Haim at Rock City
Haim at Rock City
the sisters Haim from the San Fernando Valley started their latest UK tour in Nottingham at Rock City with one album recorded and a year of playing festivals all over the world, plus a string of great singles. There was a really long interval between the main act and the support local lad Saint Raymond and the crowd became very noisey. When HAIM finally hit the stage they launched into a rocking version of “Falling” consisting of the three sisters Daneille on lead guitars, Alana on rhythem guitars plus several percussive instruments and Este on Bass and facial posing with two further male musicians on keyboards and drums. Early into the set was their blistering version of Fleetwood Mac’s “Oh Well” from the Peter Green era its acover that has been in the set from the start, Danielle played some scorching lead while Este climbed onto the speakers to give us even more facial posturing on “My Song” Este invited the crowd to shake their ass, “Don’t Save Me” plus Beyonces “XO” and the highlight of the set “The Wire” after which the girls shared the dissapointment of not having pancakes with Este asking for cream and strawberries, then a sparkling “Forever” a sold out crowd and a band with great vocals and accomplished musicians.
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