Vukovi at O2 Forum Kentish Town, London – March 7th 2025

Artio

Artio took to the stage, beginning with ‘Sertraline’ before leading into ‘Head in the Sand, Finger on the Trigger’. Their set consisted of many heaving breakdowns with clashing cymbals, and they sounded incredible. Having seen them in tiny club venues many times before, they really were made for bigger stages like this one at O2 Forum Kentish Town. They all brought the energy and the stage presence to go with it. They ended their set with fan favourites ‘Product of My Own Design’ and ‘Pyrokid’.

Unpeople

Next to perform was Unpeople, an alternative rock band from London. They got the crowd even more hyped up with their catchy tunes and headbanging. I particularly enjoyed ‘Smother’. They played their self-titled debut EP in its entirety as well as their most recent single ‘The Garden’. Their set was full of interesting riffs combined with the odd growl thrown in by Jake every now and then. They finished their set with guitarist Luke crowd surfing while playing his last riffs.

Vukovi

Then it was finally time for Vukovi! Hamish took to the stage as everyone cheered, before being joined by Janine. ‘This Is My Life And My Trauma’ kickstarted their set before playing ‘GUNGHO’. The crowd certainly appeared ‘Gung-ho’ as the crowd surfing started not long after and continued throughout the whole evening. 

They continued to play songs from their recently released album ‘My God Has Got A Gun’ before being joined on stage by Rae from Artio for ‘Lasso’. Vukovi really took us through all the emotions with this set accompanied by an incredible light show and energy that filled up the venue. 

The 16 song setlist was made up of a good mix of all the fan favourites from all 4 of their albums. The show slowed down a bit for a heartfelt moment, with Janine sitting on the edge of the stage to sing ‘Colour Me In’ to the crowd as they swayed their phone lights back and forth before picking the pace back up with ‘C.L.A.U.D.I.A’ which showcased Janine’s incredible vocal range even further. 

The crowd surfing continued while Jake from Unpeople joined Vukovi for ‘My God Has Got A Gun’, his low growls really complimented this song as well as his energetic stage presence. The evening rounded out with ‘I exist’, ‘Run/Hide’ and crowd favourite ‘La Di Da’. 

I’ve been waiting to see Vukovi for a while now and they were even better than anticipated! Be sure to catch them at a future show if you can!

Artists: Artio, unpeople, vukovi