IT is not often a music artist from the other side of the world can come over to these shores and almost make them their own.
Other than household names such as Kylie Minogue, you don't really see many Aussies focussing mostly on the UK to build their fanbase.
Indie band DMA'S are bucking that trend and we Brits can not get enough of them at the moment.
The three-piece played St George's Hall last night to great fanfare with bouncing crowds blasting out their tunes.
Bradford was the seventh stop on their 13-city UK April tour and they clearly enjoyed their experience.
After the show, they tweeted: "Cheers Bradford!
"What a special crowd. What a special venue. (We) Won’t forget that one."
Cheers Bradford! What a special crowd. What a special venue. Won’t forget that one 🙏
— DMA'S (@dmasmusic) April 13, 2023
Formed in Sydney in 2012, the band is composed of Tommy O'Dell (vocals), Matt Mason (lead guitar, backing vocals), and Johnny Took (acoustic guitar).
They found fame with their breakout single 'Delete' a couple of years later and released their debut album 'Hills End' in 2016.
With Brits already warming to their Oasis/Stone Roses vibe, the DMA'S went on to support music legends such as Liam Gallagher and Richard Ashcroft.
They have since toured the UK several times and came to Bradford for the first time on Thursday.
With the venue submerged in darkness, the show was kickstarted by two songs from the band's latest album 'How Many Dreams?'.
Then the crowd got rocking when popular hits 'The Glow', 'Timeless' and 'Silver' were sung.
You could see the latter really made a great impression on the band, especially superb frontman Tommy.
It created the highlight of my night - sat up in the balcony seats overseeing hundreds of rowdy Northerners belt out the lyrics word for word.
Despite not being too vocal in between songs, Mr O'Dell certainly brought passion when it came to his stage presence.
The main set ended in style thanks to sing-along anthems 'Delete', 'Play It Out' and 'Lay Down'.
It left the thousands in attendance eager for more which they got in the form of a four-song encore.
The final tune in that ensemble was another truly well-put-together banger, 'Everybody's Saying Thursday's The Weekend'.
In recent years, the Gallagher brothers, albeit individually, and Blur have sold out stadiums, showing the love for Britpop still exists.
These three New South Wales Boys could well be leading the revival of that nineties movement.
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