Kirsty Levett

★★★★

**

*****

It’s difficult to overstate the magnificence of Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour - for which you must drop everything in order to go and see one of the remaining five performances, whatever the cost.

Brighton-based label FatCat Records has a post-classical imprint - 130701. To appreciate the genre is to wrap your head around themes of minimalism, repetition and indeterminacy - the conversation between the performers, their instruments and the audience.

A frenetic and charming opening set from Cincinatti trio Leggy paved the way to a flawless performance from Ramones-influenced Japanese power punk trio Shonen Knife.

Anyone expecting a pure dub set was in for a surprise, as the band opened with a storming d&b version of Public Image Ltd’s, Socialist and traversed a lengthy set that included reggae staple  Liquidator and further post-punk from the PiL oeuvre.

In 1996, the hip hop scene in the UK was but a glint in the milkman’s eye compared with the industry worth the multi-billions that it is today.

A triptych of performances from the Rambert Contemporary Dance Company last night left the audience provoked, enriched and stunned by turns.

The glow of anticipation generated by concert-goers about to bear witness to the renowned London Philharmonic Orchestra might be a spectacle in itself.