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Review: The Fast Players at the Royal Concert Hall
The Fast Players came to the Royal Concert Hall last night to promote their latest album, Fly Like An Eagle. They burst onto the stage and opened with Nightmare, their famous hit single. (1) , there were some sound problems that were only solved by the time the band played the final (2) of the song. (3) , the stage lighting began to flicker. As a result, the crowd's (4) was noticeably faltering; people stopped singing along and began to complain. Axel, the lead singer, stopped the performance to (5) . He said: ‘I hope you will (6) us the bad start to the show. We seem to be having some technical difficulties.’ He then managed to entertain the audience with some very funny jokes. When the band picked up their instruments again, all technical problems had been solved.
The Fast Players (7) played songs from their latest album, but they also performed a number of all-time classics, like The Beach and The Way You Are. The show was very energetic. The band moved and danced constantly throughout the show and there was never a (8) moment.
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars