So on Saturday I took the train to Brighton to see the duo play a wonderful set at a pretty sweet venue; The Green Door Store.
Okay so the train there was very cringy, pretty much everyone on the train was drinking before hitting the tiles in Brighton and the women sat next to me at one point were talking about their teenage children's sex lives. At this point I put my headphones in and whacked on some CSS.
So I arrived a bit early, like erm two hours aha. But I was more than happy to have as when I scout out the venue hidden on a side street who do I see but Summer Camp playing an acoustic set for a film crew. Having a little taster of what was to come was more than appreciated!
The venue itself was very nice, a small bar was at the center adorned by random articles such as a Woolworth's sign, some kind of resuscitation mannequin, dismembered arms hanging form the ceiling as well as plenty of other quaint treasures around.
The venue was also the most intimate I have been to yet, with the stage being in a small room off the bar which reminded me of a a small outhouse you would find in a farmhouse.
The support act Theme Park were surprisingly amazing, they had the crowd dancing and swaying and the talent these guys have is shown by every member playing various instruments, with two of the members switching between bass and electric guitars between songs.
Summer Camp came on giving a slow rendition of Better Off Without You walking through the crowd giving me a warm tingling feeling inside. The duo made their way through a very decent set list including my EP favourites Round the Moon and Veronica Sawyer which definitely topped off the night for me as I feared their lack of presence on their debut "Welcome to Condale" would write them off from being played.
Throwing in humour, chatter, vintage visuals and playing amongst the crowd made this a very special gig for me and I may just have to buy tickets for their tour in March now.
Listen below to Summer Camp's latest single, "Down".
Anddd "A Mountain We Love" by Theme Park
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