I found out yesterday that tickets were still available to see Razorlight at the o2 Arena. In a single spontaneous moment, Gemma and I decided to buy two tickets and travel into Greenwich later that day to see the concert. We got an excellent pair of seats, a few blocks back, just six rows from the front.

The first support band was already playing when we entered the arena but to our disappointment the sound quality was quite poor making it difficult to determine what the lead vocalist was actually singing. It’s a shame because both support bands, The Airborne Toxic Event and Howling Bells were very good and certainly knew how to warm up the crowd.

When Razorlight walked onto the stage the crowd went crazy. I like all of the songs on their second album ‘Razorlight’ but I hadn’t really heard any of their other material and to be honest the huge garage punk rock influence was a little too heavy for my taste. Never the less the classic Razorlight sound shone through in ‘Golden Touch’, ‘Somewhere Else’ and in their number one hit ’America’, although I wasn’t overly impressed by Johnny Borrell’s attitude; he came across as very arrogant. The success of any band depends on the fans that follow it as much as the fans energy drives the band to be successful but his attitude towards the crowd, in my opinion, verged on disrespectful.

If you are a fan of heavy alternative rock then you should see Razorlight at their next tour date. If your music taste is similar to mine and you favour indie rock then I would recommend looking elsewhere, The Feeling and Snow Patrol are at the top of my list.