The Enemy @ The Jaguar Exhibition Hall, Ricoh Arena, Coventry

Sat 5 Apr – The Enemy, Boy Kill Boy, Lowline

One thing we hadn’t expected was the massive size of the the Jaguar Exhibition Hall at The Ricoh arena it is truly huge with an 8000 capacity, we hadn’t really thought about how many people that was. There is no restriction on which area your ticket allows you into and there was no seating. You were free to roam right to the front, if you dared, or right to the back and you’d still hear the sound system perfectly from there. Kids and parents', angst teens, twenty, thirty and forty something's all partied together in what was a festival atmosphere.

We arrived in the hall for The Enemy's home town concert about half way through Lowline's warm-up act performance and found a spot about half way up the hall. Boy Kill Boy followed half an hour or so later on. A dodgy DJ played between acts but he was redeemed by the selection of music. The house lights finally went down for The Enemy about 21:20ish they played for what I think was about an hour. Proceedings started with ‘It’s not OK’, included all the anthems you expected to hear added a new song 'Sing When You're In Love/ Sing When You're Out Of Love' then finished with a cover of the Sex Pistols 'God save the Queen' and finally ‘You’re not alone’.

The wait between the three acts was acceptable, although there was plenty of time for people to buy lager from the bars and throw it at each other. At no point where we were stood did it get ridiculously crowded. The pre-booked car park, although a £10 ticket, was worth the money and the queue to get out wasn’t too excruciating.

Set list:
It's Not OK
40 Days And 40 Nights
Pressure
Had Enough
Aggro
We'll Live And Die In These Towns
Song About You
Away From Here
Sing When You're In Love/ Sing When You're Out Of Love
Happy Birthday Jane
God Save The Queen
You're Not Alone