American Football Backstage with Best Fit
16 May 2015, 11:00
Photography by
Sara Amroussi-Gilissen
The Illinois indie rock outfit was in the capital for two headline sets at the Electric Ballroom as part of their UK Tour and Sara Amroussi-Gilissen went behind the scenes on the second night for this pictorial account.
![American Football Electric Ballroom London 130515 Sara Amroussi Gilissen 1](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2015/american-football-backstage-with-best-fit/AmericanFootball-ElectricBallroom-London-130515-SaraAmroussiGilissen-1.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648185993&s=e06d6077485b838ebf07b61c86b63935)
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![American Football Electric Ballroom London 130515 Sara Amroussi Gilissen 8](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2015/american-football-backstage-with-best-fit/AmericanFootball-ElectricBallroom-London-130515-SaraAmroussiGilissen-8.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648185997&s=fca8bb88baf5d95789c55a67ffea328f)
![American Football Electric Ballroom London 130515 Sara Amroussi Gilissen 5](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2015/american-football-backstage-with-best-fit/AmericanFootball-ElectricBallroom-London-130515-SaraAmroussiGilissen-5.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648185999&s=7258cbb9e668c8d62fc34716fd2cfb86)
![American Football Electric Ballroom London 130515 Sara Amroussi Gilissen 3](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2015/american-football-backstage-with-best-fit/AmericanFootball-ElectricBallroom-London-130515-SaraAmroussiGilissen-3.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648185999&s=2cf9b8c70b291bade83c6c36b3a051fb)
![American Football Electric Ballroom London 130515 Sara Amroussi Gilissen 6](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2015/american-football-backstage-with-best-fit/AmericanFootball-ElectricBallroom-London-130515-SaraAmroussiGilissen-6.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648186001&s=4799c185a24d85470b8f82ddf1b45dae)
![American Football Electric Ballroom London 130515 Sara Amroussi Gilissen 11](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2015/american-football-backstage-with-best-fit/AmericanFootball-ElectricBallroom-London-130515-SaraAmroussiGilissen-11.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648186002&s=8fabadd3af3dc169c6faa4c2c07b79fd)
![American Football Electric Ballroom London 130515 Sara Amroussi Gilissen 12](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2015/american-football-backstage-with-best-fit/AmericanFootball-ElectricBallroom-London-130515-SaraAmroussiGilissen-12.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648186004&s=c7f521606c6226158b343b50ab790450)
![American Football Electric Ballroom London 130515 Sara Amroussi Gilissen 13](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2015/american-football-backstage-with-best-fit/AmericanFootball-ElectricBallroom-London-130515-SaraAmroussiGilissen-13.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648186010&s=426cdd95c3cc16666b1e2e4a1a893d37)
![American Football Electric Ballroom London 130515 Sara Amroussi Gilissen 14](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2015/american-football-backstage-with-best-fit/AmericanFootball-ElectricBallroom-London-130515-SaraAmroussiGilissen-14.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648186012&s=51a9f40985b0c5cd1386828b48b47fa1)
![American Football Electric Ballroom London 130515 Sara Amroussi Gilissen 15](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2015/american-football-backstage-with-best-fit/AmericanFootball-ElectricBallroom-London-130515-SaraAmroussiGilissen-15.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648186015&s=e823e0aa72836f80186697df7720c65c)
![American Football Electric Ballroom London 130515 Sara Amroussi Gilissen 16](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2015/american-football-backstage-with-best-fit/AmericanFootball-ElectricBallroom-London-130515-SaraAmroussiGilissen-16.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648186016&s=a275d8aa86720216f3d1f137dc2e21c6)
![American Football Electric Ballroom London 130515 Sara Amroussi Gilissen 17](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2015/american-football-backstage-with-best-fit/AmericanFootball-ElectricBallroom-London-130515-SaraAmroussiGilissen-17.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648186018&s=5f2e0309c2f98ff6309c9df68e763c93)
![American Football Electric Ballroom London 130515 Sara Amroussi Gilissen 18](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2015/american-football-backstage-with-best-fit/AmericanFootball-ElectricBallroom-London-130515-SaraAmroussiGilissen-18.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648186018&s=180ab22c27ba5680011737ac6313873e)
![American Football Electric Ballroom London 130515 Sara Amroussi Gilissen 19](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2015/american-football-backstage-with-best-fit/AmericanFootball-ElectricBallroom-London-130515-SaraAmroussiGilissen-19.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648186020&s=fd8cd420094859e36b0b1ffd833c148e)
![American Football Electric Ballroom London 130515 Sara Amroussi Gilissen 22](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2015/american-football-backstage-with-best-fit/AmericanFootball-ElectricBallroom-London-130515-SaraAmroussiGilissen-22.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648186029&s=9742b8adf96faaca7d317166cf16f21e)
![American Football Electric Ballroom London 130515 Sara Amroussi Gilissen 20](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2015/american-football-backstage-with-best-fit/AmericanFootball-ElectricBallroom-London-130515-SaraAmroussiGilissen-20.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648186031&s=8f6bef21edb59385278c7f491dcf2414)
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