Flip’s songwriting and arranging is still bound to pop-rock convention, but the standouts were exemplars of the form - the rocky Rough boasted a chorus as clever as it was loud, Australia showed a touching way with an acoustic ballad, while The Worst Person Alive was an instant classic that felt like it should be everywhere. (If they released tonight’s version, where none other than Mike Shinoda of noughties heroes Linkin Park bounced on for an impromptu rap verse, maybe commercial radio would actually play it).
G Flip the influencer was here tonight as well, and that’s undeniably part of the appeal. Declaring a “safe space” for all, they later helped a girl in front come out as bisexual with a joyous chant of her name. Flip clearly revels in the community leadership role.
Yet the music was the driver. The anti-anthem Drink Too Much sparked a frenzy as surely as it did four years ago, but encore closer and recent single Gay For Me was tonight’s highlight. With a chorus made for stadiums, and a riff for melting faces, it was sexy no matter your orientation and proved that long after Flip is out of the headlines, their songs will be around.
G Flip plays a second show at the Enmore Theatre on Friday night.









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