A human firework explosion about to
blow, with everyone on the floor eagerly waiting to jump in unison. Wait, what?
Berlin are cast under Kasabian’s spell this Halloween at Columbiahalle - mental
isn’t even the word.
The backdrop is the tears on the For Crying Out Loud album cover and
they open the set with Kasabian classics; ‘Underdog’, ‘Shoot The Runner’ and
‘Days Are Forgotten’ whilst also spontaneously covering a short version of Daft Punk's 'Around The World'. Both lead guitarist Sergio Pizzorno and lead singer Tom
Meighan are dressed in all white. Sergio added some black bones to his outfit,
fitting with the Halloween theme and Meighan is wearing a long white parka -
nothing too scary.
Meighan says to the crowd, “How
many psychos are out there? Come on it’s Halloween.” Immediately, everyone knew
what was coming next ‘You’re In Love With A Psycho’, from their new album - and
the crowd regurgitate every word to the articulately pronounced lyrics.
Meighen consistently attempts to
speak German (but does so very badly), and is forever saying ‘danke’ but from
here onwards the gig just gets better - the Berliners LOVE IT. “Trick or
Treat?” Meighan shouts, then Kasabian go into their seven-minute track of dirty
dance, electro techno beats; ‘Treat’.
Once they leave the stage, the
crowd are left chanting for an encore, humming the intro to ‘Days Are
Forgotten’ and Kasabian return back to where they belong and absolutely smash
the lights out of three more songs; ‘Comeback Kid’ and older classics ‘Vlad The
Impaler’ and ‘Fire’.
The human firework explosion blows
up on the chorus to ‘Fire’ as Sergio dictates the audience in unison. The
extended set list flies by, their new songs go down just as well as their old
tunes - if not better. Kasabian live up to their name, exceeding any
expectations I previously had. It just
goes to show that old dogs can learn new tricks, they are masters of their
trade.
