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Papa Roach

11/03/15

I don’t know about you, Norwich, but my body is only just starting to feel normal again. Some may put it down to my old 26 year old bones, but personally I’m blaming this one on Papa Roach. On Sunday night the LCR crowd went, hard and Papa Roach came back harder! The One Hundred made light work of getting the night and crowd going. I heard the guys tearing up the stage, although forgot my booster step so didn’t see much of them, but I’m told they wore leggings. There's a visual treat, readers. After a quick soundcheck, things get heavier with Coldrain bursting onto the stage for their set. They’re a rock band that just so happen to come from Japan; all that matters is that these guys rock with a capital F! Masato..what a lead man, and any dude handling a 55SH on stage is alright in my book! Coby Dick took to the stage with the other Roaches, and from that moment on the crowd were the waves he rode, quite literally at some points,  escaping the clutches of female kidnappers, making music to mosh to, setting up wall of death pits, singing from within the crowd, touching people and playing an 18 song set, including that one, yes! Even once the gig was over the guys came back out on stage to chat with those still waiting to shuffle out. What a bunch of rock legends. Norwich lit the UK tour fuse, with only 7 other major city dates to follow before going out with a bang in Nottingham on the 18th. You should immediately sell your soul for a ticket…that is, if you cant find one to be exchanged for some notes.