Battles first ever UK gig was in Brighton last year and it was the intense reaction from fans which drew the New York four-piece back here for their only European non-festival date of the summer.

Our city is famous for its love of eclectic and challenging music and the fact these hi-tech instrumentalists are playing dates at jazz, techno and rock festivals reflects the limitless vision of their sound.

Although often described as math rock, the band prefer to describe themselves as modern experimental.

Feeding off the raw, thundering heart of dark rock while exploring the freedom and intricate complexity of jazz, Battles lead the charge into a massively thrilling new realm of sound.

From the crazy electro-Smurf singing on Atlas to the rumbling bass tremors which rattle your shin bones and shake your stomach, their cocktail of creativity and genius twist your senses until you’re lost in their dizzyingly inventive masterpieces.

A row of glaring, white spotlights flash savagely into the crowd, making it difficult to see anything but a blur of limbs and shadowy guitars.

Red-faced and dripping with sweat, the band blast out tracks from their phenomenal debut Mirrored and prove beyond a doubt that they are the most exciting band in the world right now.