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5th February 2026 at Circuit, Kingston

Cast! Another blast from the past! Reformed and with new material, Cast are promoting their 8th studio album Yeah Yeah Yeah in Kingston. 

The last time that they were in Kingston two years ago, they did three sold out instore gigs at Banquet Records but said they were looking at the ‘big’ artists that played in this venue. (It was Rod Stewart and Jools Holland that night, I was there). And now, here they are!

Their debut album All Change is another of my most played tapes in 1995. The current formation of the band is vocalist and guitarist John Power, lead guitarist Liam ‘Skin’ Tyson and drummer Keith O’Neill. 

Starting with album opener Poison Vine, the band play a bunch of their new songs. They sound great but feel like I need more time to listen and get to know them. The new single Free Love was catchy and I particularly like Devil and the Deep, which John Power described as a folk song.

After the new material, it was also great to hear some old songs. Live The Dream is on second album Mother Nature Calls but I would swear I’ve heard it for the first time today, I just don’t remember it. It sounds so groovy. I love it. There a bit of an audience singalong, before John Power took over the vocals. (I do remember Guiding Star from the same album which was sadly removed from tonight’s set list, so I’m perplexed by the mind blank!)

The set continued with a magnificent trio of All Change favourites – Walkaway, Finetime and Alright. Lots of arms in the air and singing along. The audience shouted requests for Sandstorm, which would have been brilliant, but the show ended on a massive high with Alright sounding epic!

Cast are in fine form, performing great songs old and new, and fantastic live.