During their 45 minute set Milk Teeth played a combination of tracks from Vile Child and older favourites, opening with album single Brain Food and closing with an awesome performance of Vitamins from Sad Sack. Playing with the confidence and skill of a more experienced and accomplished band, Milk Teeth grabbed the crowd's attention right from the start and didn't let go, and had us all jumping, moshing, crowd surfing and singing along to every word. Highlights for me were hearing live versions of Brickwork and Melon Blade, as well as singer and bassist Becky Blomfield's solo acoustic performance of the beautiful Kabuki. Becky introduced the song with a heart felt and inspiring speech about the importance of talking about mental illness and supporting those in need of help which received a huge cheer of agreement from everyone in the room.
The two support bands did a great job of getting the crowd pumped and ready for Milk Teeth's set. Kent's Seattle-spiritual-successors Eat Me entertained with their fun and memorable grunge-punk, including an ode to School of Rock. Devon's Black Foxxes were up next and impressed with their heavier, darker and angsty set. I hadn't heard either band before the gig but am really looking forward to seeing what they both do next!
The incredibly positive response Milk Teeth received from the gig's energetic and appreciative sell-out crowd is testament to their talent and hard work over the past three years, and there look to be even bigger and better things in store for the band in the near future. I challenge any 'rock is dead' naysayers to stand by their words after going to a Milk Teeth gig!
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