Review: Blossoms, Liverpool Olympia

Its been pretty much non stop over the past two years for Stockport’s indie-pop saviours, Blossoms.

With their debut album not only hitting number one, but staying there for a second week in August, the shows have been getting bigger and bigger with a few stadium support slots alongside the likes of The Stone Roses along the way.

The band have started 2017 as they mean to go on and, in front of their biggest Liverpool crowd at a sold out Olympia, they continue to prove they have what it takes to stay at the top.

After a frantic, anything can happen, post-punk meets Brexit Britain set from Manchester band Cabbage, Blossoms emerge to Kanye West’s Black Skinhead and the place erupts.

From the first track, At Most A Kiss, the crowd burst into a sea of movement, the album tracks sound great live, if not better as the music fills the vast venue.

With eight of 12 songs released as singles, it is clear that the majority of the crowd know the lyrics instinctively. The Getaway, especially, needs no introduction.

They mix things up towards the end of their set, with frontman Tom Ogden playing an acoustic guitar alongside the father of Blossoms guitarist Josh Dewhurst for My Favourite Room, adding a little bit of The Beatles and Oasis at the end for good measure.

Blossoms triumph in Liverpool with a faultless show, no doubt due to the time they have spent on the road honing their craft.

It is always a good sign when there isn’t one stand out track – it was electric throughout.

But for this five-piece, this is only the start of the journey. Singing about stately homes (Blown Rose) has never sounded so good.

LEE HARMAN