Having heard plenty about them, I decided to head down to The Duchess to see what the fuss was about and see PartyClub for myself, supporting General Fiasco.
PartyClub are made up of four University students; Will Cooper, Tom Banks, Sam Sackville and Alex Beevers, and they serve up their own musical brand of “indiebounce”. Formed in late 2011, the band were propelled to the forefront of the music world in April when they were added to the Radio 1 Playlist as the Introducing Band of the Week. Since this success, the band has gone from strength to strength. Securing management with the company that also oversee Dappy and Tinchy Stryder, they now have a full summer of dates lined up including Beach Break Live and a mini-tour at the end of June.
Back to the gig, PartyClub took to the stage to a raucous cheer from their strong following who had come to see them for the first time since their recent successes. Opening with one of the songs I had heard previous to coming to the gig, ‘Our Path’, their sound was instantly well received by the crowd and was catchy, upbeat and fast-paced. The set continued in a similar fashion, and it was a performance that fully highlighted the enthusiasm that is beginning to spread about them. New track ‘City Lights’ provided a different edge to the otherwise summery, jovial feel of the songs, but the catchy and sing-a-long-able choruses still remained.
The set ended with ‘Young and Free’, the song playlisted on Radio 1, and such publicity showed its effects, with many of the crowd, other than those who had come specifically to see the band, bouncing and singing along to this unashamedly pop hit.
With the set at an end, PartyClub left the stage to a bigger cheer than they came on to. The buzz about this band is certainly justified, and on this performance, they should prepare themselves for much, much more.
was there in my blazer and loved it, well done PartyClub