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title: Event Review: Kingswood @ The Forum
author: Chris Z
published: 2017-12-10
modified: 2018-01-26
section: Events
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source: Stash Everything
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# Event Review: Kingswood @ The Forum

I had the pleasure of attending the last leg of [Kingswood’s Australian tour](https://www.stasheverything.com/news/kingswood-announce-national-tour/) on Saturday the 18th and after a few gins (thanks, [Juniperlooza](https://southwharfmelbourne.com.au/news/juniperlooza-2017/)) I was full of enthusiasm and rebellious spirit.

I actually have fond memories of my dad’s old Kingswood and can thank pop for drilling into me the classic rock from Gold 104.3 when I was being taken to school as a child. Off to a great start, I say!

Under the glowing blue of The Forum’s unforgettable ceiling, I was not sure what to expect from the Melbourne lads seeing my preparation needed a little to be desired. Melbourne’s punters came out to play and filled the space to a healthy level and were warmed up thanks to the sounds of The Vanns and Dear Seattle.

Once the main attraction hit the stage I was quickly blown off my feet with a master class of sweet modern rock and constant incredible energy from the whole band. The only let up was courtesy of the more laid-back lead single *Golden*, which ushered in a gentle sway the whole crowd simultaneously rode.

The band navigated their way through the night via tracks featured on the new album *After Hours, Close To Dawn,* which has received some rave reviews, and rightfully so.

Along with a bunch of tracks from their new album and a few from years gone by the lads surprised the audience with a cover of the Destiny’s Child classic *Say My Name* – an odd choice but certainly a moment which woke up anybody feeling a tad shady.

After initially being unsure as to how this night would go down, I was super glad I attended.

   [![Kingswood](https://www.stasheverything.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Kingswood-tour-300x300.jpg)](https://www.stasheverything.com/kingswood-announce-national-tour/kingswood-tour/)   [![Kingswood](https://www.stasheverything.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Kingswood-band-300x300.jpeg)](https://www.stasheverything.com/kingswood-announce-national-tour/kingswood-band/)