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(“We had a budget for fireworks but I spunked it on my outfit!”), the entire floor, from front to back, are sitting down ready to explode on his say so. When he does, it is quite a sight watching the entire floor bounce as one. The Struts are way heavier live, thanks to the magical riffage from guitarist Adam Slack (especially on ‘Put Your Money On Me’), and the perfectly in-sync team of drummer Gethin Davies and bassist Jed Elliott. After the song is over, Spiller begins to address the crowd; “My voice is fucked. I shouldn’t be singing, but I didn’t want to cancel, so I’m going to singing quite low”. At times throughout the shortened set, he seems to be in a great deal of discomfort, grasping at his throat a few times. The crowd are willing him on, and like a good pro, he uses them to his advantage, especially during the extended cover of ‘Dancing In The Dark’. No Tom Morello guesting tonight, instead we have Ella. After stating that he “wanted to get his own Courtney Cox up here for a sing and a dance”, young Ella is up on stage in a flash, and is beaming from ear to ear. Like the original owner of the song, Spiller is a masterful performer and adept in making the audience feel like they are the only one there. As well as having Ella act out the Courtney Cox role, he also gets her to act as cheerleader in getting each side of the crowd to try and outdo the other in the noise stakes. It goes on for a full ten minutes before she takes her bows and leaves the stage. A classy moment that made the night for a young fan, a fan for life now. With Spiller struggling with his voice, the set is shortened, but it brings with it an “off the cuff” gorgeous stripped back version of ‘Mary Go Round’. It’s just Spiller and Slack on stage. The lights are turned off, and Spiller asks everyone to turn their phones on and light up the room, he jokes “I know it’s Glasgow, but don’t be afraid to take your phones out!” A spine tingling moment that was simply perfect. It’s easy to see why America loves Spiller and The Struts. They are the complete package, and British to boot. If you were at that show and left without grinning like a loon, you have a cold, dead heart. Photographer Dave was so enamoured, he declared it “the gig of the year so far”, and he gets to a fair amount of gigs, let me tell you. Don’t take Dave’s word for it, get yourself along to see The Struts the next time they come around. Be prepared to sing, smile, and bounce… especially bounce. Review: Dave S Images: Dave J [gallery type='flickr' user_id='132278830@N06' view='photosets' photoset_id='72157689839820543' media='photos' columns='3' tag_mode='any' sort='date-posted-desc' per_page='36' layout='square' caption='title' thumb_size='s' main_size='z' ]]]>
