When tickets are being exchanged in excess of £60 there can be nothing but high expectations for a show, especially when it’s a band with an exceptional live reputation such as Manchester Orchestra. To see this band in a venue as tiny as the Camden Barfly is one of those experiences which is hard to replicate and tensions are high in the tiny packed room as the anticipation of the moment approaches.

 But before the appetites of the hungry fans can be satisfied, Dead Confederate, fellow Georgians and friends of Manchester Orchestra, take the stage to perform a blazing set. With a sounds as big as their guitarist’s beard and a slightly grungy twist to their psychedelic sound, there is something slightly Thrice-like to them they achieve a response of the odd nodding head and appreciating smile pointed in their direction. Singer, Hardy Morris, has a very Kurt Cobain-esque air to him as he stands, his hair dragging rattily over his face while he screams into the microphone. But it’s partly this which adds to the charm of their performance making them a band to surely see live again.

 The air is heavy in the last 30 minutes before Manchester Orchestra take the stage. The crowd are slowly edging towards the stage, peering over peoples shoulders as to how to achieve the best possible view of the band about to stand in the space before them. Front man Andy Hull seems to shuffle into place at the centre of the stage while the rest of the band takes their places around him. The set opens with a subtle shiver with the whispers of ‘100 Dollars’, graduating suddenly as Hulls screams fill the venue for this powerful opener. Each song is performed with such power, shaking through every inch of the venue, creating an unbelievable sound, with songs such as ‘Pride’ and ‘Shake It Out’ leaving mouths slightly agape. However, every song played tonight is from the yet unreleased upcoming album, so despite the brilliant performance put forward by MO many of the crowd look mystified and generally uninterested at this gig which had been in such great anticipation. The 40 minute set is concluded by a blistering cover of Paul Simon’s ‘You’re Kind’, strong and unrelenting, almost bursting the ear drums of every person in the room. But for the people who have travelled for miles for the show tonight, it’s just not enough to make up for a short set with almost no songs they knew