Enter Shikari @ Hatfield 26/6/14

Enter Shikari @ Hatfield 26/6/14

 Recently Enter Shikari have been working on their 4th studio album and as a result have had little time to play live this year, especially little time to play in the UK. Hatfield was meant to be a warm up show for their appearance at this year's Reading and Leeds festival (their only other UK appearance this year). Enter Shikari was supported by rising stars Baby Godzilla and pop punk band ROAM.

 First up were ROAM and yeah, they played instruments for a bit and said some words with the instruments in the background but they weren't anything special. ROAM were the definition of a poor live performance: there was no introduction to each song so it just melted into one progressive 30-minute long track which was far from enjoyable. As a whole, I think that ROAM were quite out of place compared to the style and ferocity of the other two bands. I would only recommend ROAM live if you were with a small child that is into the whole pop-punk thing.   

 After ROAM things got a hell of a lot of more lively when Baby Godzilla entered the fray. Baby Godzilla were met with pure violence and brutality from  the crowd which was a pleasure to have instigated. Baby Godzilla was the definition of an awesome live performance: band members getting into the pit and crowd surfing with absolutely no concern for their instruments well-being. Baby Godzilla are a definite must see live band: Enough said. This being said watch this space for a band review for them in the future.

 Last and definitely not least are Enter Shikari. Well before the band appeared on stage the chants were in full swing and a pit had started. Enter Shikari opened with their conveniently named track Enter Shikari which was met with pure chaos. Enter Shikari played through a set that gave nods to all three albums and cheekily played some new unheard material. Roughly half way through their set, Shikari debuted a new track called Anesthetist which seemed right at home on a set list. Safety Simon made a few appearances and kept the crowd lively. To finish, Shikari played Zzzonked which was met with a final flurry of fury. Enter Shikari are also a must see but may be quite hard to do so immediately due to their lack of UK dates at the moment.

 

View from (.) down the front (Excuse my poor photography skills)