Elbow review – Guy Garvey's charisma melts Beast from the East

SSE Hydro, GlasgowBolstered by brass, a duet with John Grant and an impressively harmonising audience, the band conjure a compelling mix of grit and warmth As usual, Elbow frontman Guy Garvey begins with a joke: “Good evening, sorry we’re late.” This Glasgow gig was originally intended to be the first night of a short tour of UK arenas, before Scotland was brought to a snow-choked standstill by the “Beast from the East”. A surprisingly nimble logistical reshuffle m...

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