Soft Play – O2 Institute, Birmingham

Soft Play – O2 Institute, Birmingham

Punk duo Soft Play headlined an absolutely crazy headline gig at Birmingham’s O2 Institute as part of their UK tour supporting their latest album Heavy Jelly.

It was impossible to take your eyes off drummer Isaac Holman and guitarist Laurie Vincent all night and the photo of the latter mid air is easily one of my favourite shots of the year.

The gig itself was borderline chaos, with multiple stoppages to help fans either at the front or who were injured somewhere in the middle. Honestly haven’t seen a crowd go as crazy for a long time.  

Joining Soft Play were Panic Shack and Wonk Unit.

A full review of the gig is running on the Birmingham World website here.

More phots of gigs from venues across Birmingham are available on this site here.

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David Jackson is a music, PR and press photographer and writer who has been working across the Midlands for more than 20 years. Originally training as a journalist in the early 2000s, David went onto work for newspapers across the region, moving into photography and videography. This website showcases a career in music photography, capturing some of the biggest names in the music world as well as some of the best up-and coming talent from across the Midlands. During his career, David has had work published extensively across regional newspapers, in magazines and in national titles including The Guardian, The Times, The Mirror, The Daily Mail and many others.
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