Just over two years ago I was stood in the upstairs of a club with about 40 other people watching You Me at Six play a handful of songs, not knowing anything about them except the large amount of hype they had received on myspace. Fast forward two years and it's march 2010 and i'm stood in a sold out Leeds O2 academy waiting for the band from Surrey to take to the stage. They've had an amazing two years going from almost unknowns to one of the biggest upcoming bands in the UK at the moment, and as they take to the stage its obvious why.
The night started with the first support band 'Forever The Sickest Kids'. Basking in UV lights and playing a set of new and old songs they got the crowd in a great mood. With a pop sound mixed with electro, everytime I see these guys live they always sound great, and they're definatly ones to catch live. The second support act of the night are 'We The Kings'. A contrast to the pop electro start to the gig, WTK's brought a rockier sound, moving away from their pop punk sound we heard in their first album, they played songs from their latest album which seems to have a more rock sound, showing that their growing up.
However everyone was there for the headliners ' You Me at Six' who kicked off the gig with 'Safer to Hate Her' and 'Kiss and Tell' the band seemed to have kept it simple, playing in front of a black curtain, and letting the music speak for itself. However after the second song an air raid siren sounded with red lights flashing and the band ran off stage. After about a minute the black curtain dropped and the band jumped into the first song of their newest album 'The Consequence', the backdrop made up of old style flash cameras, flashing in time with the music, adding to the exciting atmosphere of the gig. This set piece alone shows how far the band have come from playing a tiny room in Hull two years ago.
As the band, joined by Travis from WTK's, played their last song 'Underdog', and ended their set Josh made a speech telling the crowd how grateful all the band were for how far they have come and how they owe it all to the fans. This is a band who haven't had mass media coverage and a large amount of radio play, yet they still manage to sell out gigs, solely through the use of social networking and the fans and the band know this and are massivly grateful, which can be seen as they take time out after the show to meet and talk to the fans.
So as the gig ended and I walked away from my third time seeing 'You Me At Six', I feel everytime I see them they are even better than before, and I can't wait to see them again, which may be sooner than I think as Josh let slip they may be playing 'Slam Dunk Fest' at the end of May.
