Its unlikely Tom Chaplin will forget his Leeds gig on this tour, if any audience wasn’t going to play ball with this quote / unquote “soft southern bastard” then it was they. Trying his best to tell the story behind Hold On To Our Love, the addiction that drove wedges between friends and family, in typical Yorkshire bluntness he is told to grow a pair and man up. It’s all in immensely good humour and cracks Tom up, relieves the tension and from post gig comments its clear he has really enjoyed a rare visit to Gods own county.For his debut UK solo tour, Tom has chosen unusual venues, churches, boats, comedy clubs and tonight the world famous City Varieties, from a forgotten era of music hall, its normally less than suitable for traditional gigs. Tonight though it’s the one opportunity to see and hear up close these personal songs before they get a little lost in bigger venues next year.
He appears refreshed, relaxed and invigorated and fans of Keane must fear for the future of the band. The three songs from his former band that he plays tonight fit seamlessly and are different only because of their familiarity and surely in coming months he will dip further into his rich back catalogue, even more confident in his solo state. Having exorcized his demons on The Wave, the future most likely lies in him writing about what he wants to rather than needs to.Tonight is an undoubted success, we have much of the album performed, highlights included an early I Remember You and Quicksand (the most Keane-ish song on the album) and Solid Gold, again the serious mood broken with blunt Yorkshire humour. The interaction with the crowd continues, touching on cricket, alternative wives, Leeds United, bowling prowess and even coming down into Row F for a photo opportunity.
Toms tour continues this week and a new tour next April / May
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