Young Fathers

It doesn't matter what music you are into its impossible not to be blown away by Young Fathers live. Exploring the lineup for Visions they caught my ear. Hip Hop is not the normal genre I hangout in, but something intoxicating emanates from their sound that crosses genres. A raw power that reminds me of where hip hop started out. Excited by what I heard and saw on YouTube, I was proclaiming they would be act to see at the festival, yet they were more than that, they were one of the best live acts I have ever seen! Watching Young Fathers is more like watching a stage performance than a gig. Walking out with challenging staunchness, they created an air of voodoo mysticism that almost conjured you to dance to the beat. Being in the front row was insane! You could watch the sweat sparkling on their hard chests and look in the whites of their eyes as they leaned out into the audience, daring you to drink from their cup. Not breaking character for a second, each song dripped with energy. At times you didn't know where to look, from Bankole's stripped bare chest to Massaquoi moving across the room seemingly possessed by the sound. The ending was as slick and as well timed as the rest. They went out to "I heard", leaving Hastings on stage, backed by strobe lights, singing the chorus into a subdued mic, until the crowd took over, "Inside I'm feeling dirty, It's only cause I'm hurting". Then he was gone, leaving the crowd heaving, aching for more. Caught up in the wildness, at the end I was as drenched as they were. But my sweat was worth it. I can't help feeling I was present as something was being born into the consciousness of the mainstream.

What these guys do is spiritual, if you close your eyes their music gets in, it takes you to every dark and light place within, and if you open them you'll see that these are performers who care about connecting with their audience, maybe as much as playing music.
Loved the small venue, wish they could all be that intimate

Turned up from Blackpool, took an unpaid day off work, paid for travel and hotel, to receive an email four hours before the doors of the venue opening, saying that it was cancelled!!! Thing is, I didn't think to check my email as I was out on this trip, so I literally only found out when I turned up at the venue

musical defribillators who would wake the dead.
How they pull off urgent urban aggression with vulnerable raw tenderness I dont know, but they are seductive and addictive and you must kill to get a ticket to see these bold boys live.

That was my first gig ever and I’ve listened to Young Fathers a lot before and I absolutely loved the gig, that energy that they have while performing is amazing, well done. I’m definitely going to see them again in the future

This was my 7time seeing them..so I think I don't need to write a super long review on how great they are to experience live. Get yourself a ticket and you won't regret it. Can't wait to see them again this summer!!

Awesome live band. They put their blood & guts into their performances. Pioneers, musicly & visually. O2 academy Glasgow isn't the best for sound but Young Fathers made it feel like it was the Barrowlands.

Amazing! The energy they gave off was so infectious, I was extremely hungover from the evening before and wasn't in the mood for it but once they started I couldn't help but get involved!

Great show from the musicians sound system was pretty crappy though. Would see again at a different venue. Highly recommend this band who is into heavy hip hop and a crazy experience.