{"id":6312,"date":"2011-12-23T15:58:56","date_gmt":"2011-12-23T13:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/?p=6312"},"modified":"2012-04-01T23:24:42","modified_gmt":"2012-04-01T21:24:42","slug":"kongos-machineri-saintfearless-at-the-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/kongos-machineri-saintfearless-at-the-assembly\/","title":{"rendered":"KONGOS, Machineri & Saintfearless at The Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"
Sat 17 December 2011<\/div>\n

I was looking forward to December 17th for a good long while, I even bought tickets to see KONGOS as soon as they went on sale back in September. I didn’t think I could be more excited, until the supporting acts were announced; with Saintfearless and Machineri completing the lineup, the night could truly be nothing short of awesome – and so it was.<\/p>\n

\"KONGOS\"<\/a>\u00a0 \"Machineri\"<\/a>\u00a0 \"Saintfearless\"<\/a><\/p>\n

First time I heard KONGOS was with the epic I’m Only Joking <\/em>back in June and they’ve been getting loads of radioplay since. SA is really embracing the band and rightfully so; I’ve never seen the Assembly as full as early as it was – and with a totally different crowd too, of all ages and descriptions, the hipster regulars seemingly in the minority.<\/p>\n

Saintfearless<\/a> kicked things off, pretty much literally – as usual, they were right up in the crowd’s faces, leaning on the barricade and constantly jumping around the stage. High energy and highly entertaining as ever<\/a>, they’re always a blast to watch<\/a> and get my vote as one of the best live bands of the year.<\/p>\n\n\t\t