DMA’s Barrowland Glasgow 31st October 2022
Glasgow was up for a good night with folk dressed up for Halloween, it was a party night in the city and no better place to be than the famous Barrowland Ballroom venue. There was a chill in the air, but this was not stopping people flocking to the venue this was going to be special.
As the venue filled up the opening band Pacific Avenue from New South Wales in Australia, didn’t hold back playing an amazing set that had Glasgow rocking with their energetic stage presence captured the Glasgow crowd. Playing a short but intense set including their new song Spinning Your Records and Leaving for London before having the Glasgow crowd in full voice with the Snow Patrol cover of Chasing Cars that went down a storm. They closed their set with the excellent Something Good before saying their goodbyes to the Glasgow Crowd.
As the lights went down on the packed-out venue they place was electrifying with the excitement and the passion the fans have towards the DMA’s. As the band took to the stage with the excellent Timeless that had Tommy O’Dell greeting the Glasgow crowd from all sides of the stage with his nod of thanks. The band were on top form from the off with Johnny Took and Matt Mason joining Tommy at the front of the stage. Glasgow voices singing along as the Band played the title track from their last album The Glow. If you are every in the famous venue but to hear it at full voice is just amazing, As the fans were on each other shoulders around the middle of the venue to catch a glimpse of there heroes. The play had them singing along to the excellent Silver that had going wild in the venue with dancing along around singing word for word along with the band.
There was no hiding the fans passion for the band or the band for their Glasgow fans as they meet in the middle of one big party within the Barrowlands in Glasgow that has witnessed more than one special night over it’s years, but tonight was a special one. The set included Hello Girlfriend, In The Air and the excellent Olympia, the music had the whole venue dancing a long enjoying every minute of it. As the band finished off their set with, he excellent Delete and Play It Out had the sweat from the energy created running down the walls of the famous venue. The crowd wanted more as their idols left the stage, they knew it would not be long until they were back.
The band did not disappoint, they were back within and few minutes delighting their faithful as the opened the encore with excellent Step Up the Morphine from their 2016 album Hills End that had the crowds back in full voice singing word for word with band. The band going out with a real band with Amazing Feels Like 37 and Lay Down really treating their fans on this special night for both the fans and the band. The closed the set with the Cher Cover of Believe. AS the band waved goodbye to their loyal Scottish fans they left them with one great memory of tonight’s show.
The came from a land down under but they left their footmark on the city of Glasgow delighting them with their presence, words and music that brought them both together to create one big party in the heart of Glasgow. The DMA’s left their mark on the city once again.
Review & Photographs by James Edmond
