Young Kato, Live at The Louisiana Bristol
8th April 2015
Young Kato have set off on a huge tour of the UK playing a wide range of cities and venues promoting their forthcoming debut album Don’t Wait ‘Til Tomorrow that is set for release on the 3rd of May 2015. Although the choice of venue was rather small, the band did not fail to make the show feel like a big deal. The band made their entrance via the back of the crowd which parted to allow them to walk through and on to stage. Their entrance was accompanied by impressive arena like flashing bulb lighting that was a prominent feature of their stage set up.
The crowd were without a doubt thrilled that it was finally time for the band that they had been eager to watch perform. Young Kato commence with a dazzling performance of their captivating tune ‘Ultraviolet’. This performance was shortly followed by their song ‘Runaway’ that they explain to be a last minute addition to their Sunshine EP that was released last summer. Throughout the set the band do not fail to heavily promote their new album and announced that they were to do an exclusive acoustic set after the show performing three to four songs of the crowds choice. The catch being that the fans would have to pre-order the album at their show to gain entry. Although the band was heavy on promoting new material, they did not neglect their older material that older fans of the band were anticipating. The band performed catchy older tunes such as ‘Breakout’ that got the audience off their feet, dancing and singing along to the bands tireless performance. Even for a band who are incredibly bouncy and bubbly throughout their set, they are surprisingly still able to slow down things for a short-while with their performance of ‘Just Say The Word Away’.
The band describe themselves as being a band that enjoy “chanting and singing” and urged the crowd to do so in the following song. The crowd are excellent in fulfilling this request throughout their performance of their new single ‘Children Of The Stars’ and their older song featured on the show Made In Chelsea, titled ‘Drink, Dance, Play’— certainly a crowd favorite. The set ended with their track, ‘Sunshine’ and an explosion of confetti, which was not expected by many at a small show. Altogether, the band put on a magnificent set that was worthy of being played at a much bigger venue. The crowd left with increased anticipation of their debut album that is most likely going to be a hit and the anticipation of their next tour that they hint to be in around September.
