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Noah and the Whale

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4.6

7 of 8(88%)customers would recommend this to a friend.

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Review 1 for Noah and the Whale

5 / 5

Roundhouse @

- London @

- Fri 12 Mar 2010 @

Opening act(s): Airship @

Posted 16/03/2010

by Anonymous

Location: UK

Noah and the Whale playeda great set with a good mix of their best songs and a couple of new tracks too. Roundhouse is always a great venue.

Roundhouse @

- London @

- Fri 12 Mar 2010 @

Opening act(s): Airship @

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Review 2 for Noah and the Whale

3 / 5

Self absorbed Noah forgets his whale!

Roundhouse @

- London @

- Fri 12 Mar 2010 @

Favourite moment: Rocks & Daggers finally roused the crowd - rather belatedly! @

Opening act(s): Kassidy @

Posted 14/03/2010

by Anonymous

First time at refurbished Roundhouse - great atmospheric venue. However, it would have helped to know that there is a choice of balcony or floor and be offered tickets accordingly (you cannot go upstairs if you have a "floor" ticket).

Support act, Kassidy, were excellent. Just the sort of rousing folk/indie-rock crossover to get the crowd going. Punchy mix of Kings of Leon, Crosby Stills & Nash and Eagles with the look of an all-male Magic Numbers. Definitely a group to watch out for.

Noah and the Whale started with the quick-fire "Love of an Orchestra" - very reminiscent of James' "Getting away with it" - but then went rapidly downhill. It seemed as though they were trying to reject the very style that captured so many fans a year or so back, by pretendfing to be a heavy rock band complete with the stilted mannerisms, poses and incoherence of that genre. By the end of their sixth song (which just sounded identical to the the previous four) they had lost much of the audience. Having moved to the back, I found that most people were just ignoring them and just talking, texting and yawning. Not helped by the complete lack of charisma or any attempt to engage the audience by the band. Oh dear!!

It did get better - as they returned to their back catalogue/first album and made more use of the brass section and girl choir. With their last 5-6 songs - including their three encore items - were a lot more in tune with audience and their strengths. They just about rescued what would have otherwise have been a one star gig - the most disappointing I've been to in years.
Such a shame they cannot build a whole set based on that quirky "Belle & Sebastian- esque style that first caught my attention - and learn to engage more with the crowd.

Roundhouse @

- London @

- Fri 12 Mar 2010 @

Favourite moment: Rocks & Daggers finally roused the crowd - rather belatedly! @

Opening act(s): Kassidy @

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Review 3 for Noah and the Whale

4 / 5

Great encore!

Roundhouse @

- London @

- Fri 12 Mar 2010 @

Posted 13/03/2010

by njfrancis

Brilliant beginning and worth waiting for the ending but middle was a bit mornful.

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- London @

- Fri 12 Mar 2010 @

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Review 4 for Noah and the Whale

5 / 5

Noah & the Whale are pure talent.

Roundhouse @

- London @

- Fri 12 Mar 2010 @

Favourite moment: All of it. @

Posted 13/03/2010

by SHAZ37

Brilliant, talented, uplifting, emotional, fantastic, beautiful. My new favourite band of all time.
Roundhouse is a great venue too.

Roundhouse @

- London @

- Fri 12 Mar 2010 @

Favourite moment: All of it. @

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Review 5 for Noah and the Whale

5 / 5

Magical

ICA @

- London @

- Thu 3 Sep 2009 @

Favourite moment: Give Me The Love Of An Orchestra @

Opening act(s): N/A @

Posted 02/11/2009

by Piccolo

Location: London

I've wanted to see Noah and the Whale live for as long as i have known about them, yet for one reason or another, at Glastonbury, Bestival or wherever else i have been where they have appeared on the line-up, i kept managing to miss them. Therefore, when the opportunity to see them at the ICA arose, i was delighted. To say i wasn't disappointed is an understatement. From start to finish, the concert was truly beautiful. The ICA was the perfect place for such a fairytale to unravel. I have never been so truly moved by a concert and i hope that when i meet someone over the rainbow, they will love me just a tiny piece of how much he clearly loved her. Simply stunning.

ICA @

- London @

- Thu 3 Sep 2009 @

Favourite moment: Give Me The Love Of An Orchestra @

Opening act(s): N/A @

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Review 6 for Noah and the Whale

5 / 5

NOAH AND THE WHALE Rocked KOKO to its knees!!!

KOKO @

- London @

- Fri 2 Oct 2009 @

Favourite moment: After two minutes of chanting, they came out and performed the greatest encore I have ever seen!! @

Setlist: Give A Little Love, Blue Skies, Jocasta, Love Of An Orchestra, Our Window, Slow Glass, I Have Nothing, Hold My Hand As Im Lowered, Stranger, My Door Is Always Open, Rocks and Daggers, The First Days Of Spring, Shape Of My Heart, 5 Years Time, My Broken Heart. @

Opening act(s): Sean Rowe @

Posted 03/10/2009

by JCjoscos

Probably the greatest concert I have ever seen. Noah and the Whale just have such great energy and they push it through these songs which are both meaningful and strong. The singing was top, the music was always above excellent and the energy levels were off the chart!!!

KOKO @

- London @

- Fri 2 Oct 2009 @

Favourite moment: After two minutes of chanting, they came out and performed the greatest encore I have ever seen!! @

Opening act(s): Sean Rowe @

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Review 7 for Noah and the Whale

5 / 5

Great night guys

O2 Academy Oxford @

- Oxford @

- Thu 1 Oct 2009 @

Favourite moment: Five Years Time @

Posted 02/10/2009

by Depravo

Location: Oxford

Excellent evening guys and great effort considering your recent loss of all your equipment. Hope the toe-rags return your stuff some time soon.

O2 Academy Oxford @

- Oxford @

- Thu 1 Oct 2009 @

Favourite moment: Five Years Time @

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Review 8 for Noah and the Whale

5 / 5

Weird and wonderful

O2 Academy Oxford @

- Oxford @

- Thu 1 Oct 2009 @

Posted 02/10/2009

by mickymacky

They had all their kit nicked the night before. But here they were, odd but inspiring. Thanks to them all for the determination to go on. The act is beautifully melancholic, with low and moody vocals, lots of intense ambiguity - Blue Skies - mixed with touches of whimsical folk, some wild, soaring violin, brilliant, original lyrics and the sheer strange joy of songs like Five Years Time or Love of an Orchestra, genius both. There's sadness in here, but it sure makes you smile. Exhilarating.

O2 Academy Oxford @

- Oxford @

- Thu 1 Oct 2009 @

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