July the 4th and you might have expected the 'fantastic four' to have done something a little patriotic! No...there were no cover versions of songs or even mention of the date come to that..(Caleb certainly has an economy of words between songs)! On the other hand, the show surpassed expectations with a truly great atmosphere for a venue that is notoriously hard to get worked up...people were on their feet right to the back row of the balcony. Meanwhile at the front, petite young ladies were fished out of the crowd by security as the 'pit' worked itself into a frenzy. Beer flying everywhere mixing with sweat.
The band were tight tonight and played a good set, even though some early favourites were missing and replaced with new material that buyers of the new recording sucked up greedily. Front row for me at this concert and the best I have seen them (I marvelled at the bass playing tonight!.
The strange thought is that they have not yet reached their full potential!! Caleb has yet to develop a great rapport with the crowd that some legendary performers have, but this will undoubtedly follow, because at this time they have all the other pieces in place.