Vice Live Tour @ ABC2

Loads of kids have snuck out for a little over-the-bra action and a few too many Alcopops tonight. The excessive smoke, subliminal Top Shop images and aforementioned boozy mess have infiltrated ABC2 for the Vice Live Tour. Ipso Facto open with their Karen O haircuts and self-conscious style, delivering brooding vocals, droning synths, and understated bass lines. A fairly pedestrian stage presence is briefly energised by drummer Victoria Smith, who looks like the only member having any fun. The St Albans trio, Friendly Fires, follow Ipso Facto's gothic renewal with confetti, duelling drums, and the right amount of cow bell. Their front man croons like Tom Vek with a broader range. Paris is the crowd favourite with spiking synths and powerful vocals. Their psychedelic pop is organised chaos with a funk-driven, forceful momentum. And it's catching. It's around midnight when Black Kids finally take the stage. The Floridian quintet has garnered attention in the States after an explosive performance at Popfest in Athens, Georgia. Their nebulous 'ones to watch' status seems well justified; the quintet play incredibly well-crafted, funky pop led by vocalist Reggie Youngblood. "I hear you guys like to get crazy," he predictably flatters the Glasgow kids, "so let's get crazy." We do. Flailing dance ensues. Hurricane Jane is, without question, the finest song of the evening as Reggie sings about lonely Friday nights to the replies of his sister/back-up singer, Ali. Black Kids have a strategically placed, provocative quality in their songwriting; layering melody with reverb, keys and electronic riffs. With a few more opportunities to catch them in Scotland before their tour ends, you should do yourself a favour and put that hype to the test. [Beth Malone]