7 April 2024

38-year-old Britpop rocker MILES KANE delivered his best ever solo album,
to my ears, with last year’s 5th one, named ONE MAN BAND. Following the
release he took the road to promote the record, and he’s still traveling around
Europe.

Last Wednesday he hit my hometown Ghent (Belgium) as a one man band. Yes, he and
his guitar and all other music on tape. It felt awkward at the beginning, as if he cheated on us by turning up alone, but that feeling disappeared very quickly, as Kane got the whole venue on his hands after just a couple of riff-loaded killers.

And the euphoric ambiance got hotter and more sweaty along the way. His set was
a clever, yet short one (just one hour), meaning that he played all the firecrackers we wanted to hear (except for Baggio, the album’s exhilarated single. Damn Miles, why?
You played it on all of your previous concerts).

Kane is a vintage rock ‘n’ roll star who knows all the tricks to score a 5-star gig. He took
the stage to The Who‘s My Generation (with fans from three generations in the building)
left with Rocky’s anthemic movie theme on the speakers, and he interacted with the elated audience as if we were all one big happy family with one and the same goal, having a blast of a night out, which happened flawlessly (except for missing Baggio of course. Oops, I said it again).

The one man band ruled.

PICTURE THIS

SETLIST

Troubled Son
Better Than That
The Wonder
Cry on My Guitar
Rearrange
Coup de Grace
One Man Band
Heal
Dealer
Standing Next to Me
Colour of the Trap
Never Taking Me Alive
Come Closer
Don’t Forget Who You Are

ALBUM

MK: Instagram

(All pics by Turn Up The Volume)