Coheed And Cambria keep the crowd in thrall of the sprawl
JANSON BULPIN
WITH CO-HEADLINING
TOURS
comes a possibility that audiences will favour one bill-topper over the other, but rarely does the pendulum swing so far as here. Bristol isn’t alone in this regard, either; it seems the entire UK run is about the prog metallers from New York rather than the post-hardcore foursome from California. The knock-on effect is that opening act
TOUCHÉ
AMORÉ
are seen as a bit of an afterthought, which is a huge disservice for a band revered globally among many circles. It takes them a bit of time to warm up – ditto the sparse crowd in front of them – but
Feign
and
Reminders
finally see them pull through as the venue fills and more voices sing back at them.