Gig review: THE TREATMENT/MANSWORTH – Queens Hall, Nuneaton, Saturday 5 August 2023

August 8th, 2023 by jason

Dead Demons opened this triple bill, unfortunately I didn’t arrive in time to catch the majority of their set, but the vibe was good, and the crowd were definitely warmed up by the time they had finished.

Next on the bill are Mansworth, this band is a relatively new project to say the least, with tonight marking their fifth live gig so there is little surprise that the audience are largely unaware of who and what is about to be unleased upon them by this superbly talented 6 piece.

The project is the brainchild of the legendary, Laurie Mansworth and there is no doubt that he’s got a stellar line up with him on that stage, including ex-Piston frontman, Rob Angelico on lead vocals as they begin proceedings by letting loose with ‘Won’t be Ruled by Your Love’, followed by a crowd pleasing ‘Children Of The Sun’ which was released earlier.

Ripping through ‘Rock In A Hard Place’ they showcase their material with a solid rhythm section and guitars complimented with sublime keyboards, this is a packed 45 minute set concludes with ‘Stone In Your Shoe’ by which time the audience are eating out of their hands and there is sense in the room that we are witnessing something very special indeed.

I was lucky enough to be at the inaugural gig last year so I’m in the privileged position of being able to watch the crowd soak up this astonishing set and think, yep, they’ve nailed it, and I can’t wait to see what is coming next, with an album in the offing, more live gigs are bound to follow.

The Treatment are headlining this fabulous music venue, it is so good to see people packing out music venues and appreciating live music, the staff here are friendly and the atmosphere is cracking with anticipation.

That anticipation is well-deserved as The Treatment open up with ‘Let’s Get Dirty’, ramping it up with ‘Let It Begin’ and by the time of ‘Eyes On You’, they’re on fire, the pace is blistering, every song is hitting the sweet spot, there’s no doubt this band live and breathe rock ‘n’ roll. ‘Vampress’ is sublime, ‘Wrong Way’ is a master class and ‘Running Withn The Dogs’ is a joy to behold.

It’s a riotous romp through their back catalogue, zero fillers in the set and the whole band are clearly having a ball, the atmosphere in here is just phenomenal, the energy is high for ‘On The Money’ and ‘The Doctor’.

Tag comes into the crowd to play and manages to pretty much share a pint whilst still playing, what can you say, this is the stuff rock legends are made of the crowd loves it, everyone is having a ball, loving the music, what a band!

With the crowd joining in for ‘Shake The Mountain’ and ‘Get The Party On’ , they close out their set – which frankly has flown by in a blur of high octane rock – with ‘Devil In The Detail’ and the awesome ‘Rat Race’.

The Treatment are busy recording their next album, have more UK gigs over the next couple of months and then are heading out on tour in Australia later in the year.

This band is so clearly destined for bigger things, there’s few rock bands that can rival them for sheer talent and crowd engagement. I’d recommend if you want to see them up close and personal, you catch them sooner rather than later!

Review by Karen Clayton

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