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Wales Online
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Supergrass Review: I Should Coco at 30 tour prove '90s legends are as fresh as ever
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info It's hard to believe it's been 30 years since I first heard Alright being blasted out of the car radio in my parents' Ford Escort. A rare instance when I'd convinced them to play Atlantic 252 instead of the regular MoR American rock tapes on our summer trips to west Wales. A tune that booted through the semi-serious posturing of '90s indie and that has endured for the decades since. It's a great song; fun, vibrant, perhaps has the catchiest opening of all time, but it's a song that is just the tip of the iceberg that is Supergrass' effortless back catalogue. Celebrating the 30th anniversary of debut album, I Should Coco, the band were welcomed into Cardiff's Great Hall by a crowd full of old and new fans who were champing at the bit for the record in full, topped off by a setlist of great(est) hits. Mercury-nominated back in 1995,the calibre, and pure nostalgia, this record comes with is insane and hearing it performed live and in full for the first time ever was a real pleasure. Of course there's Alright, Caught By the Fuzz, Mansize Rooster, Strange Ones, regular live songs over the years, the treat came with the airing of rarer live performances of album tracks such as Lose It and Sitting Up Straight. The setlist was topped up with hit after hit, including Moving, Richard III, Late in the Day - three songs that are amongst the best tunes of the '90s and three that also happen to be among my favourite ever. I'm admittedly slightly biased. Best of all, though, is just the easy joy and shorthand passed between band members - Gaz Coombes, Danny Goffey, Mick Quinn and Rob Coombes have that easy familiarity of a band that's been a unit for more than three decades (bar the hiatus and also Rob joined back in 2002). Not only does that enrich their music, but that fun on stage spreads in waves over the audience. While hankering for '90s nostalgia might be the current fashion, Supergrass' timeless songs sound as fresh as ever. From superstar gigs to cosy pubs, find out What's On in Wales by signing up to our newsletter here
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Supergrass effortlessly overcome last minute change as iconic band celebrate flawless album at Manchester's Albert Hall
Supergrass fans were treated to something rather special when the Britpop favourites opened their first of two nights in Manchester. Supergrass are currently on the road, playing venues up-and-down the country, as part of their 30th anniversary tour celebrating debut record I Should Coco. Devotees having a chance to see the iconic album performed in full during the schedule. The Mercury Prize-nominated collection includes the somewhat era-defining Alright, which brought global recognition Supergrass' way, Caught by The Fuzz, Mansize Rooster and others. Gaz Coombes and his bandmates aired those and many more as they kicked off their first of two nights at Manchester's Albert Hall on Friday evening. READ MORE: Kylie Minogue at at AO Arena - seating plan, support, stage times, parking and everything you need to know READ MORE: Everything Bruce Springsteen said about Donald Trump in blistering attack in Manchester show Consisting of the aforementioned Gaz, Mick Quinn, Danny Goffey and Rob Coombes, the indie troupe, formed in Oxford, back in 1993, took their disciples back to a simpler time during their very sweaty Manchester city centre show. Support on the night came from Kissing People and last minute recruits Reverend and The Makers. Led by Jon McClure, the late drafts two members short, enjoyed a wonderful connection with those packed into the sold out venue. Shifting through a few tracks from their 20-year body of work. Unsurprisingly, the stripped back version of Heavyweight Champion of the World went down a treat. The rev revealing, due to the unexpected booking, the three-piece were being accompanied by his seven-year-old son's iPad. The charismatic singer stating: 'If it's s**t, blame him.' Before the close of their support act stint, the rev added: 'All f**king about aside, Supergrass are the most underrated band in the world.' A fair few in attendance, on Friday evening, would likely agree with that sentiment. Supergrass, later arriving on-stage to enviable adulation, performed in front of a backdrop consisting of that rather menacing I Should Coco caricature album cover. Addressing the venue, lead Gaz said: 'I didn't think 30 years later we'd be here doing two nights in Manchester at the Albert Hall.' That 'track four', the rather famous, Alright helped to set the early tone of delirium as the group progressed through big hits and lesser-aired rarities. Mid-set drummer Danny Goffey briefly halted proceedings to declare 'that was kind of special, I thought'. Of course, alongside the I Should Coco classics, the Coombes brothers and the accompanying members of Supergrass couldn't resist treating the masses to some more favourites from the band's back catalogue. Moving bringing an echoing singalong to the Albert Hall as Supergrass worked to a close. Gaz praised the 'Insane energy in the room' before the main set finished with Grace - in every sense. The group soon returned to the stage for a two-song encore opened by Sun Hits The Sky with the instantly-recognisable anthem Pumping On Your Stereo getting the crowd in the mood for an indie disco. Perhaps a few even popped into 42s afterwards to further relive their youth…given the mythical club was only round the corner. I'd Like to Know Caught by the Fuzz Mansize Rooster Alright Lose It Play Video Lenny Strange Ones Sitting Up Straight She's So Loose We're Not Supposed To Time Sofa (of My Lethargy) Time To Go Richard III Late in the Day Mary Moving Grace Encore Sun Hits the Sky Pumping on Your Stereo
Scottish Sun
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Supergrass roll back years with blistering Barrowlands performance on Glasgow leg of anniversary tour
Read on to find out how the 90s legends fared on the first of two nights Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) It's been 30 years since Supergrass released their debut album. But - to look at the energy of the band and the Glasgow crowd - it doesn't feel like it. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 4 Supergrass' Gaz Coombes enjoying the moment at the Barrowlands Credit: Getty 4 Mick Quinn of Supergrass Credit: Getty Most here in the Barrowlands would rather not think about the passage of time, I'm sure. But thankfully, as the band launches into the first song off the album, one fan steps forward to remind us. "Put your phones away, it was the 1990s", she yells at people videoing the band. Supergrass is touring I Should Coco, where the public first became acquainted with the three lads from Oxford. On the first of two nights in Glasgow, the band rips through I'd Like To Know before going straight into the classic cautionary coming of age track Caught By The Fuzz. For anyone who had a misspent youth falling foul of the police and parents it hits close to home - not for me of course. It's soon time for seminal Britpop classic, Alright, a song which is perhaps bigger than the band itself due to being a staple of indie and rock radio for the past three decades. And frontman Gaz Coombes is obviously acutely aware of this, as he wryly introduces it as "so then, track four" before the familiar piano riff kicks in. Bands playing albums from start to finish can be a different experience. The traditional structure of the live show is replaced with the ebbs and flows of a studio recording. Eagle-eyed Glastonbury fans work out Britpop legends are playing festival after spotting tour date clue It's a hard thing to get right but thankfully the band rise to the challenge. Songs like Mansize Rooster and Strange Ones remind you of the youthful exuberance of the band's early sound that made them such a fixture of the mid-1990s British scene. But the punky edge to many of the tracks is also a reminder that, like so many scenes, they actually sounded quite different to the other acts they were lumped in with. They close this side of the gig with the album closer - jaunty acoustic farewell Kinks-like Time To Go. But luckily for the crowd, Supergrass aren't leaving any time soon and deliver a rip-roaring 'best of the rest' set with indie classics like Richard III, Moving and Grace. The band finish their set with an encore of Sun Hits The Sky and singalong favourite Pumping On Your Stereo. It's another sweaty night in the Barrowlands and I'm definitely feeling my age by the end - but for 90 minutes it feels like the crowd and the band are just the same as ever. 4 Supergrass performed I Should Coco on Credit: Handout
