On the 15th February Spring King returned to The Diff to play a rescheduled date. Having previously played at Full Moon, ÔÇ£itÔÇÖs a similar vibe but a lot smaller than this venueÔÇØ therefore Clwb Ifor Bach is quite a change for the quintet. Tarek added ÔÇ£this whole tour has been amazing so farÔÇØ. As the band are supporting Kaiser Chiefs the following week Pete mentioned that this shorter tour has ended up acting as a warm up for the gigs at the bigger venues, ÔÇ£it fitted really perfectlyÔÇØ. After two support acts including the up and coming Get Inuit, Spring King arrived on stage and belted out the fan favourite Better Man. ÔÇ£Should be pretty rowdyÔÇØ Tarek said in the interview before the gig. And rowdy it was, with the self-confessed indie kids going mad at the front, coated in glitter with their look finished off with a pair of doc Martins, whilst at the back it was the more tame older generation, who seemed to be having a little dance. The sold-out crowd was a mix of audiences but Tarek says ÔÇ£I think our music translates well across all types of audiences and genresÔÇØ. Having supported Slaves and Spector on tour one after another proves this statement to be correct.
As Spring King have mainly high energy tracks, their gig was certainly a sweaty affair with many mosh pits forming at the front. The band were encouraging these moshes especially during the track ItÔÇÖs so Dark, AndyÔÇÖs favourite to play, ÔÇ£I just love the end bit because it gets insaneÔÇØ. And it got a bit too insane, James had to step in and calm the youngsters at the front down before anyone got hurt. In the interview James said ÔÇ£on stage weÔÇÖre all having fun because music itÔÇÖs funny we want to happen but we do take it seriously tooÔÇØ.┬á You can tell they are all having a great time on the stage laughing and joking around to each other which adds a connection between the band and the fans.┬á A few slower songs were thrown in the mix ÔÇ£to give our sweaty messes a breakÔÇØ, Darkness Take Me Away did this well. A few ÔÇ£oldies but goodiesÔÇØ were also showcased, the old favourite, Demons for example. During the encore the band played another older song LetÔÇÖs Ride. The extreme high energy and fast paced lyrics, I believe, sum Spring KingÔÇÖs entire sound up. The crowd loved it.
As for the next year, you can look forward to seeing Spring King on tour with Kaiser Chiefs, Flying Vinyl Festival, Tramlines Festival and many more that havenÔÇÖt been announced yet. Tarek says ÔÇ£We want to play as many shows as we can. Put out music and keep creatingÔÇØ. And we canÔÇÖt wait! Sounds like 2017 is going to be a great year for these boys.
Charlie Minett