De De Mouse was the first guest of the evening and played, as described in his own words, "fucking sexy" music. It was early and people didn't seem to have had enough drinks to get down and start dancing (well, everyone besides me anyway). I saw a few heads bobbing though, which was a good sign.

Riddem Saunter played second, jumping wildly from the stage and starting off the dancing themselves. They randomly would switch instruments without breaking the flow of the music, jazzing up some of the percussion sections by hitting almost anything within arm's reach. Bells were thrown into the crowd, which we picked up and jangled to the beat of their ska-tunes. The crowd was inching closer the the stage and the bar was starting to get pretty packed

80kidz were the last to perform with the largest crowd. The bar was completely full, with the crowd pressing up against the front of the stage (if you can't tell from the gallery, it became increasingly harder throughout the night to get a clear shot for a photo). Their set was a little more mellow than Tucker's (who played directly before them) but they had no issues climbing on amps while rocking out.

Tucker really stole the night for most of the audience. His one-man band performance really started to get people moving. He made his own music loops by playing guitar bass, drums, an oil can, an organ, theremin, and all sorts of other crazy stuff. He rocked out his own mix of "Tequila" complete with a sign letting people know when to shout (which apparently most of the British audience didn't understand). Then he proceeded to set his equipment on fire and jump into the audience. It was nuts. The audience loved him all the way through to his final move: balancing on the top of the organ (pictured in the gallery below). The staff probably wasn't too please that he accidentally broke one of the par cans in the process.

Though many people seemed to initially lack interest, it was heartening to me to see how people really started to dig the music and enjoy themselves. Hopefully this overall positive reaction will encourage more tours like this one in other areas of the world...you know, like the US maybe? Please?

There's still a couple more shows to go, so if you can check out the London gigs (today and Thursday) and the last stop in Liverpool on Friday. Gallery and video below. Note: the sound is VERY loud on the video, so it's advisable to turn it down a bit before hitting play.

Tucker sets his equipment on fire and jumps off the stage around 1:50, if you feel the need to skip the poor sound quality of the music.