First on tonight are local lads From This Day
Forward, they burst onto the stage with a
likeable pop punk sound fused with a tinge
of screamo.

Half way through the set we are treated to
the knowledge that this is only there 4th gig
and they only found out they were playing
yesterday – Making there performance even
more impressive. The crowd seem to
appreciate this young bands talent with
applause between songs, but not a lot of
movement occurs.
Things can only get better right?
Twin Atlantic / Canterbury / From This Day Forward
Rock City (Nottingham)
Feb 8th 2010
Review By: Carrie-Anne Pollard
Second to take to the stage are Canterbury who
play an up tempo high energy set, which I find
impossible not to move to. Synth player Luke
Prebble throws himself around his keyboard in
between his job as duel vocalist to guitarist Mike
Sparks. They do there best to rile up the crowd –
hands are clapped, ‘la la la la woah’s are sung but
although those of the audience that are here for
Canterbury sing at the top of there lungs the
unfamiliar do nothing to welcome this rising band.

That being said, Canterbury definitely earn
themselves at least a few new fans, and the
promise of getting there whole album for free
online probably entices some of the on-the-fencers
as well.
Chris Fox (Vocals - From This Day Forward)
Photo Credit: Carrie-Anne Pollard
Twin Atlantic
Photo Credit: BBC
Canterbury
Photo Credit: Radar 09'
Vocalist McTrusty tries hard to get the audience to loosen up, from making everyone laugh to physically
getting in the crowd with his guitar half way through a song – nothing seems to work. When clear fan
favourites are played there is only a faint whisper of people singing it back. Compare this to the earlier set
by Canterbury, where there fans made up no more than 10% of the crowd, but shouted back far louder and
with much more conviction, it’s a shame Twin Atlantic do not get the same treatment.

13 songs and 47 guitar changes later (this band love a good instrument change!) They play there last song
of the night 'Audience and audio' and the strangest thing happens – arms are risen above heads, voices
can actually be heard singing along – but you can’t help but feel it’s too little too late.

Early on in Twin Atlantic’s set Sam McTrusty said something that I can’t help but disagree with ‘After three
songs I feel like this is the most awkward gig any of you have ever been to! Ironically though it is 50% your
own fault.’ No Sam, on the basis of tonight’s performance it’s safe to say its 100% there fault.