Gentlemans's Dub Club: Bristol Sounds

Gentleman’s Dub Club end what has been a very well curated Sunday at Bristol Sounds, all the bands complimented each other perfectly and all have been well received by the crowd. They have a band uniform of white shirts and black ties, so actually it could be the Mormons, but when they start playing it’s definitely a band. During the second song, ‘Run for Cover’ a rapper takes the stage and it seems he didn’t get the dress code memo, though it is soon clear that it was a member of The Skints.

I think the band title gives you a fair idea of the music they play, for those unfamiliar with them, with a bit of electronica and ska thrown in for good measure too. They certainly have a collectively strong stage presence with the brass section and bare footed lead singer being most prominent between them. ‘Let a Little Love’ had the crowd and singer going with it’s ska sound.

Unfortunately by the end of their set the crowd had thinned a lot, I don’t think this was in any way a reflection of the band. More a hot Sunday, things kicked off here around lunchtime, also being a reggae day, in Bristol, a few members of the audience had certainly had a few herbs which may have chilled them a bit too much late in the day. But ultimately their loss for those that did go. The Gentleman’s Dub Club certainly fulfilled their end of the bargain in providing some great tunes to see us into the end of a wonderful weekend.