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Friday, November 21st, 2025:
A Review
A night of music and storytelling: spirits were high (and frequently poured), and people were buzzing for the first act. Charcoal started off the night strong. Having not played live for over a year since their last gig with the same lineup, both drummer Max Jerry and frontman Joel Scrimshaw were rearing and ready to go. Joel’s hard-hitting bass tones combined with Max’s vigorous drumming created a sound that can only be likened to bands like Royal Blood and Shinedown. Their lust for life is infectious and could not only be seen on Max’s face and in Joel’s inability to stop his feet from moving, but it could also be heard vibrating through every low bass note and drum hit, through each and every track. Their comeback as headline Myopia’s first support was nothing short of a success.
“All this is fleeting with bittersweet beauty”… It was time for Act Two. Shed not only performed with unparalleled enthusiasm and liveliness as has come to be expected of the band, but also with mesmerising lyricism and a “bittersweet beauty” that only frontman Jack Walsh himself could have found the words to express. Friday night’s rendition of new and unreleased track ‘Carousels’ could be described as none other than a beautiful demonstration of pure human emotion and understanding. Jack’s live and impassioned vocals tear something from your soul you didn’t even know was there… and somehow, Shed managed to follow that up with ‘Lazy Susan’ — a track for those who want to let all that aforementioned emotion go, and scream nonsensically to a song about a novelty kitchen appliance Jack found in the middle aisle of some Aldi in Essex… and you know what? It works. In today’s age of uncertainty, where every day is faced with confusion and disorder, Shed delivered something equally as confusing, and somehow the only thing that made any sense. It was the outlet everyone in that room needed.
And now, the main act: Myopia. Where to start? It’s been close to six months since Myopia last took to the stage. If you’ve just learnt all the lyrics to Mind Party, you’ve got a whole lot more studying to do because, on Friday night, Myopia played a sensational setlist that could only be defined as operatic, almost entirely made up of brand-new music as the band teased their upcoming third studio album. As of now, no names, dates or any other information regarding the project have been released; however, that night, the band gave us an insight into what to expect, and it was nothing short of show-stopping.
Beginning with the well-known ‘Perfection’ intro, followed by hit song ‘Oranges and Apples’, Myopia gave the fans a taste of something familiar before launching them into a night of all-new, mind-blowing music. Oliie’s voice reverberated through the venue as he belted passionately through masterful lyricism, singing “I’ll race the Earth one day, and I won’t come first” as the audience, entranced, stood gyrating to the music. The crowd screamed along to favourites like ‘Angel System’, and the band ended on a high with their classic closing performance: ‘Gamophobia’ into ‘Supreme’. It was electric, to put it lightly. Friday, November the 21st was the night the audience not only heard, but felt the soul of Myopia, and I can only hope that that’s something we get to see again soon.
Affectionately dubbed ‘MyCoalShed’, each band made it a night to remember, and I think it’s a likely possibility that we will find them all playing together again someday in the not-so-distant future.
