LIVE: Turnover @ Underworld

‘Peripheral Vision’ by Turnover has been a constant companion album for me for most of my teenage/early 20s life, so I consider every one of their gigs a sort of religious experience. When they announced they’d be coming to London just a few days before my birthday, I knew I had to be there — it was their first UK show since before COVID. However, I missed out on tickets at first because the £30 ticket price was a bit too steep for me at the time of the on-sale date. Luckily, I was taken off the Dice waiting list last minute. At first I was a bit confused as to why they were playing Underworld, as it’s not a very common venue for American artists to play. It was my first time there, and I actually really liked it. The room was big and lofty, so it never felt too packed, even though the show was sold out. Turnover actually only played about 4 or 5 songs off ‘Peripheral Vision’, which makes sense because they’ve released 3 albums since then.

The energy of everyone in the room was insane. I’ve only ever seen the band in suburban towns in the US, so I wasn’t really expecting people in the crowd to dance and scream along to the songs at Underworld. I felt so happy surrounded by other fans who have probably had similar experiences with Turnover’s music. The set felt short but sweet, and they had a strict end time because there was a club night in the venue right after. The highlight of the gig for me was definitely everyone screaming along to ‘Cutting My Fingers Off’.