A converted church might not be the typical venue for a punk-rock trio from Wakefield, but when The Cribs took to the stage at Southampton’s Papillon, they almost blew the 19th century roof off.
As part of an album launch show in association with Vinilo Records, the band opened up the performance with Our Bovine Republic, a track from their 2007 album Men’s Needs, Women’s Needs, Whatever.
Although promoting their latest release, Selling a Vibe, the concert lasted 45-minutes, yet spanned the Jarmans’ entire careers, from fan favourite Girls Like Mystery to audience request Don’t You Wanna Be Relevant?
A shoutout to Southampton’s Delays took The Cribs back to their roots, reminiscing about the first band to take them on as support.
New songs Never the Same and A Point Too Hard to Make were among the selections from the album as the almost 300 fans packed into the venue.
The show maintained a sense of maturity compared to previous gigs by the group. Fans may remember a show by The Cribs for the chaos – from guitars thrown into the audience, to trousers falling down, but this Southampton gig was all about the music and saw none of that famous mayhem.
Closing out with Men’s Needs, the free ticket (included in the price of a copy of the album) was absolutely worth the price. The gig felt less like an album release show, and more like a taste of the full tour coming later this year.
Selling a Vibe by The Cribs was released earlier this month and in Erazer’s four star review, we said it ‘shows [the band] have certainly not lost the charm they had when they exploded onto the music scene in the early noughties.’
