The Vaccines' Party in the Mud

Positivus 2012

Salacgrīva, Latvia

June 21st

Photo by Margarita Ogoļceva

Perhaps last year nobody would have expected to see English indie rockers The Vaccines on the main stage. But What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? has been released just last year. And if you didn’t expect, it has reached number 4 in the UK Album Chart. If you didn’t expect, they have toured around extensively ‘vaccinating’ masses with their music. This summer unexpectedly or expectedly the currently hottest new British rock band performed at Positivus.

They come on a stage with No Hope, and without any special invitation their greatest fans are already dancing and enjoying as that is what The Vaccines energetic music is supposed to do with you. The show goes on with Wrecking Bar (Ra, Ra, Ra), and then the band stops for a moment to say ‘hello’ in Latvian (‘sveiki’). That is always very appreciated by the audience and proves that they don’t just change the airports without having a clue where they have arrived as might be expected from such a hectic touring The Vaccines have.

Tiger Blood is announced to be the next song followed by A Lack Of Understanding, Wetsuit, Post Break-up Sex, All In White, Wolf Pack. They are also very proud to show the new compositions, and we get to hear Teenage Icon and Ghost Town. For the end of the show the indie rockers have saved such songs as Blow It Up and If You Wanna which is their first and definitely the greatest hit earning extra clapping and dancing from the audience. We hear one more new song which is Bad Mood before the very last one – Norgaard which seems like a good way to end this party in the mud.

The Vaccines leave the stage but not so soon the Baltics. They will be heard in Estonia and Lithuania in the end of July supporting Red Hot Chili Peppers on their tour.