The Bronx playing at The Parish was something else, it really was.

For a start, for them to play in Huddersfield is an incredibly unheard of occurrence. Those who know of The Parish, with it’s incredibly small stage and floor space as well as knowing who The Bronx are, will know that a band such as The Bronx, playing at The Parish, is an ‘absolutely-crazy-out-of-this-world-has-this-really-happened-or-is-this-just-a-dream’ experience. So now that it has happened, I think I need a minute or two to try and comprehend everything all over again.

As if the crowd weren’t already hyped up enough by the presence of The Bronx in the Parish, supporting act, Slaves, were there to try and stir up a bit of a frenzy. The two piece provided vocals, a guitar and a unique drum kit set up which allowed for a standing drummer, who also yelled vocals in one song, Girl Fight.

I don’t know if you’ve ever seen someone singing-shouting whilst drumming in a standing position, but it certainly looked like a workout and the front row of the crowd should’ve been marked out with a ‘Splash Zone’ like at Sea World.

There was swaying, there were riffs and there were questions about biscuits. Most importantly though there were nodding heads. Quite a fitting support for the show at hand and some new fans won over-everyone’s a winner.

Now then. The Bronx. just like I bet it would, Knifeman opened up the set and it wasn’t long until vocalist Matt Caughthran was in the crowd and really getting into the action.

I’ve seen The Bronx before and those who know them always know to expect a good, energetic live show. Maybe it’s the music that does it, maybe it’s the crowd, but this was the first time I’ve seen Matt fully in the crowd with such ease and I’m certain that’s because of the setting.

He explained later that ‘you’ve gotta play the small places’ and he’s right. Where else could you enjoy playing your music to your fans than an incredibly intimate venue such as The Parish?

It was certainly a break between their festival run in the UK, where they were playing the likes of Sonisphere and 2000 Trees.

Older, expected songs like ‘Heart Attack American’ were obviously in abundance as well as newer concoctions of chaos such as ‘Too Many Devils’, which saw Matt quite literally revive the heights of ferocity within the crowd. Have you ever seen a crowd surfer crowd surf on another crowd surfer? No? Well I did, and it was a beautiful sight. And as unique as it was I kind of wasn’t surprised. If I was expecting to see it anywhere, it would be at a show belonging to The Bronx. They’ll always be a favourite of mine and this will stand up there as the best time I’ve seen them, if not one of the greater live shows I’ve ever witnessed.

Here’s To The Bronx, here’s to The Parish and here’s to more bands like The Bronx stopping off at The Parish so they can show us what intimacy really feels like. Bravo everyone, bravo.

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