In a venue as small as The Whisky in Cork, band and audience can really get up close and personal - and let's face it, you can't have a really good gig without a spot of intimacy.

On Wednesday night, fans young and old leapt and hollered to Blood Red Shoes, who were on night one of their Irish tour.

Laura-Mary Carter, guitarist and vocalist with the Brighton band, told us recently that stage diving is "always" a good idea and the band would "die" if they didn't tour.

Blood Red Shoesalso played Galway last night, and come to the Hub, Dublin, tonight and Speakeasy, Belfast, tomorrow.

Go godammit.