Everyone knows duos own my heart. I think mine was stolen once more tonight. With it being such an emotional day due to Amy Winehouse’s passing- a gig like this was needed. Uplifting and just utterly fun.

RID are a band that deserve to be so bloody huge. Their live shows are so full of energy and life. I honestly felt I was back in the 90s part of the Riot Grrrl scene. They ooze the drive and passion of one of my favourite bands, Bikini Kill. The screaming, the singing, the dancing, the swaying- it was like one big party. Except, the venue was borderline empty. Shame on you Stoke on Trent for your wanky promotion of this gig.

With hardly anyone there, it made the gig feel so much more intimate. Close enough to touch them- or in the case of one of my best friend’s, close enough for the band to touch you. I’ve honestly never seen anyone smile like that before in my life. Hopefully he’ll wash after tonight, he’s one of the most hygenic people I know, so he’ll be all clean tomorrow. A lot of new material is played which I must say, is chuffin’ brilliant. Honestly, if you are missing the hole Riot Grrrl sound (I miss it a lot) then for the love of Kathleen Hannah- invest in RID’s back catalogue.

The crowd were piss poor- apart from the front row. The front row were bloody wonderful. It was like having Dee and Sue play in your living room. The usage of the xylophone and bright green flute was a treat. I also loved their synchronised dance moves. Sue kept saying she was still hypnotised. As cliched as this sounds- their performance tonight as hypnotising. You just left feeling so happy and content with life. It was the perfect night with perfect people.

The support acts blew my mind. Rubicks were stunning. Vanessa plays the fuck out of the guitar. The way she moves on stage reminds me of Emily Haines from Metric. She used a drumstick….A DRUMSTICK to play the guitar with on their last song. Literally blew my mind.

The first support act Kalahan made me feel like someone had thrown me into a spin-off of The Mighty Boosh surrounded by songs about zombies. It was like being on some kind of trip. I’ve never done drugs, so I’ll have to compare it with that feeling you get when you are so tired you find everything funny, but you understand nothing.

Although the venue was pretty much empty, this was one of the best gigs I’ve been too. The energy from RID was brilliant. Sue’s mini stage-dive was awesome, although I think some may have dragged her off the stage?! They’re so lovely. I had my last £5 and Sue managed to convince me to buy a poster. I think a personal high point was me yelling “DON’T BE A PUSSY MATTHEW!!!!” at Matt but accidently yelling it in Dee’s ear. I was ever so mortified at myself- luckily she found it funny. I told Matt I’m going to write him a song called that. Dee said we should call our band that. Maybe we’ll do both and take over the world. Although, none of us have any musical talent- but that’s never stopped anyone has it!

Go buy RID’s album, go see them live. You’ll feel amazing afterwards. That’s the power of live music, it just lifts your spirits and takes you some place where nothing matters.

I don’t understand why RID  aren’t bigger than they are. They have so much nore to offer than what pollutes the charts right now. One day. One day….