Foy Vance - Live In London (2017)

Northern Irish soul rocker Foy Vance was in London earlier this week for a sell out show to preview his new album The Wild Swan. Paul Grace was reporting and snapping for Louder Than War. I didn’t know an awful lot about Foy Vance ahead of tonight’s Hoxton Hall gig, but I was aware of the growing internet chatter suggesting he’s about to hit the big time. So I was very curious to see what the fuss was all about…

The air is hot and sticky in the gorgeous 3 tier Victorian theatre as Vance and his 3 piece band take to the stage. Beneath a magnificent moustache his beaming smile provides a warm welcome, and they launch into The Wild Swan‘s opener, “Noam Chomsky Is A Soft Revolution”.

Tonight’s show might have been billed as an album preview but within a few tracks Vance throws caution to the wind and rips up the set list, preferring instead to ad-lib a selection of songs he feels suits the vibe and flow. Tracks off The Wild Swan are still very much in the majority of course, and are punctuated with the occasional flashback to 2013’s Joy of Nothing, as well as a few covers.

TRACKLIST

01. Free Fallin' (Live)
02. Unlike Any Other (Live)
03. Ziggy Looked Me In The Eye (Live)
04. All The Time Love (Live)
05. And So In Closing (Live)
06. Jimmy and Flowery Rosey (Live)
07. Doesn't Take a Whole Day (Live)
08. Stoke My Fire (Live)
09. I Will Be (Live)
10. Galway Girl (Interlude) (Live)
11. Closed Hand, Full Of Friends (Live)
12. London City (Live)
13. Coco (Live)
14. A System (Live)
15. Sesame St (Live)
16. Upbeat Feelgood (Live)
17. It Was Good (Live)
18. Casanova (Live)
19. Two Shades of Hope (Live)
20. Republic of Eden (Live)
21. The Wild Swans On The Lake (Live)