‘It is Manchester, on a Friday night’ shrilled Editors frontman Tom Smith as Papillon brought the house down at Manchester Academy.
The band, noted for being inspired by Manchester legends Joy Division, took the sold out crowd on a wondrous voyage through their seven studio albums. One of the reasons the group, who released debut record The Back Room in 2005, still play to such sizey audiences is because of how well they've evolved down the years.
This point was emphasised to great affect during Friday evening’s gig. Those indie anthems Bullets, Smothers Outside The Hospital Door and The Racing Rats were all present and correct.
