Hippo Campus are a five-piece from Minnesota, US. They recently released their sophomore album, Bambi.
You know that way where you find a band or artist that no one really knows, then you watch them grow and grow as more people finally start to discover them? That’s the sort of relationship I have with this band. I first saw them supporting Walk the Moon in 2015. I don’t think they’d ever done a headline tour, they had like one EP at the time and were still a four piece. Me and my friends met them after and they were all so lovely.
Ever since then, I’ve seen them every time they’ve played in Glasgow and they get better and better each time.
I saw them in the Garage, Glasgow, on Friday (15th of Feb) on their Bambi UK Tour. Despite it only being a small venue, the band still made an effort to make the show visually interesting with some cool lighting tricks and all of the members having really great stage presence.
Their songs are so fun/emotional live. Listen to buttercup and Bubbles. They’re 2 of my favourites and it was such a laugh when they were played. The real highlight of this show for me was a wee change in the setlist with the addition of monsoon – a proper tearjerker. I was kinda sad that they didn’t play Warm Glow but honestly, I would have been crying my eyes out if they did.
Here are some pictures I took.
The only kind of let down for me was the crowd. I wish they were more enthusiastic!! It made me feel a bit self-conscious for being too into it and the band deserves more energy than they got. Other than that, a 10/10 night and I would really recommend you try catch a show!
Love always, Fiona X
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