VENUE LONDON QUEEN ELIZABETH HALL
DATE 26/11/2022
SUPPORT ANNA B SAVAGE, ALBERTINE SARGES
Glancing at the ticket, Prog realises something has gone slightly awry. Timings on it say 7.30pm doors and yet it’s 7.20pm and tonight’s first support act, Albertine Sarges, is already in full flow. Thankfully we hear most of the set from this engaging post-punk artist from Berlin, appearing solo (“unfortunately I couldn’t bring the band”) accompanied by backing tracks and her own guitar playing. Sarges – expressive Betty Boop eyes, grey striped suit and chunky black Chelsea boots – is naturally comedic in her between-song chat and Prog detects Talking Heads and Laurie Anderson in her work; clever, peppy and poppy in its own way, but with emotional depth.
Londoner Anna B Savage gets a cheer as…
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