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Live: Violent Soho bring stellar sold-out tour to Festival Hall, Melbourne

Brisbane’s Violent Soho are a perfect example of a band that have put all the groundwork in, and then some, before really finding the level of success they deserved.

Thankfully their 2016 full-length, WACO, changed all that and has since resulted in a headline tour that’s seen the quartet flourish on a live scale even further.

Earlier this week we joined Violent Soho at Melbourne’s Festival Hall, as their sold out run stopped for a stunning showcase in the city.

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Perth charmers Tired Lion open the Halloween billing and for what they lack in costumes, they make up for in spirit. The foursome have all the necessary weapons in their armoury and it’s exciting to see their sound come together.

Following suit are Tassie punks Luca Brasi who look at home on the Festival Hall stage.

It’s always nice to see a band who wear their emotions so openly as this lot do, but as they glance across to eachother throughout the set, it’s obvious they’re just as blown away as we are.

Tracks like Aeroplanes and Count Me Out from their 2016 release, If This Is All We’re Going To Be, are the set’s real pinch-me moments.

LA noise-makers The Bronx slam on the accelerator as tonight’s main support, stepping the show up into an exhilarating fifth gear.

They’re also the only ones wearing Halloween costumes but are doing a good enough job for the entire venue. Don’t let the Spandex onesies fool you though, The Bronx mean business as they jolt between heavy hardcore and punk.

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Frontman Matt Caughthran takes his superhero cape to heart as he ventures deep into the crowd during Knifeman, which sees him lead a swirl of manic mosh-pitters like only a true pro can.

From there, the stage is set for Violent Soho.

In full headline mode, Luke Boerdam and co feel totally unstoppable.

They scatter fan favourites Like Soda, Viceroy, Blanket, So Sentimental and How To Taste throughout the set so not to lose any momentum and it works like a charm.

Fans continuously swirl beneath their feet, with the band openly perplexed at just how they’re maintaining all that energy throughout the slower tracks.

With the confetti canons ignited, Violent Soho suddenly feel like the biggest band in the world.

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