The main support for the night was Bad Touch. They’re a relatively new band but well worth keeping a look out for. Tracks like Broken Son and Where I Belong went down really well and by the time they closed with debut single Now You See Me they had definitely made a lot of new fans. Singer Scott has a great rock voice, with a huge range and the band plays like they’ve been together a lot longer than they actually have. They played only a short five song set last night, and had a very early stage time but the growing crowd loved them. They’re going into the studio to record their debut EP next week and I’ll look forward to hearing it. I saw them open for Dyorlich at Ivory Blacks in the city a few months ago and they stuck in my head so I was more than happy to see them play again. Local band Mason Hill were asked to play at short notice and so I wasn’t even aware they were playing until I got there. All three bands on the bill last night gave it everything they had and deserved the higher standards the venue now seems to have. Last night however I was pleasantly surprised to find that all that seems to have been sorted out, and not before time.
I’ve been critical of the O2 ABC2 in Glasgow before, having been to gigs where the lighting and sound were so bad I wished I hadn’t bothered going. Sometimes you go to a gig and everything just comes together and gives you an absolutely brilliant night.