TOUR SOL INVICTUS | 17.06.2015 | Roundhouse

The first of two shows at the Roundhouse in Camden, London.

Tour poster designed by IOM and available on Secret Serpents. 

• Set list

Motherfucker

Be Aggressive

Caffeine

Evidence

Epic

Black Friday

Ricochet

Midlife Crisis

Gentle Art of Making Enemies

Easy

Separation Anxiety

Last Cup of Sorrow

Digging the Grave

Matador

Ashes to Ashes

Superhero

Sol Invictus

Everything’s Ruined

We Care a Lot

• Photos / Reviews

ROSS HALFIN

OLIVER HALFIN

THE LINE OF BEST FIT - Burak Cingi

GIGWISE - Wenn

THE LONDON STANDARD - David Smyth

Singer Mike Patton, pictured, was in combative mood, beginning every song in a crouch, legs splayed, as though ready to take a punch. Now 47, the affectionate crowd chanted “You fat bastard” at him. “That’s the London we know and love,” retorted keyboard player Roddy Bottum. Bottum’s work was often what lifted the band above a more brutish guitar assault, especially on the sophisticated, climactic new one, Matador. They also showed a softer side by covering The Commodores’ smooth classic Easy, with no sign of iconoclasm or even a raised eyebrow.  

THE BLACK COUNTRY WORDPRESS 

 The stage presentation added to the sense of drama. With everything and everyone clad in white with some rather fetching floral displays, the use of colour wash lighting simply but successfully altered the backdrop from song to song. There was also a guy in a gimp costume who did as Patton commanded for the opening song and encores. Not sure what is brought to the party or even if it was a party that I wanted to go to.