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<\/a><\/p>\nArriving at the Borderline at about 7:15 pm just in time to grab a drink and watch the support, Dexy, at 7:30. I was sad to see so few people had turned up early to see him with a good acoustic set to warm up ready for Ryan Hamilton. It\u2019s crazy to think 10 years ago on the same day I was off to Wembley to see the Jonas Brothers surrounded by thousands of screaming under 15 year old girls for my first ever gig and here I am now in the borderline with about 20-30 people, mainly men over the age of 30.\u00a0 Although it is on the rare occasion of attending a concert with my Dad that I was not the only millennial at the gig!<\/p>\n
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Ryan Hamilton and The Harlequin Ghosts dressed up in suits and in high spirits came onto the stage and opened the set with Smarter from the album \u2018The Devil\u2019s in the Detail\u2019 and Mamacita from the new album \u2018This is the Sound\u2019 with the venue considerably more packed out for the main act. The combination of the small venue, Ryan\u2019s interaction with the crowd and the rest of the band\u2019s enthusiasm made the gig a more intimate and friendly experience for all the fans in the room, who knew every word to every song. It felt as though the band were part of the crowd as Ryan had banter with the crowd as we took selfies with the band from the front, and drank wine straight from the bottle after his trip to spoons earlier in the day, really embracing the British culture. For my first and probably last gig at the borderline as it is, unfortunately, closing down it was definitely a memorable one.<\/p>\n