Imagining your average small, Wednesday night gig; you probably don’t think of an otherworldly, out-of-body experience yet that’s exactly the vibe given from Polo and their support at The Fulford Arms last week. Everything from the heart-wrenching bass to the relaxed, warm and inviting POLO lettering lights took you from the downcast, despondent real world to a totally alien environment filled with luscious, mouthwatering beer, friendly faces and a whole lot of singing and dancing… Though, that’s if you like your beer out of a plastic cup.
After a day of sweltering red-hot sun I arrived at the venue icecream in hand, I had arrived early as I was meeting some friends, the bar staff were lovely and served us a refreshing cold fruit cider to mark the summery day and we sat in the venue’s beautiful beer garden as we waiting for the music to begin. At around half seven people started turning up so we headed back inside. Within moments we had already been made welcome and felt right at home and yet we had no idea what was to come. When the music first started we instantly knew that the night was about to be a night we’d never forget, there were three support acts before Polo finally performed, these were Honey Smugglers, Fawn, and EEVAH. Each band brought something new to the table, and every single one of them was fantastic, whether that be the awe-inspiring vocals of Fawn’s extraordinary “The Dishes” single or EEVAH’s stunning instrumentals of “Can’t Breathe.”
The moment that Polo took to the stage the crowd stormed forward, creating a semi-circle around the band, everyone was taken aback by how outstanding the performance turned out to be, with people of all ages singing along and bopping their heads to the music. It was almost impossible to not smile listening and dancing, taking a moment to look around the room it was easy to see the joy and happiness in the room. I was singing and dancing with people I didn’t even know, it was incredible.
The only issue I really had with this event was the lack of time each set lasted for each band, having three support acts seemed like it had been made a little crammed in, although the change-over time between each band was very short which helped the situation. Having four bands in total is, however, a fantastic idea and I think should be the case more often, it lets you experience more music, more genres and have an even better time! I’ve been to over 35 gigs so far and this was by far one of the top!
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