![]() ![]() Guitarist Oliver Burdett and bassist Sean Scott are owning stage left how they manage to avoid colliding as they race around each other is yet another Creeper mystery. Next Valentine and Astral Projection the audience is already truly immersed in the show, and as always, there is more going on than is possible to absorb. Distinctly evident on Suzanne with its crowd tantalising rally cry, breathy expectation and the pure gothic angst ridden romanticism of the lyrics takes you to another place through headphones – live it nearly floors you. ![]() An inclusive appeal, with a propensity of exuding affection and understanding immediately marks them out as significantly more interesting than most of their contemporaries. ![]() Creeper’s punk rock aesthetic works beautifully along with their very decisive musical nod to all things glam and emo. This tour brings us for the first time live Suzanne, released just two months ago as an instant gratification track on the day they re-appeared to announce the drop date of their debut album, Eternity In Your Arms. Combining this with energy and spirit Creeper genuinely and consistently create music and deliver live performances that are seriously thrilling – tonight is certainly no different. With not a pause they break into Black Mass, then The Honeymoon Suite each note, each beat and each word are all vital and crucially incorporate a full range of emotional shades from the most dazzling to the very darkest of shadows. Darkly melodic and wonderfully fluid VCR manages to exhibit some solid hardcore undertones – hallmarks of Ian Miles and Will Gould’s previous band Our Time Down still evident in these earlier tracks. Turn away stand still allowing near silence to fall, before exploding into VCR. Soon there are as many Creeper shirts as PTV shirts the Callous Heart may not be the backdrop tonight, however it is mobile on jackets and t shirts throughout the venue.Ĭreeper enter the stage almost one by one, allowing the arch of the cheer to soar and then slowly fade as the band Manchester Academy has played host to an early evening meet and greet with tonight’s headline band, Pierce The Veil, which delays the doors opening so when finally the long queue for the sold out show, are allowed in from the rain there is plenty of animated running and squealing only to find the front row populated by those already inside. Louder Than War, never willingly missing a chance to catch the great Southampton export, sent Katie Clare along to a packed-out Manchester’s Academy to join the mosh pit. Creeper are closing out the year on the cusp of a wave, currently paying their supporting dues for Pierce the Veil on their European tour. Having vanished earlier this year after their Reading Festival slot, leaving a supernatural puzzler for fans to unravel, Creeper reappeared with a new song as well as announcing details of their debut album Eternity in Your Arms due late March. ![]()
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