Koko was packed to the rafters on this hot and sweaty Friday night, with a mix of old and young and a multitude of polka dot dresses about. The Pipettes had landed and the crowd was raring to go! First up to kick-start proceedings however were the fantastic Hot Puppies, whose frontwoman Becki looked positively gorgeous and confident taking to the stage and belting out tracks from their fantastic debut. The crowd were also treated to a new track from the Puppies, called ‘Somewhere’. The song was a move away from the traditional style of the group and showcased Becki’s amazing vocal range. Soon enough though, the Puppies made way for the Pipttes whose entrance came with drum beats leading in to the familiar sound of ‘Sex’ from their debut. By song two, the girls were well and truly in Pipette mode, with dance routines and boy dissing in full flow. The girls introduced the next track, ‘Really That Bad’ – a song I was unfamiliar with, but followed the girls’ style. The girls admitted that they know a lot of bad bad boys, but from the way these girls come across, I’m sure they can deal with some bad boys. Next up the girls performed the stomping ‘Your Kisses Are Wasted on Me’ assuring those in the packed Koko not to worry about dancing space as all they would need was their fingers... it still didn’t stop those in attendance from jumping about and crashing in to each other. ‘Because it’s not Love’ slowed the pace of the night down, but certainly didn’t stop the girls dancing. ‘I Love You’, my personal favourite despite being just over two minutes long, was performed fantastically with Rose taking to the keyboard to accompany the band. Some new tracks made an appearance during the evening including ‘Baby Don’t Leave Me’ as well as the fantastically titled ‘Who Ran Off With the Milkman’. ‘Burning Ambition’ was another new track, showing evidence of the girls moving forward with their sound and experimenting further with their harmonies. The girls were on form at Koko, evident in the continual dancing and singing along from the sweaty crowd (why is that always the case at Koko?). Despite not being the strongest vocal performance ever, the main thing about seeing the Pipettes live is that you get caught up in them and what they are all about. The girls make fun pop music, and perform it in a most appealing way

that you cannot help but dance and sing along.