04 January 2005

Live Review: Yeah Yeah Yeahs at London Brixton Academy - 15th November 2004

Author: Becky

Yeah Yeah Yeahs
The audience waited to catch a glimpse of the punk-fuelled Kazza 0 herself, during both the support acts (which were both pretty damn good), hoping to see a flash of aluminous pink, or a sighting of ripped fishnets. But, no, there was nothing, until...

The lady herself walked on, in a two-piece tweed suit! Miss O was followed then by Nick Zinner and Brian Chase, who were both going for the gothic look, all dressed in black, with heavy black make-up (well that was Nick anyway). The music starts, the drums kick in, and the guitar is officallly loving it, as Karen O starts to strip, removing the layers of tight conservative tweed to reveal, the kind of costume which would have blended in well in Wacko Jacko's 'Thriller' video. It's a skeleton body suit, with ribbons and tassles hanging off in all directions. She stomps around in her gem covered converse, pulling up her hood, hiding her paint streaked make-up. Even dressed as a grubby skeleton, she oozes sex appeal.

The tunes are played, the audience have a fantastic 'Date With The Night', while 'Pin' gets the whole crowd toe-tapping to the max, so that you feel like snogging the guy next to you with the 'I Love Karen O' T-shirt on. 'Maps' reveals a vulnerable side to the woman of madness, and the new tracks seem... interesting. We all want more, and as the crowd at the front get drenched with water from the security guards, they give us more.

The Karen O look-a-likes copy the orgasmic sounds, and the guys dribble with love for Miss O. It's a night to remember, a definate date with the night I'll never forget!

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