Good Neighbours at the O2 Forum Kentish Town - Live review
From viral beginnings to a sold-out O2 Forum, Good Neighbours proved they are the real deal. The London duo turned Kentish Town into a shared "blue sky" moment.
Opening the night was Australian singer Jack Gray, who delivered a technically great performance. While his set was solid, he struggled slightly to pull the early crowd away from their drinks and fully capture the room’s attention — the crowd was still in that “pre-game” mode and hadn’t quite locked in yet.
That changed the moment Master Peace and his drummer Hattie Steel stepped on stage. The energy shift was palpable. Despite their sound being significantly “harder and harsher” and more aggressive than the headliners’, the crowd was instantly hooked. Seeing the entire floor dancing and jumping up and down was the perfect way to wake everyone up.
There’s a specific kind of magic that happens when a band moves from “viral sensation” to “established live act” and watching Good Neighbours at the O2 Forum was exactly that. The chemistry between Scott Verill and Oli Fox is what makes the show work. The latter has this restless energy on stage that makes you want to move with him, it felt less like a rehearsed performance and more like two best friends having the time of their lives. They started their set with “Suburbs” and played new tracks from their debut album Blue Sky Mentality, such as “found u/me”, “People Meet People” and “The Buzz”.
The moment they started, I knew it was going to be insane. A few things that are going to live in my head rent-free :
They had three violins on stage for two songs, and it changed everything. It made the whole set feel so much bigger and more emotional. Hearing those melodies played live on strings was on another level. It added a lush, cinematic layer to certain tracks.
Watching Scott kill it on the piano while Oli was jumping around with the tambourine felt so raw and real.
In a brilliant nod to their production style, Oli utilized a reverb microphone for specific sections. It’s one thing to hear those dreamy, atmospheric vocals on Spotify, but hearing them recreate that sound live gave me actual chills. It felt like being inside the recording.
By the time they got to “Home” — during which Oli paid tribute to his mum who was in the crowd — and “Daisies,” the room was a blur of dancing and singing. It’s rare to see a band balance such high energy with such delicate musical moments, but they pulled it off perfectly. It wasn’t just a concert; it was a “blue sky” moment in the middle of a London winter.