LIVE REVIEW: Boston Manor

By Resonate | March 23, 2022

WORDS BY DYLAN SHORTIDGE

SWX was tragically arsoned in July 2021, so Boston Manor’s triumphant return to Bristol was moved to the Marble Factory. This venue offers a room equally suited to raucous raves as it is to the rowdy punk crowd that make up Boston Manor’s fans.

I made it to the venue in time for the final two songs of the second support act Movements, and was greeted by a flurry of crowd surfers and a chaotic moshpit – it must have been a good set. Through word of mouth I heard that the first support, Jools, were equally as impressive, touted as a band set to be the ‘next big thing in 10 years time.’ Check back in 2032 – we’ll see if that holds true.

Boston Manor showed that they won’t need that long to be a big deal. They have been one of the UK’s most underrated talents for a long time, and maybe after this tour they might even leap towards becoming household names. The hefty 16-song set was made up of cuts from as far back as 2016’s Be Nothing through to the newest EP Desperate Times, Desperate Pleasures, leave very little to be desired for even the most hardcore fans in the house. 

Gigs of this size are often a proving ground for bands where you tell if they have what it takes to keep climbing the ladder – or if they’ll be destined to spend eternity as an Academy-sized act. Fortunately for the BM boys, no one foresees that happening.

Click here for our review of Boston Manors : DESPERATE TIMES DESPERATE PLEASURES album.