Supports Royal Headache are a very interesting bunch, and you have a high probability of finding a front man sitting outside the venue on first sight. Looks and the way you dress don’t disqualify you from music, and everything he lacked in style he made up for with his voice. It was full of soul and a vocal tone that would not be out of place in the 1960’s or motown. The feel good vibe of the band permeated throughout the audience who shimmied and shaked with the crazed front man, who joined the punters on the dance floor. Royal Headache are much more than a band, they also seem to be a part-time comedy act in the loosest of terms, with the singer's constant use of expletives in his stage banter. At one stage he stated “It’s so much more fun on the floor, fuck the stage”. Before anyone knew exactly what hit them it was over, the crowd was left either speaking of their brilliance or with a confused look on their face.

The long wait for Health was finally drawing to a close and the room was beginning to get full. As the curtains opened, feedback rang throughout the room, emanating from the instruments they carried and the pedals they ran through. The stage was an elaborate mess of cables and effects pedals which are crucial to the sounds that the band creates. As the feedback stopped, the cacophony of sound began; layer upon layer all being held together by thunderous drumming that never missed a beat. The crowd came prepared and reciprocated the energy the band gave, a shirtless member of the crowd deciding to stage-dive numerous times and also drop his pants on several occasions spurring a member of the band to say “Everytime that guy gets up on stage and pulls his pants down I close my eyes so I don’t laugh”.

Songs played from last years "Get Color" included; "Die Slow", "Severin", "We Are Water" and "In Violet". The set was short but sweet, carrying out punch after punch with every minute an assault of the human senses from the rumbling low end of the massive sounding drums to the chainsaw-like noises from the guitars and bass. Something that became even more evident in the live show is the band's incredible timing and awareness, knowing exactly when the section and dynamic changes occur. Another was the ability of the band to take in so many different styles of music and make a sound that is quite unique. Upon closer listening, you can hear elements of industrial, metal, dance and punk all mashed together, but at different times each one rears its head out just a little further than the rest. Their material was able to tread the fine line between engaging pop music and blistering noise, and this is where Health’s brilliance lies.