Zebrahead at The Garage
Zebrahead – The Garage – 8th August 2011
Words and photos by Brendan Monteiro
It’s an average day in London town apart from the simple fact that a mere 2 miles down the road from the Garage a bunch of delinquents are running riot on the streets. Rather than cancel tonight’s show, Zebrahead show some balls and opt for creating a punk riot of their very own.
Rescue Me sends kids into an early frenzy and although nobody’s getting free shoe’s, there is a palpable chill of excitement in the air tonight. Zebrahead know all to well how to work this and throughout the night they feed off every bit of energy thrown at them from the crowd. Their relentless punked up party tunes keep the sweat flowing constantly in the pit, especially new favourite Ricky Bobby.
Back on stage on Zebrahead have the same effect on themselves. Ali and Matty run the show and keep the crowd interaction going while Greg, Ben and Ed keep the mayhem rolling along with a solid performance. At times it’s uncanny how much of a swing this band has on a crowd, from a heaving kaleidoscope of jumping bodies and swinging appendages to a little sit down on the floor by everyone in attendance.
The Set Up end the night on a sweaty stellar high, and Zebrahead march off triumphant. Highbury may be two miles short of the disaster that is ongoing on the streets of London tonight but the Garage did not manage to come out of this show unscathed, although the plasma’s are still in tact thankfully.
Setlist: Resue Me, Two Wrongs Don’t Make A Right, But Three Rights Make A Left, Jag Off, Ricky Bobby, Postcards From Hell, Truck Stops And Tail Lights, Hell Yeah, Hello Tomorrow, Blackout, Mike Dexter Is A God, HMP, Nudist Priest, Girlfriend (Avril Lavine Cover), Mental Health, Just The Tip, Playmate Of The Year, Get Nice, Falling Apart, Anthem, The Set Up
