Gig Review: Gurriers at NUSU 15/10/26

Newcastle Uni Student Union played host to the Irish post-punk outfit Gurriers on the 15th October 2026, and there would not be a venue more suited to host a band like it. The venue sits on -2 with ceilings low enough to see the beer splatters from the previous gigs. The basement feel of the 1200 cap venue gave the perfect backdrop to an electric performance.

Kicking off the night was Rotterdam-based shoegaze/noise-rock band Tramhaus, who brought their eclectic harmonic textures across the North Sea for a second time. Their 40-minute set warmed up the crowd and gave a pretense of what would occur for Gurriers, with small mosh pits ebbing and flowing throughout the set. They are sure to be welcomed back to Newcastle again at the top of a bill in the future.

Gurriers’ stop in Newcastle was the second night on their ‘Nobody is coming to save you’ tour and their third time in Newcastle after stopping off at the City Hall supporting Inhaler and at The Cluny on a previous headline tour.

Opening with the album’s title track, Nobody’s Coming To Save You – the gig’s opener sets the tone for what will happen for the rest of the show. It had an electronic feel that showed the band’s progression from their previous work.

The band played a chaos-filled set, taking sounds from shoegaze and post-punk alongside elements of doom and sludge. The band played as though there was a point to prove to the strong crowd, and their point was proven out of the gate. The crowd responded with their energy in a destructive way, culminating in a wall of death being conducted by lead vocalist Dan Hoff, who became part of the crowd towards the end of the set.

Throughout the whole set, neither the band nor the crowd let up for a second, with energy from start to finish showing that in a modern era of social media PR, there are still bands that cut their teeth on the live circuit, know how to put on a show and build their fanbase from the ground up. Nothing Happens Twice embodied this with a panic-chord-filled track with a repeated chorus that allowed the crowd to muster a diaphragm-powered sing-along. False chorus starts created a tension-filled release when the drop came.

The set involved an eclectic mixture of the sounds mentioned previously, which gives the band one of the most distinctive sounds out now, and with huge sets being played at most major UK festivals over the summer, the band feel on the cusp of something huge, following shortly in the footsteps of their contemporaries such as Fontaines D.C.

Overall, the band played a proud performance to a strong crowd who all left on a high after a hot and sweaty headline set. The band are sure to return to an even bigger venue in the future.

In a room that was all ready for Gurriers, it is still yet to be seen if the world is ready for the takeover of Gurriers. I think so.

Review by Max Swinney