Photo Credit: Summer Cinnamon

Breaking into the Top 5 with their new album ‘Selling a Vibe‘, Wakefield brothers The Cribs made their grand return to Rock City after a decade away from the venue to treat a packed Nottingham crowd to new material and Cribs classics on a Tuesday night.

Making their grand entrance to ‘Somewhere In My Heart‘, the trio took their positions ready to entertain a booming Rock City. Easing into the set with ‘Dark Luck’ from the new record, ‘I’m A Realist‘ followed which picked up the energy straight away. Fan favourite ‘Hey Scenesters!‘ upped the atmosphere to a whole new level, and this was just three songs in to the show. The whole dance floor was bouncing now, with ‘I‘m Alright Me‘ concluding the throwbacks for now before the new record’s title track ‘Selling A Vibe‘ brought it down a peg and allowed the Nottingham audience to gather themselves.

2009’s ‘We Share the Same Skies‘ remains a set list staple, as fans of ‘Ignore the Ignorant‘ voiced their delight in the tracks appearance so early in the show, with ‘City of Bugs‘ also performed as the only two tracks from that album. After a brief crowd interaction between Ryan Jarman and a fan who handed over his identification, ‘A Point Too Hard to Make‘ and ‘Never the Same‘ continued the new material into fan favourite ‘Running Into You’, in which Ryan referenced as writing a smash-hit while in New York.

The “Jarmania” vibes continued with ‘She’s My Style‘, a very nostalgic sound to one of The Cribs more later tracks in their career. Those roots clearly never shy away regardless and that’s one of the many reasons fans continue to turn out for the live shows. As expected, ‘Men’s Needs‘ had the whole place singing along, but it was no match for ‘Mirror Kissers‘. The room was electric at this point, with people making their way down onto the dance floor to get involved one last time before The Cribs concluded with ‘Be Safe‘, a more mellow ending but still delivered flawless nonetheless.

No time for an encore, so The Cribs ensured to pack it all into 21 songs in just under 90-minutes. A very satisfied Nottingham crowd applauded the brothers as they made their way off stage. The 10 year wait was certainly worth it.