On 10th August, the band ‘To Kill A King’ held a
gig in collaboration with Clash magazine at Metropolis Studios in London.
Tickets were free so I thought “Why not”?
The gig was in the evening so I met my friend for lunch
first and she showed me Old Spitalfields Market. It was so cute and quaint,
with loads of stalls selling unique goods, as well as stores like Bobbi Brown
and Jo Malone.
We went to the Deciem store. I already have The Ordinary
Serum foundation and really love it, so I thought I would try the Coverage
foundation in the shade 3.0 R (for red undertones). So far, I’ve only worn it
once and really love this one too! I’ve already received compliments when wearing
it, which is always nice.
I had some time before the gig and didn’t really know what
to do with myself so I went to get my hair blow dried. It was a nice treat to
myself.
I then popped into Urban Decay and finally got my hands on
their Vice liquid lipstick in ‘1993’. I had been asking around after this shade
for months and it was always out of stock, so I was very happy that they had it
in store. So far, I am totally in love with the nude brown colour and the wear
of this lipstick.
Before long it was time to head to Stamford Brook Station in
Chiswick to see ‘To Kill A King’. Metropolis Studios was really cool. It was a
little hard to find so I had to ask someone for directions. I later realised
the person I had been talking to was a member of the band. I hadn’t recognised
him and felt like such a doofus haha. Later, I actually bumped into the lead
singer, Ralph, and said hello.
Our names were on a ‘guestlist’ and then we waited in the
bar whilst the opening act ‘Misfires’ (from Swindon) prepared their set.
The gig was really intimate and I was really close to the
stage at one point, which was exciting. There can’t have been more than 100
people there. Probably the smallest gig I’ve ever been to.
Misfires were excellent! I hadn’t heard their music before
but, from what I did hear, they’re set for big things! Their songs were rocky,
catchy and loads of fun. The perfect opener.
Then came ‘To Kill A King’. Now, I had heard some of their
songs before, but not all of them and I’d never seen them live before. I had
seen some of their Facebook Live performances though, so it was a little
surreal seeing them in person but, boy, am I glad I did!
Ralph, TKAK |
They were amazing! They played ‘Choices’ first, which is
actually one of my favourite songs.
The sound quality was brilliant too. I think it was the best
I’d ever heard at a gig.
One thing I really liked about the gig was that all the
members seemed to be enjoying themselves. Ralph was smiling and joking and it
was so nice to see.
Once it was over, I was absolutely shattered after a long
day in London. I had to travel another 3 hours by coach to get home but it was
definitely worth it.
Have you listened to
‘To Kill A King’?
Do you like them?
Thank you for
reading!