Swansea Arena may have only just opened - but it is already in need of repairs. Royal Blood well and truly blew the roof off the brand new venue on Saturday, March 19 as it became the first official music act to ever play there.
Rock duo Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher arrived in SA1 slightly later than planned, having to push back their initial date - which would seen them become the first official act on the new arena stage - back from March 8 due to coronavirus and international measures still in place. But it was well worth the extra couple of weeks for audiences to wait, as the chart toppers gave a performance that well and truly tested the arena's sound system.
Pints of beer flew through the air as soon as the crowd, packed in like sardines, were asked by Kerr: “How are you Swansea, how ya doing?” who then got them going with Typhoons.
