SUEDE may have delivered a fair bit of glamorous urban angst in their time but they’re not ideally a band to encounter in the rain – or outdoors in general. Nevertheless, at their most anthemic, there is a galvanising power which can cut through any weather front. Add to that the aggression with which they attack their shows, and these onetime Britpop fops are a pumping live affair, black clad and brooding in front of an audience expressing their ardour as far as one could while wearing a disposable poncho.
