Shame - Live at the Marble Factory, 27th November 2021

Finally able to tour the album they released at the beginning of the year (Drunk Tank Pink), over the course of November Shame have played in all major British cities, with the last stop in Bristol having a celebratory feel.

Taking place on a Saturday night undoubtedly helps, as does the news of new COVID restrictions coming into force as winter draws its cruel veil, giving it more of an end-of-world vibe than perhaps is entirely necessary.

Despite The Goa Express gamely trying (and only marginally failing) to gazump the headliners (the last track being pure Give Out But Don’t Give Up-era Primal Scream, complete with harmonica), Shame are in no mood to leave anything behind them.

First song ‘Alphabet’ rattles the walls of the venue like a hurricane in a football stadium, singer Charlie Steen querying, ‘Are you ready to feel good?’. If it wasn’t written as a set opener, it’s hard to think of anything better in their canon to fulfill the function.

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