miss behaviour live

Four bands packed in one night is one hell of a bullet to chew on; you can easy get shot down in flames. The opening act is the ‘make or break’ of the evening, so hats off to anyone who can pull it off. That duty was given to Sweden’s Miss Behaviour; so as they marched on stage, the audience hustled in, hoping that they would have a decent kick start to the night.

As the band revved up and charged into their first song 1988 the crowd gave a steady response. The band was good, tight and full of charisma. The melodic, ductile vocals of Sebastian Roos and nifty fingered guitar skills of Erick Heikne were coordinating flawlessly. The band gave an enthusiastic performance. Unfortunately the sluggish reaction from the audience just dampened the spark a little.

Things started to buck up for the band as they lunged into their third song Give Her a Sign. Roos teasingly took a moment to point to a girl in the audience and dedicate the song to her. That’s when the gig began to liven. Again the band nailed their performance and finally received a huge well deserved cheer.  

Having the audience in hand now, they belted out Till We Meet Again. Sung with such depth and passion, it was a combination of a youthful drama as well as a hit. With his cowboy boots balancing teasingly on the speakers Roos was plagued with theatre and extravagance; a born frontman in my opinion!

The final bell was Emergency. Roos began joking about emergency doors with the crowd and gave the usual ‘we hope to see you soon’. They did pull the song off well and were flaming with confidence; put it this way, after giving a speedy performance like that, I’m surprised that Roos wakes up the next day!

All in all they did well, especially for an opening act. There were some head nodding and toe tapping so it wasn’t a ‘sit down, get drunk and wait for the headliner’ performance. They had good communication with the audience and had more confidence than a Cheshire cat.  The atmosphere from the audience could have been a bit more motivating, but the band gave it a damn good shot.

by Kathryn Longbottom