The Vaccines show Brixton Academy they've still got it with a very sweaty and loud 21 song set.
The band made a name for themselves in 2011 when they released their debut album "What Did You Expect From The Vaccines". Their second album "Come Of Age" was released in 2012 during a two year period of relentless touring. They then disappeared from the scene in 2013 and came back with their third studio album "English Graffiti" earlier this year.
The band opened the set with their first single from the third album, "Handsome" received a very warm welcome from the crowd and immediately gave a taste of what was to come. The standard pints of beer were tossed across the crowd as the strobe lights flickered and the sound of Justin Young's voice rattled through the legendary venue. The audience reacted to their most notable tracks "If You Wanna" and "Post Break Up Sex" in a way that has come to be expected (an extremely loud sing along).
It was the band's debut that received the most attention on the night, seemingly to the delight of the majority of the crowd, seven of the 21 songs on the set came from it. The gig went off without a hitch and bassist Árni Árnason was given the microphone to perform "Blow Your Mind", a B-side from 2012 just before the set was brought to a close with crowd favourite "Norgaad".
Words: Liam Navey.
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