Lucy Rose @ Liverpool Eric's 25/5/12

After a cancelled train and 3 painful bus rides, my night wasn't exactly going as planned, but eventually I made it to Liverpool and thankfully it was so worth it.

After a quick scout in town, flanked by the famous Cavern Club, I found Eric's club and walked down into what can only be described as a pretty cosy cellar. Surprisingly I only found about 20ish people there (I guessed this was because it was an 18+ gig and I noted people at the door being refused for lack of ID) but it made the whole gig extremely intimate and like you were watching something really special all to yourself. The show began with everybody sat awkwardly near the back on stools but Lucy joked into the mic that she felt a little intimated with everyone being so far away so in a sign of respect the entire room in unison stood up and shifted forward leaving us only 2 ft away from her as she was singing. A beautiful experience to say the least. Opening with an extended version of 'Middle Of the Bed' Lucy's voice sounds beyond perfect, and it continues throughout the night as she debuts a large chunk of material from her upcoming album. Each song sounded great (in fact there wasn't a single dud song on the setlist) and the night ends with Lucy getting the audience to participate in a shouting part during 'Bikes'. It was a beautiful evening and I for one will definitely be there on the next tour (which will no doubt be in much larger venues than tonight) and I'm no doubt sure when she hits the big time everyone from tonight will one day be recounting 'the time I saw Lucy Rose play in a dingy cellar back in the day....'