07 June 2007

A live review of Calvin Harris

Calvin Harris, Manchester Academy 3, 2 June 2007



Calvin Harris must have a lot of faith in his material because he plays top ten smash hit ‘Acceptable In The 80s’ just four songs into this very sweaty, very short and very amazing live set. As you’d expect it raises the roof and after a quick break to blow his nose (he’s got a cold coming on) the Tallest Man In Electro goes about the rest of the show in spectacular fashion.

Not a song here is wasted. ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Attitude’ threatens to melt the entire venue down into a sticky funk nugget, while ‘The Girls’ is greeted in a way that should really be reserved for global dignitaries or rich grandparents.

By the time he gets round to closing the set with a gigantic version of ‘Vegas’, Calvin has got the crowd eating out of the palm of his keyboard-playing hand. “I like them Manchester girls!” he shouts. They like you too Calvin, and the boys are pretty keen too.

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