Review: Fun, Rock City | This is Nottingham

The title of the American band?s latest set of gigs - the Out In Your Town tour ? says it all. Despite their Rock City concert being the final night of a short seven date tour in the UK, a glance at their website shows that wherever in the world you are in 2013, Fun are coming to a venue near you. Their gruelling tour schedule stretches all the way to October although, on the evidence of this show, their energy levels remain pretty high.

After mild success with their first album Aim and Ignite, Fun were catapulted into the public eye by the success of their 2012 single We Are Young. The song spent six weeks on top of the US charts and only two singles outsold this summer anthem in the UK last year.

While many thought We Are Young would be the band?s one massive hit ? it has sold over a million copies here already ? the trio followed it up with the top ten smash Some Nights and the album of the same name which has been certified platinum in the UK.

Packed to the rafters, the sense of anticipation on Rock City was palpable and the band bounced onto the stage to Out On the Town and One Foot from their best-selling 2012 album. Joined by a trio of touring musicians this quickly turned into a loud and ?rowdy? gig ? in the words of singer Nate Ruess - full of anthemic choruses and arms-in-the-air action.

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Ruess has a stunning voice and the 31 year old leapt around the Rock City stage as if it was his first ever performance. It was an impeccable show from the talented front man, save perhaps for an innocent slight against the city?s most famous retailer (?not good for dental care?, apparently) when recounting an unfortunate incident on the band?s last trip to Nottingham.

Including a handful of songs from their lesser known first album ? the catchy All The Pretty Girls was well received ? this was a well paced set in which the energy levels never dropped, even through more reflective songs such as The Gambler and recent single Why Am I The One?

Unsurprisingly, mammoth hit We Are Young was held back until the encore and I?ve rarely seen Rock City so united in voice. On this evidence, Fun are one more great single away from setting pop music?s world on fire.

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Set list:

Out On the Town, One Foot, All The Pretty Girls, Why Am I the One? All Alone, It Gets Better, Barlights, Carry On, The Gambler, As Least I?m Not As Sad (As I Used To Be), Some Nights, All Alright, We Are Young, Stars

Source: http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/Review-Fun-Rock-City/story-18779512-detail/story.html

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