11 April 2025 (gig)
16 April 2025
60s & 70s sound revived before our eyes in Sheffield on Friday as Creeping Jean took the Hallamshire Hotel by storm in a show packed with slick style and swagger.
The band grace the stage looking like they’ve stepped out of a time machine from the early 70’s and as they start to play the sound seems like a mix between The Kinks and The Romantics.
As I look around the crowd is slightly older and I imagine for many this feels like a revival of their youth. Nowadays so many songs are regurgitated and lack imagination but Creeping Jean possess this distinctive style with the way they dress and sheer uniqueness in the way their music sounds that is simply unforgettable.
Moving through an array of tracks, including ‘Spice Rack’, ‘Sassy’ and ‘Business is Dead’ - the band’s energy increases with precision and passion in each riff, beat of the drum and rattle of the tambourine. The more the band give, the wilder the crowd become.
The venue may be small but the spirit and vitality we see on stage fills every corner of these four walls.
It is clear from watching the band play together they have a brilliant connection with animated faces throughout each track and also suggests why the art they create is so special.
They are one of those bands that you just want to see time and time again, and you’d never tire of due to the dynamism they hold, especially through the way each member carries themselves and what they bring to the group.
