July 10, 2009 23:36

Crystal Castles defy T In The Park curfew

Canadian duo overcome a reputation for trouble to thrill crowd

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Crystal Castles closed the Red Bull Bedroom Jam Futures stage at T In The Park tonight (July 10) with a riotously-recieved set, free of fights, technical faults or walk-offs - despite their reputation.

Though singer Alice Glass brandished her vodka bottle in style during 'Courtship Dating', the Canadian digi-punk duo played past curfew without a hitch.

Coming on stage to the now-endemic T chant of "Here we fucking go", the opening scree of 'Exoskeleton' soon had the crowd screaming "Crystal, Crystal, Crystal fucking Castles".

A maple-leaf flag waved through the strobes in the front row as the black-clad singer roared the lyrics of 'Crimewave' into the audience.

After 'Air War', during which Glass tucked the strobe light she'd been brandishing up her jumper, perhaps in a bid to give Lady Gaga's fiery-breasted Glastonbury set a run for its money, the band defied curfew to play another track, before leaving the crowd chanting in vain for "one more tune".

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