Great Escape: Palma Violets at The Haunt, Brighton (05/17/13)
Setlist
Tour Dates
05/24/13 Amsterdam, Netherlands Paradiso
05/25/13 London – Field Day Festival 06/07/13 Rock Im Park 06/08/13 Rock am Ring 06/14/13 Isle Of Wight Festival 06/15/13 Pinkpop Festival 06/25/13 Peace & Love Festival 07/04/13 Rock Werchter Festival 07/06/13 Barclaycard British Summer Time 07/07/13 Les Eurockeennes de Belfort 07/13/13 T In The Park 07/21/13 Benicassim – FIB Benicassim 07/23/13 Paleo Festival 07/27/13 Splendour In The Grass 07/29/13 Northcote, Northcote Social Club 07/30/13 Sydney – Oxford Art Factory 08/04/13 Lollapalooza 08/06/13 Los Angeles, CA EchoPlex 08/10/13 Summer Sonic 08/11/13 Chiba, Japan Makuhari Messe 08/24/13 Reading Festival 08/25/13 Leeds Festival
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The band created a mosh pit, police video riots, crowd surfing by all band members and fans, at their 2am headlining show at the Haunt.
NME leaked the Violet information that they were headlining the NME Radar Showcase early that morning, but luckily I saw it on Facebook.
The buzz started and it was worth the wait! It felt like I was in a mosh pit from the Clash heyday. There were throwing elbows, helping surfers, and, of course, the stage invasion! I managed to come out alive with some dirt on my pants. I sweat more at the gig then I did after running a marathon. It was epic. These young lads from London played all the hits from their debut album 180.
Palma Violets were, by far, the biggest headliner at the Great Escape. The band is storming to get to the big stage with Arctic Monkeys. Can you say rivalry? The Violets certainly work the crowd more than any gig from the 'Monkeys shows I've been too. Hey, Alex Turner let's make things interesting and invite the Violets on tour?
Palma Violets recently toured the states with New Orleans group Generationals. And also played Minneapolis where John was Johnny-on-the-spot for coverage.
Palma Violets also won 'Best New Band' by NME. I predict Splashh or Childhood to win that award next year.
The band are gearing up for a summer of music festivals, expect to catch them at the major ones, including Leeds, Reading, and T in the Park.
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Palma Violets at The Haunt, Brighton (05/17/13) |