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Chris predicts that the audience is going to go crazy for ‘All My Best Friends
Are Metalheads’. He’s not wrong. It’s one of the band’s most infectious and ‘Help Save The Youth Of America
well-known songs in their catalogue, and a firm favourite with everyone. From Exploding’ is another classic song
“We’ve got to play a banger after that one”, the lead singer says, at the that causes the audience to explode
end. with elation, while ‘Sunny Side’ from the
“I’ve got an idea. I’ve always wanted to play ‘All My Best friends Are Met- band’s 2024-released ‘Uncharted’ EP
alheads’ 20 times and then leave.” has positive vibes and an uplifting out-
While that sounds like a great idea, they, instead, perform newer songs in look.
the form of ‘Walking Pipebomb’ as well as older hits such as ‘Johnny Quest The show includes toilet paper guns
Thinks We’re Sellouts’. that spray toilet roll out to the crowd,
Chris comments that someone has thrown a false tooth at him. “It’s the smoke blasting up into the air at the
state of our crowd. They used to throw bras and panties and now they’re throw- front of the stage, and Mr. Skull makes
ing their dentures and shit.” a couple of appearances during the
“Anyone seen us the last 14 times we’ve played in this room?” Roger asks. evening, including during ‘Plastic Cup
There’s a big cheer. Once a Less Than Jake fan, always a Less Than Jake fan Politics’, the main set ender.
– and, once you’ve seen them live, you can’t help but want to see them again
and again. The band never disappoint.

The encore begins with Chris singing ‘The Bright-
est Bulb Has Burned Out / Screws Fall Out’ on his
own before his bandmates rejoin him on stage, while
we’re told that ‘Look What Happened’ has had a
weird resurgence with 26 radio stations picking it up,
26 years after the band recorded it. We love ‘Look
What Happened’, so love that it’s having a resur-
gence. It’s an underrated single, so definitely de-
serves new ears to hear it.
The band can’t leave without playing the leg-
endary ‘Gainesville Rock City’, which wraps up the
show on a sensational high. It’s so full of vibrancy and
exuberance.
“I just wanna tour here all the time,” says Chris,
at one point during the show. We would most defi-
nitely love that to happen, and look forward to the
next time the band bring their circus back to the UK
again.
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Shari Black Velvet

Less Than Jake Photos By Shari Black Velvet

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