Creeper - London - Review

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(Creeper - London - 2017)

Bringing their 'Theatre of Fear' tour to Londons Shepherd Bush Empire, Creeper embarked on their biggest headline gig to date.

The lights shone up to reveal a Southampton World Fair '67 backdrop before an old formal announcement rang through the venue introducing us to the fair then being halted as the stage lights began to flicker and the audiotape started to jump. Through a burst of smoke the bands adapted character James Scythe appeared in the middle of the stage warning the crowd of whats to come before another blast of smoke changed him into Mary, another character developed in Creepers world, "He's here" she shouts as the world fair banner drops revealing The Stranger staring into the crowd.

The beginning of Black Rain chimes in as the band appear of stage donning their all black and callous heart patches. Shooting through, previously unheard live before this tour, Winona Forever, Room 309 and Darling the band give everything they've got for the London crowd, Hannah and Ian took to stage to perform their acoustic track Crickets before Hiding With Boys is given a slow piano entry verse. Dedicating an old classic to Radio 1 Rock Show host Daniel P Carter the band threw in Lie Awake for the first time in nearly 8 months before briefly closing with the incredibly emotional, tear jerking I Choose To Live, after a short black out the band reappear with the dance along fan favourite Black Mass then finally closing the show with Misery, they come to centre stage and bow in unison after finishing a truly worthy headline slot of a classic English rock venue.

eIGHT / tEN

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