Gig Review: Friday 11th May - Synergy, SEOne

At midnight, we're ready to go on and outside it's like a small bustling city under an archway with more people still queuing up than we've had at any of our recent shows. This is the biggest indoor venue we've played and I have no idea how many people there are - it's a huge room but not densely packed, there are arms up going all the way to the back at the end of the show. My guess is anywhere between 600 and 1000 people by the end... but as crowds get bigger, they just seem further away - it's the tale of living in a city where people stopped talking to their neighbours anymore. Am I part of this party or what? I'm scanning across the room looking for a moment of eye contact with anyone for a second of inspiration but there's nothing. To me, the crowd feels stationary and uninvolved.. pause for a reality check: this is still show biz baby so the desperation of isolation turns focuses into a frenzy of energy to fight these desperately humid conditions. But what the hell am I really doing here? And I seem to have lost the ability to tell whether anyone's really enjoying themselves.


Two lessons learned. 1) Don't be lazy, you need the wide-angle lens. 50mm for this kind of shot is crazy stupid. 2) Be taller.