Bloc Party @ SECC

After screeching on to our television sets providing music for such teen cult viewing as the OC and Skins, Bloc Party have become a name no credible drainpipe toting pubescent would have missing from their iPod. With NME's best album of 2005 and a wagon-load of top 10 hits under their belts, the Steve Lamacq favourites have coined their own distinct sound and their reputation for giving an energetic live performance has yet to be disputed. A successful remix album featuring tracks reworked by players from DFA1979 to Ladytron has seen their domination spread to the dance floor where indie kids can grind their hips to their rapid-fire disco-inspired drum beats. Long gone are the days of Gang of Four comparisons; Bloc Party have steadily turned around their act since early single Tulips - which dismally scraped to number 126 in the charts - and are now promoting their Flux EP over Europe and Stateside. [Emily Foister]