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Terrorvision Concert [+ Leafeater] Still suffering from the activities of the night before, we stood waiting for Leafeater to take the stage. Hopes were not high! They bounded on with grins bigger than a DJs ego and launched into a pretty standard pop-punk tune. The rest of the set carried on in a similar vein with songs that were low on originality but high on enthusiasm and what seemed like a genuine appreciation of the audience’s cheers. Most of the songs were pretty familiar and at one point I thought that they were covering Green Day’s "Hitchin’ a ride" only to discover when the vocals kicked in that they weren’t. Highlight of the set came when they announced that this was "their most bouncy song." The crowd responded admirably and we soon picked up the ridiculous but strangely addictive chorus of "Major keys, Major keys, I like songs in major keys!!" All in all a good band, hopefully at some point of the tour they will impress a label so that they can get signed. With a bit more originality they could be a top band! Terrorvision came on to a pretty impressive drums and light show. Strobes that hurt your eyes flashed while a pre-recorded drum track worked the already excited crowd into frenzy. Then they hit the stage, Shutty (drums) gesticulated defiantly from the raised kit, and the rest of the band cavorted to their positions amongst much shouting. The set was, as always, a good balance of tunes and banter. Tony Wright (vocals) had seemed to put the shame of appearing on Noel’s House Party behind him and he worked the crowd excellently, even when he tripped over some stage paraphernalia he amusingly tried to convince the audience that it was part of his dance routine for the next song. Neatly done shiny toothed fella! Musically it was tight and professional, all the classics were there. My House, Celebrity Hit List, Perseverance et all were dispatched with enough enthusiasm to make you believe that they were only written yesterday, even songs from the new album "Shaving Peaches" got the moshpit leaping and swirling in an alarming fashion. They seemed to be able to combine the professionalism that comes from a career that’s been as long as theirs with the energy and love for the music that many bands seem to l ack. Only two things marred the evening, one was the fact that when Terrorvision left the stage and still hadn’t performed Tequila or Oblivion, everyone knew that they were coming out for an encore, so didn’t bother cheering half as loudly as the band deserved. I guess it would have served us right if they had just stayed off stage, but they dutifully returned under the explanation that they had just "popped off for a drink." Nicely tried boys. The other problem was that I couldn’t spend as much time in the moshpit as I wanted due to the fact that I broke my toe, this forced me to the calmer areas of the audience to be mildly annoyed by a fat rhythm-less bloke and his trendy mates. But hey! The ‘vision were pretty storming and remain one of the finest live bands that this country has to offer if you ever get the chance to see them don’t judge them by their performance on Noel’s House Party. Everyone makes mistakes! Shep