{"id":1849,"date":"2009-11-01T14:00:38","date_gmt":"2009-11-01T13:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thekua.com\/rant\/?p=1849"},"modified":"2009-11-01T14:00:38","modified_gmt":"2009-11-01T13:00:38","slug":"gigs-galore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thekua.com\/rant\/2009\/11\/gigs-galore\/","title":{"rendered":"Gigs Galore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>October ended up as a busy month for seeing some live music. A couple of Fridays ago I ended up at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.o2academybrixton.co.uk\/\">Brixton Academy<\/a> to see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.franzferdinand.co.uk\/\">Franz Ferdinand<\/a>. I&#8217;d last seen them at the massive Alexandra Palace and was stoked to see them in a much smaller venue. Although they hadn&#8217;t actually produced any new material for a while, they certainly put on a very impressive audience that kept the entire Academy packed throughout. They had amazing video and lights accompanying them and just put on an awesome show.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday this week, I returned to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kentishtownforum.com\/\">The Forum<\/a>, this time to see the Scottish based DJ performance, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.calvinharris.co.uk\/\">Calvin Harris<\/a>. I&#8217;d seen him live a few years back at a festival and although he was simply DJing then, he definitely got the audience up and jumping. <\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/thekua.com\/rant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/CalvinHarris.jpg\" alt=\"Calvin Harris\" \/><\/div>\n<p>That night was the same and I can&#8217;t imagine that The Forum has ever been so hot with so many people jumping around. We arrived to see the support act, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrhudson.com\/\">Mr Hudson<\/a> who seemed to have a bit of a following of his own and did well to warm up the audience. I&#8217;m glad that I didn&#8217;t bother to bring my coat as I saw a number of people with sweaters and coats suffering from their layers in such an energised audience. Great night, great music and what a way to enjoy a good night out in London.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October ended up as a busy month for seeing some live music. A couple of Fridays ago I ended up at Brixton Academy to see Franz Ferdinand. I&#8217;d last seen them at the massive Alexandra Palace and was stoked to see them in a much smaller venue. 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