Yes, that's right a live set beamed straight to the crowd via headphones. It's an odd experience. I've heard about the Silent Disco before, which gives you the a choice of a couple of DJ's, but this was just one band.
A free drink from the vodka brand sponsoring the night help get the crowd in the mood, and the novelty of chunky headphones creates a bit of a buzz. Barely a few notes in to the first song and I'm fiddling with the volume trying to eek out more volume and bass with no success. Others in the crowd heckle for the headphones to be turned up during a quiet bit. The strangest thing was taking them off to listen to the crowd sing the songs word for word, completely a cappella, even the drums were electric. When the band paused to share their bemusement of the set up with the crowd, the drummer tapped out an improv techno/gabba beat.
The band sounded tight and looked like they enjoyed it for the novelty value as did the mainly student crowd. I felt like I had seen the Mystery Jets, but not really live. Don't get me wrong it was fun, but not the full experience.
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