On a cold winter's evening 4 and 2 ex Ketchumpleonites ventured to the Brixton Academy to enjoy what was to be an enthralling rip roaring performance from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, a regular Monday night this was not to be. From the off YYYs le ad, Karen O had the crowd captivated and in awe. Energetic, charasmatic and resembling a page from a Dazed fashion shoot on speed, Karen and the band performed song after song that the crowd could scream, yell, jump, dance and just lose themselves to. The YYYs rolled out all their hits throughout the night, but made sure to leave the show stopper until the very end, giving a heart stopping acoustic version of 'Maps' after the crowd were left crying out for 10mins to get their encore. Very rarely would the venue have witnessed the Brixton crowd go from rapturous cheering and excitement to an euphoric silence induced from the first chorus before breaking into one harmonious voice to take the song to its finally. The full house left the Academy blown away and knowing that they had just enjoyed something special; a performance only very few will ever match.
