belsonic
supporting flaming lips. one hour set, onstage at 8pm.

reviews/comments

from http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/atl:

crowd reaction: by this point of the evening, the majority of folks were in place, eagerly awaiting our headliners for the evening. so yes, it did seem a little out of place to have instrumental rock "wizards" (tm steven of the flaming lips) as the final support. granted they didn't exactly whip up a party atmosphere in the cold and the rain but there were quite a few mogwai fans in the audience who had made the journey specifically too see the scottish five piece. the band received a pretty decent reception and impressed a lot of people with just how compelling and nuanced their sonic wonders are. an odd concept having this lot on before the majesty of wayne and co, but if anyone does 'that sort of thing' any better, no one in the crowd was saying who.

standout moment: the look on stuart braithwaite's face as a few, overly enthusiastic, shall we say, punters tried to start up a clap- along. lads, we appreciated the energetic response and everything but there's two things to remember when attempting this - a) know the song and b) have some sense of rhythm!

belsonic rating: 7 out of 10.
review by orla graham

from http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/4023594:

later, having apologised for bringing the drizzle, stuart braithwaite and company (mogwai, then) begin to construct their towering crescendos of scything guitar and searing rhythms. well, that was surely the plan, but for one reason or another it all feels curiously flat: the sound carries out from the stage and dissipates and the audience disengage, unable to latch onto the shreds of insubstantial sound. only on the most ferocious songs, 'batcat' and 'hunted by a freak', do they deliver the sort of performance for which they are renowned, full of ragged urgency, as fresh and impossible to ignore as an open wound.

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photo from belfast telegraph

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