Back in the day you would need to be seriously big to play a venue like Wembley Arena. Also no respecting band would play a one off gig at Wembley. To do so would be financially insane and would be regarded by many as one huge ego kick. Hard-Fi (in my opinion) are a seriously mediocre band. Whilst other bands of their ilk such as The Enemy shamelessly rip of bands such as The Jam, Hard-Fi go one stage further. The Clash were one of the best, most interesting and influential bands of the 70’s however Hard-Fi don’t even come close on any level. The show itself was a pretty lack lustre performance, the sound was very bassey and I have experienced a better atmosphere at Heathrow airport! The last time I saw Hard-Fi live they played the Hippodrome in Leicester Square, whilst I still had reservations about their material I could not criticize the effort they put into their performance. The band are due to play at an NME gig at Koko in February which is about a tenth of the size of Wembley. I’m sure that this will be a more enjoyable and intimate gig however I doubt their set will get any better before then.
Written by John Rahim