Paramore/New Found Glory

29-01-08
Those of you who know me will know that Paramore aren't my most favourite band, but being the lovely wife that I am, I agreed to go and see them with t'other half the other night. It was indeed full of kids but this had the added bonus that it wasn't too crowded for us oldies at the back. New Found Glory are one of those bands I can take or leave and the sound was, frankly, awful when they were on. I will be generous and assume it was first-night-of-tour troubles. Still, had a bit of a singalong with some of their cover versions of songs that people don't like to admit they know.
Paramore are a lot better than they should be and despite being the bendiest band I have seen in a while, can hold their own even in a place like the Apollo. Biggest cheers were for single 'Emergency' and encore-finale 'Misery Business' but the highlight of the night for me was their bass player doing a somersault (a fair height too) whilst still playing. Lowlight was a misjudged cover of 'Sweetness' by Jimmy Eat World though there was amusement in seeing our 'world's biggest J.E.W. fan' in tow going purple. Only joking, Sara!
Still got more exciting gigs to go to yet but it was an ok sort of night - 7/10.