MOON SAFARI
VENUE DOWNSTAIRS AT THE DOME, LONDON
DATE 23/11/2025
Hitting the right groove, every time.
The audience greet Simon Åkesson, Johan Westerlund and Petter Sandström like old friends.
CARSTEN WINDHORST
It was only two weeks ago that the promoters had to shift a prog gig by Germans RPWL upstairs at this venue, such was the demand for tickets, and tonight, Swedes Moon Safari are probably knocking on the door of something similar. It’s busy here; not uncomfortably packed, but it’s getting there. And while tales of gigs being cancelled due to poor ticket sales are rife these days, both these London Prog Gigs shows provide a crumb of comfort.
That Moon Safari are even playing a venue like Downstairs At The Dome is perhaps a moot point. Those in the know – which pretty much includes everyone at tonight’s show – would suggest the Skellefteå quintet (keyboardist Sebastian Åkesson, one of three brothers in the group, remains a studio-only member of the band) are deserving of far grander rewards. And if it was down to their richly melodic progressive rock alone, they would all have a very salient point.