Sleaford Mods Gig - The Forum

The Forum was packed. In the bad old days, a haze of cigarette spoke choked the air. We're in the 2020's now and people take sneaky vapes. Loverly.

The support act was Enola. They gave off a bit of a Siouxsie and the Banshees / Savages vibe. I liked them. I'll be looking out for them in the future.

The Mods set up is simple. A laptop and a microphone. Andrew does the music. Jason does the vocals. Andrew used to just press a button and stand there. Now he out competes Jason in dad dancing. There's an honesty to that approach. No frills. Just the music stripped back. Punk with a dash of hip hop.

Opening up with 'UK Grim' from the new album they played a set that was a mix of old and new. 'Jobseeker' and 'Tied Up in Nottz' from the back catalogue were also highlights.

You'd think a pre-recorded soundtrack would be a bit flat. It's not. It's a wall of sound. It's spitting at the modern world of zero hours contracts, austerity and the gig economy. Put it in the bin! It's a call to arms. It's a call to get vaccinated against wealth measles.

Setlist

• UK GRIM

• On the Ground

• Pit 2 Pit

• McFlurry

• Force 10 From Navarone

• Giddy on the Ciggies

• Tilldipper

• Bang Someone Out

• £5.60

• I Don't Rate You

• Smash Each Other Up

• Mork n Mindy

• Fizzy

• Thick Ear

• DIwhy

• So Trendy

• Strike Force

• T.C.R.

• Don

• Tory Kong

• I Claudius

• Nudge It

• Tied Up in Nottz

• Jobseeker

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