Review by Steven Flanagan
OCEAN Colour Scene had Saturday's capacity crowd at Montrose Town Hall in raptures after putting on a masterful show featuring songs old and new.
The Angus venue was one of 24 UK stops for the band who are promoting their ninth studio album, Saturday.
Organised by the Montrose Music Festival committee, the gig attracted 800 local music fans eager to hear the group responsible for hit albums such as Moseley Shoals, On the Leyline and One From the Modern.
The band certainly didn't disappoint and the committee were delighted with the reaction.
A spokesperson said: “It was a fantastic night and the Town Hall was absolutely jumping. The atmosphere was terrific and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.
Ocean Colour Scene in Full Swing
“It was clear that Ocean Colour Scene still put on a spectacular show and are rightly regarded as one of the best live bands in the business.
“From an organisational point of view, everything went as planned too, so we're delighted with the whole evening.”
Support act, The Moons, took to the stage first and demonstrated why they are already so highly thought of. Their debut album, Life on Earth, has been described as “A must own classic” by HMV and provides “super pop thrills” according to Mojo. The crowd certainly seemed to agree with those assertions and the band enjoyed enthusiastic applause from the Montrose audience.
The Moons
Ocean Colour Scene's arrival was greeted with an ear splitting cheer and they proceeded to demonstrate why they continue to draw sell-out crowds across the country.
Classics such as The Circle, 100 Mile High City and Profit In Peace enjoyed a chorus of hundreds, while songs from Saturday, including the title track, Rockfield and Magic Carpet Days went down a storm.
The band left the stage with Get Away, but it wasn't long before lead singer Simon Fowler returned to the stage to give an unforgettable performance of Robin Hood.
Ocean Colour Scene on-stage
The final two numbers, The Riverboat Song and the Day We Caught The Train, drew the biggest cheer of the night though, as the Birmingham band reminded everyone why they are still regarded as one of Britain's best.
