Hot Ticket of the Month: Warpaint @ Queen’s Hall, 23 Aug

If rock shows embody the idea of paying to see other people be free (to paraphrase Kim Gordon), then there are few things more dispiriting than watching a band plod through a set and knowing in your heart that they’d rather be somewhere else. Thank God then for bands like Warpaint who actively enjoy the process of evolving their music every time they play.

“It's gotten to the point where it's actually more fun touring than staying at home,” said bassist Jenny Lee Lindberg in a recent conversation with The Skinny, and given the poise and beauty of Warpaint’s current live show it’s easy to understand her enthusiasm. Clearly a band on a creative high, this could well be August’s most engaging and enjoyable gig experience.