Bloody Good Rock Duo Royal Blood Played Webster Hall

Thatcher’s drum set featured similar artwork to the cover of band’s debut album.

Bloody Good Rock Duo Royal Blood Played Webster Hall

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Oct 23, 2014

It’s only been about a year since Royal Blood formed, but their rock music has rapidly caught on and earned them opening slots for big name acts as well as their own packed solo shows. The duo, from Brighton, England, released their first album in August, and this week they payed New York City a visit with a performance at Webster Hall on October 16.. The British duo of bassist/singer Mike Kerr and drummer Ben Thatcher managed to sound fresh, with musical subtleties that seemed to pay homage to bands like Led Zeppelin and Queens of the Stone Age.

A crowd of over 400 people filled the Marlin Room to see Royal Blood perform.

Nearly every attendee took out their phones to snap some shots of Kerr and Thatcher.

Fans in the front row often smiled or rocked their heads to the music.

Mike Kerr clapped along with an enthusiastic crowd.

A fan in the front row wore an Arctic Monkeys shirt.

Thatcher was very kinetic on the drums and rarely had an idle moment.

Kerr occasionally gravitated towards Thatcher. At one point, he slid to him on his knees.

Near the end of their set, Thatcher took a minute to crowd surf with eager fans who helped him back to the stage before a mosh pit happened near the center of the stage during the final song.

Thatcher pointed to a fan who had lifted him up when he crowd surfed.

NYU student Tiffany Tang (center) caught one of Thatcher’s drumsticks he threw to the crowd at the end of the concert. Sarah Lawrence students Nick Ransom (left) and John David Crosby (right) met Tang in line and they hung out during the show.

Charlotte Woods

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Charlotte is majoring in Journalism + Design at Eugene Lang College and graduated high school in Bamberg, Germany. Her father is a soldier so she grew up moving around a lot. Outside of her interest in journalism, she is an aspiring novelist & screenplay writer who dabbles in acting. Charlotte loves reading, writing, road trips, red wine, videogames, music, sketch comedy and tennis.

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