Live Review: Don Broco – UEA, Nowrich
10th October 2026
Support: Unpleople, Ando San
Words & Photos: Tom Atkin
We’re at the legendary UEA tonight for a triumphant return by Don Broco, the first show of a sold out tour and for a band that has ties to the venue in its history. The line up has some incredible variety, with Ando San and Unpeople providing support, all three acts bring something completely different to the table but in a way that makes it an interesting but not frowned upon combination.
Opening the evening’s cocktail of music is California”s own Ando San, an artist that is hard to define genre wise. He brings astounding hip hop inspired vocals beautifully mixed with guitar work that would make Tom Morello proud. It certainly is an interesting mix and a brave one to open a show with. That being said, with how the crowd reacted to the music. It was most certainly a risk worth taking.
The one thing that stood out; this wasn”t normal guitar playing, it was in essence slap guitar. With songs like “Dash Out” truely showing off the technical ability of his playing and gloriously mixing in metal inspired riffs with the hip hop vocal influence that he has perfected.
It is a mostly simple performance, not much in the way of moving about the stage, but when you have all the focus on the mash up that Ando San brings, you do not need the additional flare of dancing about. A wonderful introduction to an artist that has created a new genre bend.
Unpeople are riding high, with their debut album released just the day prior, and their continuous online growth gives us a little peak into what they have in store. A nice introduction to the album for those that hadn’t had the opportunity to give it a listen yet.
Starting the set with “waste”, “bottle it” and “Moon Baboon” gave a glimpse into the heavier side. Unpeople’s ability to balance both their meaty riffs and smooth melodies is what probably draws in such a variety of people. The performance shows that they are an exceptional fit for this tour, with enough in common with Don Broco to appeal to their fans while still offering something of their own. Seven songs only give you a taste of a band, but there was plenty here to encourage a closer listen.
Conjurer’s Brady Deeprose joined them for “clouds”, before “The Garden” rounded things off. With their debut album only released the day before, the timing couldn”t have been much better. Anyone wanting to hear more had a whole record waiting for them.
There is a local connection for headliners Don Broco, with guitarist Simon Delaney returning to the university where he once studied. Playing the LCR with Don Broco must be a rather different way to spend an evening at UEA than it was during his student days.
They opened their eighteen-song set with “True Believers”, followed by “Nightmare Tripping” and “Gumshield”. The new album featured heavily, but there was still plenty of room for older material. “Come Out to LA” arrived early on, with “Somersaults”, “Money Power Fame” and “Everybody” following.
It was a good reminder of just how many songs they now have to choose from. They could easily fill a set with the familiar favourites, so it was good to see them giving the newer tracks a proper place throughout the evening. There’s also something very Don Broco about putting a huge riff alongside a chorus that could happily live in your head for days. They’ve never seemed particularly interested in sticking to one sound, and that”s a large part of their appeal.
Rob Damiani is the obvious focal point, but Simon Delaney, Tom Doyle and Matt Donnelly are just as much a part of what makes this band work. There”s a playful side to Don Broco that suits their music, even when the songs themselves take a more serious turn. For all the heavier material, having fun remains a big part of the attraction.
“Swimming Pools” and “Euphoria” took things into the middle of the set, followed by a return to “Automatic” with “What You Do to Me”. The older songs were spread throughout the evening, giving long-standing fans plenty to look forward to between the newer tracks.
“Disappear”, “Bruce Willis” and “Uber” followed, with “One True Prince” offering a change of mood later on. Having that range helps keep a set interesting. There’s room for something a little more expansive before getting back to the heavier side of things, without either feeling out of place.
“Cellophane” and “The Corner” brought the main stretch towards its end, leaving “T-Shirt Song” and “Hype Man” to finish the evening. It”s hard to argue with “T-Shirt Song” that late in the set, while closing on “Hype Man” gave the final word to the new record.
There was plenty to get stuck into across all three acts. Ando San brought something different to the opening slot, unpeople gave a useful introduction to their newly released debut, and Don Broco found room for both recent material and songs that have been part of their sets for years. A good bill to arrive early for, and two support acts worth following beyond this tour.
Photo credits: Tom Atkin
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