Tigertailz - Saturday 14th May - Camden Underworld, London

2 songs into their set and Kim Hooker's "knacked"! What is he going to be like at the end of the gig let alone their tour on the 21st! Thankfully we have nothing to worry about as Kim and the rest of Tigertailz make it through a thoroughly entertaining 14 song strong set. The current line includes the aforementioned out of breath Kim Hooker on lead vocals & guitar, along with Jay Pepper on lead guitar & vocals and ludicrous beard, Sarah Firebrand on bass and Robin Guy on drums. They open the show with 'Sick Sex', one of seven songs from the 'Bezerk' album. This was quickly followed by 'Wazbones'. Once we all catch our breath back, they launch into their debut single 'Living Without You' to the delight of a half full Underworld. We get a couple of songs of their latest album - 'Thrill Pistol', namely 'Brain the Sucker and 'Long Live the New Flesh'. We are then treated to a drum solo from the showman that is Robin Guy (ex Rachel Stamp), thankfully not to long but fitted in well in this set. The majority here wanted to hear more off the Bezerk album and we are duly treated with 3 songs in a row. Firstly we had  'Love Overload', then 'Heaven' - dedicated to the late Pepsi Tate. It was good to hear his name being  mentioned more than a couple of times during the concert, showing that his spirit still lives on in Tigertailz, and quite right too. Thirdly we had the audience participation of 'Noise Level Critical' and Kim's fancy footwork!. We are then treated to a Jay Pepper guitar solo - on the back of some samples from Robocop. Now we are on the homeward straight and they finish with 'Call of the Wild'. Due to time constraints we are treated to 1 encore, the unforgettable 'Love Bomb Baby' and it's all over. The band take their bows leaving the stage with big smiles, as do the audience. Snap! Great to see the Welsh glamsters back doing a proper headling tour, it's been a long time boyz.




Kim Hooker - Tigertailz

 Setlist: Sick Sex, Wazbones, Living Without You, I Can Fight Dirty Too, Brain the Sucker, Long Live the New Flesh, Drum Solo, Love Overload, Heaven, Noise Level Critical, Shoot to Kill, Guitar Solo, Tear Your F**ckin Heart out, Dirty Needles, Call of the Wild, and Love Bomb Baby.