At the 1,145 capacity club Scala, Britt Daniels, the lead singer of the Texan group Spoon, was amazed at how many British people came to see them live. “My record label said we couldn’t do a UK tour because we don’t have enough British fans,” he said in the microphone. “This is the best British crowd we’ve had.”
They proved everyone wrong by selling out their show at Scala in the King’s Cross in London this past Monday. Britt Daniel (vocals, guitar), Jim Eno (drums), Eric Harvey (keyboard, guitar, percussion, backing vocals) and Rob Pope (bass) were a long way from their home in Austin, Texas, but the indie rock outfit played a set that dazzled the British crowd with both older and newer material.
Spoon performed songs from their 2001 album Gimme Fiction such as “The Beast and Dragon, Adored” and “I Turn My Camera On,” their popular single, which Daniel introduced by saying that “we used to hate playing this one.” They also pleased their British audience with songs from their latest album, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, their most successful record in their lengthy career, performing their cover version by Natural History’s unreleased “Don’t You Evah” as well as their new single “The Underdog.”
Daniel, with his beer in his hand, raised his cup to his beloved crowd. After over an hour of performance, the frontman was breathless and his brown button down shirt looked black from all the sweat he mustered up during the performance, as if it was a sign of love for the crowd.
And they responded with frenetic energy. The audience jumped up and down, dancing to the rhythm of the music and rocking side to side, but never broaching on moshing. Some sang along, others just listened and absorbed as much as Daniel’s voice and the music as they could.
With the crowd feeding off of the band’s energy throughout the set, Spoon did not seem the least bit disappointed by the outcome of their journey across the Atlantic. The mass of people jam-packed the venue, and when Daniel attempted to get through the crowd to get backstage before the concert, he was happy to treat them to an autograph.
After their encore, Spoon finally sang the most anticipated song of the evening, “The Way We Get Back,” which was featured on “The OC.” Spoon showed the crowd why they topped critic lists last year, and the audience loved it. Daniel was the last one to leave the stage, as if he didn’t want to leave or for the night to end. While his band members exited the stage, Daniel started handing his crowd souvenirs like the set list and guitar picks. The group ended their night on a friendly note, making their performance and their trip to the UK worth their while.
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