So after being deprived of shooting any sort of live entertainment for almost a whole month (the last thing I shot before this being the Human League at Sheffield City Hall) I am finally back in with the togging action and have a lineup of artists to shoot left, right and centre, and it all kicked off with having a pass to shoot up and coming country guitarist Jake Bugg at the Sheffield O2 which was a real challenge in more ways than one!
Not only was it Jake Bugg that would take to the stage at the O2 but Hudson Taylor and Little Green Cars would also share their music with Steel City's crowd that had shown for the night. Hudson Taylor are a 3 4 piece band from Ireland and Little Green Cars being a 6 piece band from Ireland. They both performed well and kept the crowd entertained for few hours while Bugg was being pampered and groomed backstage ready for his first night on his headline tour. Only at the age of 18 you have to give him credit of his achievements. Having already toured with Noel Gallagher and Snow Patrol he has achieved so much in the time he has been around.
Hudson Talor and Little Green Cars were a good warm up act for Jake but I wouldn't think they would have their own headline gig for a while, not until they come up with more interesting material at least. Trying to tease the crowd and get them to sing along is good, but you need to know how to work the crowd and I hate to say it but Hudson Taylor didn't deliver. Doing the old "we say... you say..." didn't really work when they tried it out. It might have worked if the O2 venue was more than half empty (not half full haha). Little Green Cars were a little better than Hudson Taylor and got a few members of the crowd having a groove and jive, I can see them going far especially since they have such a talented vocalist.
Hopefully I get a few more gigs this year than last I am now more equipped with contacts and already have a bunch of potential gigs lined up for me including The Darkness at Sheffield's City Hall at the beginning of March, I really hope I get this show as Justin is such a frontman and would be such a icon to photograph live on stage. Till then...................
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