Colonel Mustard & The Dijon 5 are a fairly strange band, they tend to do things pretty differently.
The first time I saw them I was blown away by the band’s onstage antics and party spirit and knowing they were playing an in store, something special would no doubt happen.
The band members in attendance open with ‘International Sex Hero’, hearing this song played acoustically takes a bit of getting used to.
It’s not long before the band decide that songs are all well and good but more things should be getting underway, less than half a song into the set and an impromptu game of baseball breaks out between The Colonel and the fans.
Later in the set the band play a song that just screams for crowd participation: ‘Dance Off’.
The Colonel makes the most of what little floor space there is in Love Music left for dancing ad he does a fine job yet eventually decides to take the gig out to the streets.
The gig had been a strange enough experience inside the shop, but I can’t begin to imagine what passers-by must have thought when they noticed a yellow clad band emerging from a shop.
Some of the commuters seem utterly fascinated though, although none of them decide to join the dance off.
Back into the shop and things continue to get stranger, as the band comes to the end of their set they decide to go and break what I can only assume is a shop record.
They convinced the crowd (and the stores owner) to let someone crowd surf around the shop; I don’t think I’ll ever forget seeing someone float around inches from the ceiling in Love Music.
Seeing Colonel Mustard & The Dijon 5 live is an experience, the band don’t just play their songs and leave, they are all about crowd participation and could easily be considered Glasgow’s greatest party band or at least.
The band seem intent on making sure that everyone in the audience walks away with great memories and a story to tell friends and really that’s what makes a great live band.
Words: Phil Allen
