Triple J's Top 100 Number 1 Mumford & Sons returned to Sydney last night for the end of their Australian tour which included Adelaide, Melbourne and Splendour in the Grass. The band who's debut album was released in Oct 2009 have gone on to a meteoric rise through the charts of Europe and Australasia.
Having played the Oxford Art Factory earlier in the year a bigger venue was required for this up and coming Folk band from London, England. The Enmore was a perfect fit but having seen the $60 tickets go for 5 times that on Ebay they probably could have played bigger venues in Sydney like the Hordern Pavilion.
Thankfully they didn't and the Enmore proved yet again that it is a perfectly intimate venue for the band to get personal with the crowd. It also allowed for the crowd to feel like an extension of the band, especially during their bigger hits.
Marcus Mumford dressed in his uniform of waistcoat over white shirt proved to not only be a stellar folk guitarist but also a talented drummer. On a couple of songs he did a Phil Collins and took himself off to the drum-kit at the back of the stage and in typical folk rock fashion drummed at a fast pace as well as singing with his distinctive vocals.
With the Triple J Top 100 song "Little Lion Man" coming in the middle of the set it was clear to see the crowd were there for the hits. But each song in turn got a great reception. They even trialled a couple of new songs (one allegedly written in Melbourne only a matter of days ago). All were well received and it was hard to stop the feet tapping and head nodding as they powered through their set.
It seemed ironic that dotted around the crowd in large numbers, were a great deal of Irish accents. It could therefore be said that the group from London are a powerhouse when it comes to mainstream Irish Folk rock. But whatever their roots or wherever their home base is Marcus, Winston, Ben & Ted tore the roof off the Enmore in the hour and a half set covering the album and a couple of new ones.
In the end it seemed everyone was very satisfied by the bands performance, and their was an overwhelming feeling that the new album can't come too soon.
Their tagline for this tour is "Gentlemen on Tour" and the night proved they were.
Setlist: (I think)
Sigh No More
Awake My Soul
Winter Winds
Roll Away Your Stone
Nothing Is Written
I Gave You All
Little Lion Man
Lover of the Light
Thistle & Weeds
Unknown
White Blank Page
Dust Bowl Dance
Having played the Oxford Art Factory earlier in the year a bigger venue was required for this up and coming Folk band from London, England. The Enmore was a perfect fit but having seen the $60 tickets go for 5 times that on Ebay they probably could have played bigger venues in Sydney like the Hordern Pavilion.
Thankfully they didn't and the Enmore proved yet again that it is a perfectly intimate venue for the band to get personal with the crowd. It also allowed for the crowd to feel like an extension of the band, especially during their bigger hits.
Marcus Mumford dressed in his uniform of waistcoat over white shirt proved to not only be a stellar folk guitarist but also a talented drummer. On a couple of songs he did a Phil Collins and took himself off to the drum-kit at the back of the stage and in typical folk rock fashion drummed at a fast pace as well as singing with his distinctive vocals.
With the Triple J Top 100 song "Little Lion Man" coming in the middle of the set it was clear to see the crowd were there for the hits. But each song in turn got a great reception. They even trialled a couple of new songs (one allegedly written in Melbourne only a matter of days ago). All were well received and it was hard to stop the feet tapping and head nodding as they powered through their set.
It seemed ironic that dotted around the crowd in large numbers, were a great deal of Irish accents. It could therefore be said that the group from London are a powerhouse when it comes to mainstream Irish Folk rock. But whatever their roots or wherever their home base is Marcus, Winston, Ben & Ted tore the roof off the Enmore in the hour and a half set covering the album and a couple of new ones.
In the end it seemed everyone was very satisfied by the bands performance, and their was an overwhelming feeling that the new album can't come too soon.
Their tagline for this tour is "Gentlemen on Tour" and the night proved they were.
Setlist: (I think)
Sigh No More
Awake My Soul
Winter Winds
Roll Away Your Stone
Nothing Is Written
I Gave You All
Little Lion Man
Lover of the Light
Thistle & Weeds
Unknown
White Blank Page
Dust Bowl Dance
After the Storm
The Cave
4 ningos out of 5
The Cave
4 ningos out of 5
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