Live Review: Ten Tonnes – Scala London

~ 05/02/2019 ~

Few bands are able to sell out the 800 capacity Scala without an album but that’s just what Ten Tonnes (aka Ethan Barnett) has achieved.

After finding acclaim supporting Tom Grennan and Stereophonic last year, Ten Tonnes has found himself being touted as one to watch in 2019. The melting pot of radio-friendly, indie-disco tunes have even merited an inclusion in Radio X X-Posure list.

‘Born to Lose’, the first song of the night automatically connects the young singer with the crowd, each seemingly singing in unity. The excitement of the crowd is obviously visible as the dancefloor opens up and closes routinely with every chorus.

The mixture of the already released songs such as the all too catchy ‘Cracks Between’ and yet to be released songs are met with equal attention and enthusiasm. It’s rare that bands are able to keep this up, a sure sign of the infectious likeability of Ten Tonnes.

Towards the end of the set, the summer-vibes of ‘G.I.V.E’ is met with the loudest singalong of the night, this will probably be the case at most festivals this year. As the final song ‘Lucy’ reaches its close, balloons are dispersed from the ceiling onto the crowd below like the biggest party in London.

Within an hour, Ten Tonnes has proven why he is surely one to watch for the future and with a debut album out on 5th April which will be accompanied by a supporting tour, it won’t be long before Ten Tonnes is selling out venues significantly larger than the Scala. Catch him while you can…

(Review by – Jordan Rodwell)