Serj Tankian @ ABC

Some may very well be foolish enough to dismiss this concert as a poor man's System of a Down show, but at first sight it's easy enough to see why. The similarities between the band's material and Serj Tankian's Elect the Dead LP are obvious, and the toning down of the heavier and Tourette syndromic moments can probably be blamed on the lack of charismatic guitarist Daron Malakian's influence. However, this has made more room for the epically grandiose melodies and powerful choruses that really bring out the strength of Tankian's characteristic howl. His touring band, the Flying Cunts of Chaos (that's FCC to your granny) will be helping him bring these bigger, less erratic songs to life. Don't read us the wrong way here, this will still be heavy and there will of course be the odd spot of barking, just less to distract from the ambitiously huge yet ultimately playful climaxes that ol' Serj has become the master of. [Shaun Love]