Junction XIII were the first band on, playing a loud and fast-paced set to what was still a relatively small crowd. The band were slightly over-aggressive to the crowd, with the frontman spitting beet at the audience and jumping offstage at one point.
They raced through songs such as 'Better Than You' and 'Life Is Loud', and while the vocals were a bit too shouty at times, it was still entertaining to watch, and the boys punkish tunes and raucous stage performance was never less than entertaining.
Junction XIII’s set was a great way to kick of the night’s proceedings, and their music was certainly in keeping with the rest of the evening’s line-up.

Next on were Lethal Fixx, who, clad in clothes such as bright pink scarves and PVC cow-print trousers, were certainly very visually entertaining to see. Thankfully the music itself was no less fun.
Songs like 'Wild Appetite' and 'Beautiful People' were perfect ‘80’s influenced rock tunes, with big choruses and typical lyrics about partying and rock n’ roll.
Singer Jade Lear had a fantastic stage presence and was definitely charismatic- he and the rest of the band had great onstage chemistry.
I really loved Lethal Fixx’s performance; it was fun, feelgood, and made me want to dance… I just made sure I avoided the Jaegermeister that was being poured liberally at the crowd.

Apart from Crystal Pistol, Red Star Rebels seemed to be the main draw of the night. With a reputation for hellraising preceding them, the band took to the stage with singer Blacky swigging from a bottle of port. The crowd seemed to know every word of every song, with the anthemic 'Fast Die Young (And Pretty)' getting the best response.
Another stand-out song was 'To Young To Care' - the band were compelling to watch, and like the previous two bands, were bursting with energy and attitude.
From performances such as this one, the Red Star Rebels look like they will either become famous or crash and burn in the most spectacular style.

Canada’s Crystal Pistol took to the stage and almost immediately launched into an excellent performance of 'Watch You Bleed'. The band are extremely dynamic onstage, and seemed to be drenched in sweat, beer, and God knows what else within minutes.
Vocalist Mik Ireland had a good rapport with the crowd, inviting everyone onstage for 'All The Freaks'. HMI aren’t really limber enough to have climbed up there, but needless to say that everyone who joined the band on the stage seemed to have a ball, and Crystal Pistol themselves had no problem with fans grabbing them and hogging their microphones.
Two new songs were played, along with several tracks from their debut album; with 'Line It Up', 'Shake' and of course the brilliant 'Rock Star' being my favourites. Every song played got fists pumping and people screaming along.
9/10
Suzie