Brilliance personified
We arrived at the venue early, good job we did because queues had already developed. After a nice chat with others inc a lady who had flown in from Finland to see them!, we were checked in.
The venue is small but quaint and had a great atmosphere.
We managed to get front row positions and were blown away by the quality, power and finer nuances that the Von Hertzen Brothers brought to their performance. This was the first time that the planets had aligned and we were able to see them and wow we quickly realised what we’d missed.
Their choice of songs were influenced slightly by the current situation in Ukraine, which I think brought even more passion into the show.
There was no support and the gig started late but they strung together song after song of superb musicality and vitality.
Their current album “blue forest” had the most songs off one album moniker but it’s a brilliant record with no weak songs, so I’m glad they concentrated on it.
The band managed to fit in a few extra songs compared with their last sets in Oct2022, which included The Arsonist and Flowers and Rust, both of which sit firmly in my VHB top 10.
Personally I’d have preferred a bit more volume on the vocals but I suspect as we were right at the front LHS up against the stage, we didn’t get the full stereo effect.
My highlights were; New day Rising, The Promise and Flowers & Rust.
One of the best gigs I’ve been to for some time and I’m already looking forward to seeing them again, when they’re in the vicinity of Manchester.
Posted by Bicks247 on 02/02/2023
Von Hertzen Brothers, Night and Day, Manchester - 1st February 2023
VHB is better than ever
The amount of energy was huge! Both the songs from new album and those beloved older ones were played with fresh touch and such virtuosity! I loved every second of it!
Posted by Mervi on 18/11/2017
Von Hertzen Brothers, The Garage, London - 16th November 2017
