And so we finally come to the headliners - Mogwai. Pretty much veterans of the post rock scene now, this year saw a tenth anniversary of their debut album, Young Team. Despite their age they can still cut it live as they proved in a close to two hour set that included a healthy sprinkling of early favourites from Young Team and Ten Rapid amongst more recent material. I've always preferred the full on LOUD stuff over some of the quieter material and for me things really kicked off with Friend of the Night, the lead single from Mr Beast, the last-but-one album. Other highlights included Scotlands Shame, one of the best tracks on the new album.
The set closed in spectacular fashion with Like Herod being followed by Batcat. The latter was a trully brutal experience with thunderous bass and a punishing light show.
The worry with instrumental music is whether it can hold the attention for 2 hours - well Mogwai managed that, and I doubt there would have been any complaints if they had played for another 2. Just a word on the encore as well - Helicon 1!!! Excellent.
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