These guys are going to be huge. There's too much passion and talent for them not to be. We'll be telling our kids, "Yeah I supported this band before they were famous"
Watching this is incredible! I've always wondered how a crowd would react to a mega hit song before it was mainstream and everywhere. Before they know what its about to be. You can see how powerful this song is even then! A hit is a hit, and holy crap did this hit!
I ended up here after crying from watching a tiktok of Lewis Capaldi "moment he knew he made it" headline at TRNSMT in Scotland, then proceeded to go down a rabbit hole of other artists "moment they knew they made it" and now I'm here, proud, and in tears.
My friend scouted them at this SXSW for his music festival in England. Booked them for under $800. By the time his music festival came around they were huge and they honored the booking. PS long live reddit
I love how you can tell these guys knew they had a major hit and the crowd was so quiet and into it, they were listening to every word. Awesome perspective of how you don't give up on your dreams. Look where they are now.
just wow. what a privilege and these people had no idea. I am from London, as Mumford, and it reminds me of when i first seen Amy Winehouse at a small gig of few hundred in London. was insane to follow that journey as well
To be fair, this is at SXSW. Bands often--even established bands and "buzz" bands--will play the odd show in a venue such as this. I've played it many, many times and you don't just play a single showcase in front of hundreds or thousands. Granted, this is old and these guys were probably only gaining traction. But they likely had representation and were just playing a low key day show. For fans, it's still probably cool to see. But there should be some context added to this.
Around this time the girl I was seeing told me about them. She was into new music and that was our thing to talk about. Anyway, we broke up and it sucked. Then this band got huge and I heard them fucking everywhere.
I discovered them somewhere in exact that time, searching for alternative quality bands :) quality music online..... I am so glad the grew big ! they are awesome on concerts cant wait to see one live
This is the true feeling and experience ANYONE can be a part of at SXSW. A person who truly appreciates everything about music in that crowd can tell this band would eventually be somebody. Every band starts at the bottom and SXSW gives us a chance to see them in their rawest form and bigger name artists as well at over 100 venues just like this one. I love my city. Don't move here. I hear Dallas is lovely.
Having heard this sing so many times prior to watching this I already recognise it as great song, I just wonder whether those in the audience knew they were listening to something special. I never tire of watching that
Nice to hear all the comments about this show. It was awesome and most of these people didn't know what they were seeing. See you at the Red House again in 2011!
"this song is called the cave..." *no one gives a shit* * I'll know my name as its called agaaaaaaaaaaaain" *thunderous applause* if this doesn't move you, give up on life
@markodwit This was one of their first ever U.S. gigs. No one in the crowd knew who this band is. My father is now a huge fan of both Mumford and Sons and Laura Marling who played immediately after them.
I know It is next to impossible that anyone from the bad sees this but this is why you guys nade it it big. in front of a crowd of texans who have no fucking idea who you al are you play and sing your goddamn hearts out and win six sixty fans in a minute but six hundred thousand in a dcade. these lads put their soul into their music and share it with the world inspirational. fuckin a.
Aw, Winston, the lost son. Outcast. Pariah. The bravest of them. His banjo lent that essential component to this band's sound. Walk tall, Winston, and though they promised you'll never walk alone yet drove you off anyway, there are others who'll join you on your journey, others who will better know your heart, others who won't cave to the rage of monsters who inflict misery and propagate its spread.
