Black Country, New Road seem to be weathering the wobbles of 2022 well, continuing to grow in venue sixe to the point that they’re now in the main hall at the Bristol Beacon (they note they played in the foyer something like six years ago, and Charlie Wayne recounts telling his mum they were playing here and her recalling her experience seeing bands here as a student: “big place, no one cool”). Musically, they remain on top form, clearly a sextet that knows each other intimately and can play on that. The new material is excellent, and slightly updated arrangements of Dancers and Turbines/Pigs are gorgeous. I just wish they’d act more like the headliners they are. They’re four albums deep, and whilst I absolutely respect why they’re not pulling from the first two any more, there’s no excuse to still be playing 1h15 sets. Still, they show no signs of slowing down and hopefully as the catalogue expands further, so too will their sets. Support from The New Eves, in good form and familiarity from their Rough Trade in-store earlier in the year.