swallowed up by eager participants. Opening up with 'Kick It!' the bands' set list was fantastic with a mix of songs from their debut album like 'Crushing Grief (No Remedy)' and older EP's which included ending with the gorgeous acoustic 'A Part Of Me' where the crowd gave them everything we had singing along.
Last but not least We Are The In Crowd came on going straight into 'The Best Thing (That Never Happened)' sending the crowd into a frenzy straight off with near deafening yells of 'break your fucking jaw.' Keeping the steam going 'Manners' was next with 'The Worst Thing About Me' having everyone practically bouncing off the walls causing my belt to keep getting hooked on a nail on the stage. 'Kiss Me Again' created the usual chaos and Tay came and parked herself in front of my corner for parts of 'Never Be What You Want' so extra enthusiastic girl power style singing took place between the two of us whilst everyone behind me grabbed her outstretched hands.
Another couple from their first release included 'Lights Out' and an acoustic take on 'For The Win' started the slower part of the set. A slight technical hiccup where Tay couldn't hear a thing leaving us to the nonsensical chatter of the guys the problem was eventually sorted, and despite her being ill enough to be on voice rest and having to keep using throat spray in between every song, her vocals still sounded stunning for 'Windows In Heaven' and anthemic 'Long Live The Kids.' Rob's drumming sent vibrations right through me whilst Tay's emotions were written clear as day across her face as she held back tears.
Speeding things back up with 'Exits And Entrances' I was nearly taken out by Mike's guitar when he came over and spun it around directly above me - having no barriers is equal parts cool and absolutely terrifying! Tay's voice rest meant we were then subjected to Mike's rambling about being weird kids, what the new album means and their 'last song' 'Attention' whilst she took a seat only to go flying backwards and very nearly fall over when she got back up again.
Of course, with no Cardiff show the welsh were out in force in Bristol and the Ferri chant returned much to their amusement - 'One day i'm gonna come out on my own and there'll be no more songs you'd be gutted then' Mike laughed before jumping into 'Both Sides Of The Story' where Cameron and I sung to each other with the most stupid faces and Tay fake kicked the crowd who tried to nick her shoe and resulted her resting her foot on my head. Like I said the no barriers is equal parts cool and terrifying. Their real last song 'Rumour Mill' was our last chance to go crazy and have fun which everyone did including the odd few crowd surfers.
All in all the night was fantastic and even though it marked the sixth time i've seen We Are The In Crowd live I didn't feel bored and it wasn't repetitive which goes to show just how fun their shows are. Between the upbeat - and the odd downbeat - songs, their joking with each other and the crowd alike their sickness was soon forgotten for an awesome night for everyone involved.
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