Photo Credit: James Kay
Since their rebirth in 2017, Maryland rockers THE DANGEROUS SUMMER have established a presence in the UK with frequent visits, with their most recent leading up to the annual Slam Dunk Festivals, an event they have participated in since 2011. Now as they prepare to release their seventh studio album, ‘Gravity‘, in the summer, they embarked on a short tour in support of their upcoming record, with a stop at Sheffield’s iconic venue, The Leadmill.
Aberdeen pop punk band COLD YEARS kicked off the night with their explosive, catchy anthems. Vocalist-guitarist Ross Gorden was full of enthusiasm, inviting the audience to become more engaged as the show continued and encouraging those in attendance to continue supporting grass roots venues, which garnered a lot of appreciation across the room. Their hit ‘Life With A View‘ was the standout track from their set, and their return to the Steel City will be warmly anticipated judging off the reception they received on the night.
As the band made their way on to the stage to prepare for the show, audience members in the front began to applaud as they fist bumped AJ Perdomo whilst he tuned his bass guitar. The room erupted as soon as they were ready, as TDS opened the set with ‘Fuck Them All‘. The song’s message was shared across the room, with middle fingers raised each time the chorus hit. The band weren’t hesitant to throw it back to the ‘War Paint‘ days with the joyful ‘No Ones Gonna Need You More‘, which had old school fans singing passionately like it was 2011.
After a few small technical glitches putting a halt to the performance, it was full steam ahead with the brand new ‘Pacific Ocean‘, giving the audience an early taste of the new track ahead of its release the following day. The set soon progressed with a slew of golden oldies like ‘Weathered‘, ‘Northern Lights‘, and ‘War Paint’, ensuring those older songs still remain alive. It was then time for some fresh material in the form of recent singles ‘What Is An Hour Really Worth‘ and ‘Gravity‘, both of which received rousing applause, with the latter also receiving a well-deserved sing-along.
The much darker approach on the night came in the shape of ‘Way Down‘, which was swiftly brought back up to par with ‘Where I Want to Be‘ and the grand conclusion of ‘The Permanent Rain‘, rounding out THE DANGEROUS SUMMER‘s fantastic performance in the steel city.
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