Live Review: Tired Lion, The Hard Aches, Creo

Local four-piece Creo, clad in all black, and very tight pants, take to the stage to kick off tonight's proceedings. They do a mighty fine job of getting the crowd aroused with their classic rock'n'roll, popping out groovy tune Afterglow to round out a solid set.

As The Hard Aches take to the stage, the crowd were immediately on board with their punk-laden, Smith Street Band-esque tunes. It was nice to see a few in the crowd who knew the words, but most were digging it regardless. Their set was packed with cuts from album Pheromones, but they also ventured into new territory to keep us on our toes, literally, ensuring punters had a damn rockin' time.

Tired Lion burst onto stage with fuzzy, distorted guitars, thrashing drums, with Sophie Hopes' agonisingly screeched vocals piercing through the noise, obliterating any concerns that were going to receive a tame set tonight.

All tracks were played with high intensity and raw honesty, with it heartening to see the crowd yelling back the lyrics and thrashing their bodies along. In an effort to not repeat Friday night's mishaps, Tired Lion made us promise to be friends, before launching into new single Not My Friends; a mosh pit ensued.

New tracks were trialled and the crowd was vibing hard, so they treated us to a cover of Violent Soho's Saramona Said. Hopes then laid it all bare on December, providing a rare quiet moment in the set.

The energy was ramped back up for I Don't Think You Like Me, where they implored us to cram into the front of the room to sing the refrain. We were unfortunately denied an encore, but given an extended outro to exit to, left sweaty, satisfied and buzzing.