Firefest III, UK – The Mayfair Mall Zine [uk]
Event: Firefest III Venue: Rock City, Nottingham, U.K. Date: October 28, 2006
WIG WAM Now for a band that I must admit was one of the main reasons for my attendance at this years Firefest, and one that I’m sure lots of people were dying to check out after their Eurovision performance few years ago. The band that I think paved the way for Lordi. I’m talking about the glam rock phenomena that is Wig Wam.
As the lights went out four stars lit up the venue with Teeny, Flash and Sporty leading the way before the entrance of the day as Glam came on stage complete with the biggest native American headdress you’ve ever seen. I tell you, it made Ted Nugent’s look like a sparrow feather in comparison, and if your wondered what Justin Hawkins has done with those black and white jumpsuits, well it looks like he has sold them to Glam!
The set was pure rock n' roll showmanship of the highest order that just whipped up the crowd up with tracks like ‘Bless The Night’, ‘I Turn To You’, the excellent ‘Kill My Rock ‘N’ Roll’ and ‘Bygone Zone’. The band also showed their versatility as they gave us a couple of AC/DC covers, the first being the thunderous ‘Highway To Hell’ and the second being a firing on all cylinders ‘Black In Black’.
Then it was time for the bands showstoppers ‘Hard To Be A Rock N' Roller’, which saw Teeny get a baptism of rock n' roll with a bottle of water being poured over his head by Glam, plus the one that got us all interested in the band in the first place, their Eurovision entry ‘In My Dreams’.
All of which ended a quite remarkable set from a band that you just have to love for all the right reasons, the showmanship, the sense of fun and their ability to rock n' roll despite all the glitz and glamour.
The Mayfair Mall Zine
WIG WAM Now for a band that I must admit was one of the main reasons for my attendance at this years Firefest, and one that I’m sure lots of people were dying to check out after their Eurovision performance few years ago. The band that I think paved the way for Lordi. I’m talking about the glam rock phenomena that is Wig Wam.
As the lights went out four stars lit up the venue with Teeny, Flash and Sporty leading the way before the entrance of the day as Glam came on stage complete with the biggest native American headdress you’ve ever seen. I tell you, it made Ted Nugent’s look like a sparrow feather in comparison, and if your wondered what Justin Hawkins has done with those black and white jumpsuits, well it looks like he has sold them to Glam!
The set was pure rock n' roll showmanship of the highest order that just whipped up the crowd up with tracks like ‘Bless The Night’, ‘I Turn To You’, the excellent ‘Kill My Rock ‘N’ Roll’ and ‘Bygone Zone’. The band also showed their versatility as they gave us a couple of AC/DC covers, the first being the thunderous ‘Highway To Hell’ and the second being a firing on all cylinders ‘Black In Black’.
Then it was time for the bands showstoppers ‘Hard To Be A Rock N' Roller’, which saw Teeny get a baptism of rock n' roll with a bottle of water being poured over his head by Glam, plus the one that got us all interested in the band in the first place, their Eurovision entry ‘In My Dreams’.
All of which ended a quite remarkable set from a band that you just have to love for all the right reasons, the showmanship, the sense of fun and their ability to rock n' roll despite all the glitz and glamour.
The Mayfair Mall Zine
