Young Fathers Return With A Bang

Young Fathers return to their hometown to prove that the small venues are where the big noise is at. Central Hall, Edinburgh, has Edinburgh found the new place to gig?

Aye! Danny Boyle stick Young Fathers on Trainspotting 2! That's how good the boys from Edinburgh were on a night at Central Hall which brought the gig-esphere back to Edinburgh. Their brand of pop will soon further propel this extremely talented band. Our talented 3 frontmen stick close to their own and punch, hit and kick out their sounds to a great night. A sold out 1000 delighted local crowd featured at Central Hall, Tollcross, for the very first time. And what a great venue it is. The sound quality is strong, the architecture is inspiring, and most of all it seems to be the kind of venue which wires bands to the moon. 

Let's hope the venue continues to be used in the city that sorely needs greater use of its fine existing venues. In a night which celebrated all things art, this very well organised Neu Reekie event treated us to an electronica DJ set of genius by Andrew Wetherall as well as an incredible set by revolutionary dance pioneers Finitribe. Check out all of these. Has Edinburgh found the new place to gig? With Young Fathers at the forefront, the answer is a resounding AYE!

Young Fathers Edinburgh 8/10
Robert Armstrong