The Cribs @ Leeds Festival 2004
By Dave Sugden
You know when you see something so many times, but often miss the glaringly obvious each time? Well, it's not quite that with The Cribs because I always did enjoy watching them live but up on the Carling Stage it suddenly dawns on me how many great tunes they have... without my notepad to hand, attempts to memorise the high points of the set fail miserably as hit after indie hit are fired to an appreciative audience. They're the usual suspects, but this time around each and every one could have been a former number one single given the gusto and enthusiasm that the crowd put into singing and dancing along; a small audience I have to admit - smaller than I expected - but boy do they show they are enjoying themselves. And for good reason: it is a good, solid set by the three boys from down the road. Having never been to one of their hometown shows in Wakefield, I leave with the thought that they might be as just as fun as this was... and if The Cribs can put just half of their energetic live set onto disk - their recording is something I've never been too convinced with - it would make every hack's recommended purchase lists...
