I definitely agree with beedubyah's comments about the fantastic audience! Bounciest concert since The Hives last year at least. While I certainly like Kasabian's solid debut album and their catchy, beat-heavy songs, their album did not prepare me at all for one of the best 9:30 Club concerts of the year. I very nearly saw British Sea Power at the Black Cat instead, but I went with Kasabian for the simple reason that I've been listening more to Kasabian than British Sea Power this year. Needless to say, I don't regret my choice at all, though I am annoyed that both bands were scheduled for the same evening. Lead guitarist/songwriter Serge and frontman Tom Meighan performed with an exuberance that the audience fed off and returned many times over. The driving force for the dance milieu, however, was Kasabian's excellent drummer, Ian Matthews, but it was the enthusiastic audience which elevated Kasabian and were in turn elevated by them and made it such a memorable concert experience.
Opening act Rock 'n' Roll Soldiers attacked the audience and took no prisoners! They played fast, straight up, no-gimmicks rock that the audience warmed to almost immediately. They're probably the best opening act on a three-act bill that I've seen in a long time. They were soon followed by Mad Action, who were more reserved but more technically proficient. Both supporting acts were very strong, but I would probably give the edge to Rock 'n' Roll Soldiers. P.S. Nice job, DJing, Kosmo.
