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By
Joe Beasley
I arrived
at the Zodiac expecting a close to capacity crowd but by 21:00 (when
the band finally hit the stage) the intimate venue was still half
empty and as Goldrush took to the stage most people were still at
the bar.
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Bennett fronting Goldrush |
Goldrush
played a 40 minute set which guided us through some new material
(sounding very much like Gorky’s Zycotic Mynci at times) and
songs from the recently released ‘Extended Play’ EP as
well as some ‘Golden oldies’, though how songs from an
album released only last year can be accused of being ‘Golden
oldies’ is beyond me. The highlight of their set was an incredible
version of Let You Down from last year’s debut album ‘Don’t
Bring Me Down’.
Mark
Gardener opened his set with new songs, which met with great
approval from fans old and new. At times his 90’s Brit pop
past shone through, never more so than when he and his backing band
for this tour, Goldrush, played Ride classic ‘Vapour Trail’
the crowd went crazy and you could really see how happy the performers
were with themselves as their smiles ran from ear to ear.
Without
Goldrush though, I can’t help but feel Mark Gardener would
have been a little lost, the best songs of his set were made so
by the amazing harmonies brought by the vocals of Goldrush vocals.
By
the end of this, the last night of the tour, these two Oxford acts
had made the best of a disappointing turnout, leaving the fortunate
few wanting more.
Both
Mark Gardener and Goldrush will be headlining Steventon’s Truck
Festival July 19/20. Read more about the festival here.
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