Sticky Fingers @ the Enmore Theatre Review

Sticky Fingers. When this band comes to mind you can’t think past a sold out Enmore Theatre show, and this one was truely their biggest. Off the back of their ARIA #1 album “Westway (The Glitter and Slums), this is their first leg of shows back down under.

The moment the lads walked on stage already dictated the concert for the night, one of pure energy and excitement. The boys opened with their classic "Land Of Pleasure” and the crowd was electric to say the least. Their presence on stage is one that can’t be understood unless you are there in the crowd. They have a heroic presence, and their ability to command a crowd is immense.

It’s obvious that the band means more to the crowd than just a provider of a good time, but more a symbol of Sydney, one that everyone is proud of. The singalongs were tear worthy. The entire crowd song back the entirety of “Rum Rage” and “Liquorlip Loaded Gun”. The energy in other songs also matched this, “Bootleg Rascal” and “Just For You” sent the crowd into an intense mosh, with hair and bodies flying.

Sticky Finger’s also introduced their new tracks into the set. These were equally well received by the crowd, and they were performed to a great standard, with the intensity of the set rising whenever a new track came on. Crowd favourites “Our Town” and “Sad Songs” stood out from the rest, highlighting the lad’s uncanny ability to write smash studio and live hits combined.

The night was not all Glitter and gloss, but technical difficulties also had their say. Constant problems with Paddy’s bass and the encore being cut short to sound issues were two considerate flaws in the performance. However these difficulties did not affect the overall impression on the night, the bass guitar was fixed, and the boys still received an appropriate fair well as the surfed the crowd. Their ability to seemlessly walk through these problems without affecting the overall set was extremely admirable.

Overall, these boys are ready for bigger and better things. Probably being their last Enmore show, the patriotism may no longer out live the realism that these guys from the Inner West of Sydney are truely a massive piece on the national music chessboard.