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Tigercub / Manchester, UK, 05/11/23 / The Perfume Of Decay Tour

I can't tell you how long I've been waiting to see Tigercub live. I got into them back in 2021 with the release of As Blue As Indigo (which I still regard as one of my favourite albums of all time), and didn't think to see them on tour back then. However, with the release of The Perfume of Decay, and new dates being released, I just knew I had to snag tickets. And fuck am I glad I did. It was one of the best gigs I've been to in so long.

// Gig review under the cut & photos! //

I was at 'barrier' (there wasn't one) the whole gig, right infront of their bassist Jimi. The energy in the room was estatic, from both the crowd and the band themselves. Jamie Hall gave it his all (hehe), with a stunning vocal performance and guitar playing that could've been ripped off of the album (and some BEAUTIFUL harmonics while playing TPOD that I wish were on the actual recording!), Jallix jammed his heart out the whole night while baring his most infectious smile as always (mostly at me and my gig buddy, as we were having the night of our lives aha), and Jimi swaggered across the stage with as much groove as his basslines, leaving me awestruck most of the night just watching. I channeled all my excitement into this gig and gave it my all, and I enjoyed each last bit of the setlist. They played a majority of their new album- including Shadowgraph which I really didn't expect!- and threw in a few from their first album too such as Memory Boy and Control, and topped it off with the bangers from ABAI (however I would've loved to hear ABAI itself on there!) They didn't play any singles apart from I.W.G.F.U., but with such a stacked setlist it would've been a shame to sacrifice any of it for the older singles. In my mind, I will definitely be seeing these guys again next time they're in the area, so I have more time to hear those songs I'd like creep their way back onto future setlists. For an album tour, it was a perfect opening to the era. My only downside to this whole night was the venue itself, as the EQ isn't the greatest when you're so close (I could hear Jimi's monitor more than the general speakers), and the past 2 times I've been in there the lights have nearly given me a migraine due to just how vibrant they are. Yet, I could overlook both of those for just how fucking great of a night it was. Once the gig ended, my neck was in agony, my cheeks hurt from smiling and singing, and my legs were about to fail on me. While the guys were walking offstage, I asked Jimi for his pick which he handed to me (I later found out it was one of his last- sorry dude) and Jallix came up to me and handed me his sticks, which was incredible!! I couldn't have been happier.

The lads themselves stay around after the gigs at their merch desks to talk to people, which is always incredible to see from a band, and I had an hour til my train, so stayed as long as I could to talk. The guys were so eager to talk to everyone they could, and by the end several of us were being slowly ushered out by security, as the venue was about to close haha! I got Jimi's pick signed by him, and the drumsticks signed by all 3. Me and my friend got photos with them all, and we got the opportunity to talk to them about how much their music meant to us both over these last 3 years. It was so nice to have a heart-to-heart with them all, and I can confirm they're the nicest guys around. If you have the chance to go and see Tigercub near you, PLEASE do it, whether you know them or not. You may walk out with a new band on your roster to support. These guys deserve it all.

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Hey, welcome to Old Camera New Music, the blog where I talk about gigs I've been to, and showcase the photos taken on my childhood camera.

I'm not a photographer- I'm honestly quite bad, and I have no idea what im doing. But I think that gives my photos a bit of charm- the quality and the inexperience in taking and editing the photos makes it look like it was ripped straight out of the early 2010's.

I love the charm of old gig videos and photos, and i wanted to try and recreate that charm with gigs happening now; blast it back 10 years ago when average cameras weren't 4k powerhouses (believe me, I LOVE modern gig photography (especially those people who can take beautiful photos on a fucking iPhone) and only wish to be on that level, but I have such little experience there's no way I can do that.)

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