I saw Bloc Party live at the O2 Arena in February. It wasn’t really their gig - in fact I’d mostly gone to see Manic Street Preachers, who had won NME’s Godlike Geniuses award and were being supported by Kele Okereke’s men, among others. Despite their third billing at the gig, Bloc Party rose to the occasion and put on a superb performance which helped really kick things off after a disappointing earlier performance by The Cribs. They seemed like a band on top of their game - they had all their best songs from both Silent Alarm and A Weekend In The City in their arsenal, and even the slightly odd one-off single “Flux” sounded awesome in live form. The future seemed to belong to them. Continue Reading