The Rabble - Live At Rebellion

By Ivana Lent

They came, they saw and they fucking blasted our ears out!

The Rabble returned most triumphantly to the stage at the Rebellion Festival in Blackpool just short of midnight, to a massive crowd. The impact they made last year at the festival was more than evident by the sheer numbers wearing their merch. A short tour of the UK followed last year with Goldblade, but this time they're jet-setting off to Europe, for a series of dates over on the continent.

Tonight though, the band are fired up and ready to show off some new songs too. The earlier bands seem light years away from these guys in terms of pure energy.

The set starts off with a couple of numbers from their amazing 'The Battles Almost Over' album from last year [ reviewed elsewhere on this site ] and the guys down the font are loving this. They also have a new look to them tonight, gone are the massive mohawks, in favour of a slightly more pleasing 'mohawk-down' look. They don't have anything to prove, unlike last time, so they are well relaxed and ready to deliver possibly one of the best shows all week-end.

There's something about The Rabble's songwriting that makes you pay attention. These ain't throw away, supermarket, MTV tunes, they are heartfelt, meaningful and delicious lyrics. Ok, so I'm a girl, I can say that, but believe me, these guys are more than intelligent when it comes to writing classy songs. How they haven't been picked up by the big labels is beyond belief!

Their show tonight has attracted a massive crowd in the Arena, and boy, are they loving this? Each three minute classic is just washed down by another and another, it's a pure delight everytime I go to see them play. No sooner have they started, it's time to finish. This is almost like watching a Ramones set, where you have just been so wrapped up in the band's performance that you lose track of time and, well, everything! I don't want them to stop playing, I want this to go on for ever!!

Well, that's it for another year at the Festival. Catch them on tour across Europe and hopefully back here in the UK, but definately, definately check out their album.

Here's a video from the album, 'Start Again'....Enjoy!

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