As part of their UK Headline tour, northern punk rock HOT MILK brought their void of a show to Bristol’s Trinity Centre, for night of heavy music and chaos.
After much anticipation from the sold-out crowd, the lights went down and, to a loud chorus of cheers, out came the band, with front people Han and Jim, and getting straight into WELCOME TO THE…
To say the crowd were on it would be an understatement, with people singing along and keeping the energy high. Han and Jim were moving around the stage like singers possessed, and by the end of the third song, both were clearly drenched in sweat.
But that didn’t stop them and didn’t stop the crowd from giving it their all. Voices were coming from the crowd, filling in the gaps left deliberately by the singers.
A few mosh pits were opening up, and security were on hand in case anyone came over the barrier, but on this Tuesday night we didn’t see any crowd surfers. Despite the high levels of energy and enthusiasm, the crowd were relatively sensible, and were looking after eachother.
HOT MILK really gave grown massively, both in themselves and their fan base. I was both surprised and happy to see such a mixed crowd, of all ages, genders and walks of life. HOT MILK call themselves an emotion, not just a band, and it was clear that this is the case amongst this crowd.
The main part of the set was brought to a close with FORGET ME NOT, a song full of raw emotions and memories, and for a few people on the barrier it was clear that this song meant a fair bit to them.
After a short walk off and walk on, the band came back for one more song, and Glass Spiders brought the night to a final close. With one last massive cheer from the crowd and a sea of smiling happy people, it was another night done.
A massive thanks goes out to the band and everyone involved in making this show happen.
Words and photos by Ted Stargatt
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