The Vamps OVO Hydro 8th December 2022
The Vamps return to the OVO Hydro on their 10-year greatest hits tour of the UK. A Chilly night in the city but their fans have turned out in high number filling into the venue to take in the support acts and gaining a good advantage point to see their idols.
The first artist on to warm up the Glasgow audience was solo artist Henry Moodie that took to the stage and delighted the audience with his a few of his own songs. Henry admitted he was surprised he got on the tour as he doesn’t have music of a back catalogue. He has a powerful voice and can entertain a crowd; he had the audience in full voice with splitting the audience up in to left and right with a sing off to a Taylor Swift hit. He is one to watch out for.
Next up was main support from the USA The Aces, high talked about band and was eager to take in their set. The four-piece band featuring Cristal Ramirez and sister Alisa, Katie Henderson and McKenna Petty. They came on to the stage and grabbed the Glasgow audience and took them a journey. The energy and the passion coming from the 4 piece was remarkable. They played a set including both their recent singles Stuck and Physical. Lead singer Cristal jumped around the stage and using the catwalk to get closer to the Glasgow audience. They knew how to lay their mark on the city, look forward to seeing them on their own with a longer set. But they showed what the have and delighted the OVO Hydro audience with their stage presence and attitude. This is a band worth checking out you won’t be disappointed.
After a short break it was time to welcome The Vamps to OVO Hydro, the crowd was up for it as the venue was electric. The intro music began, and the Glasgow audience could see the band silhouettes through the stage curtain. The band came down a set of stairs to delight their fans as the noise level in the venue became exceedingly high. The came on to Last Night followed by the excellent Girls on TV as the stage will filled with TV sets on the screens as lead singer Brad Simpson walked down the catwalk greeting the audience that had lined up from the door opening to get close to the singer and band member. He took time to sing to them as he crouched down to them at the front rows around the catwalk.
This was an explosive start to the set that had the Glasgow audience of young girls singing along to Rest Your Love, Wild Heart, Shades On before that excellent acoustic version of Middle of the night. This was a night for to celebrate Ten Years of The Vamps and they were giving their all dancing in the aisles and singing their hearts out. The band putting on an excellent show full of energy and passion and their music was driving into the hearts of their fans as they looked up at their idols on the big screens and those luck enough to see them from around the catwalk.
The delighted the audience with songs Can We Dance, Married in Vegas, All Night before the they closed the set with the excellent Love Struck and Somebody to You. This was one show that hit crowd hard with a powerful set and full of passion and energy that had even the stewards in the venue dancing along. The Vamps are a band worth catching live as they put on a show that will capture you from the off.
Review and Photographs by James Edmond
