This has been a global tour that hit the UK, Europe, Australia and South America before the final run of shows here in the US and is the first time Supergrass have been back in Chicago since 2006. Singer and guitarist Gaz Coombes recalled the numerous shows they had played back in the day at The Metro to a gleeful response from the crowd and expressed his liking of his new surroundings inside the Riv.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The set obviously focused mainly on I Should Coco <\/em>and all 13 of the tracks from that album were performed. Epic opener \u201cI\u2019d Like To Know\u201d quickly moved into the iconic tale of an adolescent run-in with the police \u201cCaught By The Fuzz\u201d and following in album order onto the stompingly fun \u201cMansize Rooser\u201d. Many would have expected this theme to continue but Supergrass actually changed things up at this point introducing \u201cLate In The Day\u201d from 1997\u2019sIn It For The Money<\/em> to a very enthusiastic audience response. The ballad is one of the band\u2019s most enduring tunes and hearing it so early in the set was certainly a welcome surprise and pointed to an evening that may not be as predictable as first thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The remainder of\u00a0Coco<\/em>\u00a0was played pretty much out of order, interspersed with songs from across Supergrass\u2019 other five studio albums. There were charming moments where members switched instruments with bassist Mick Quinn taking on lead guitar for the loungy psychedelic anthem \u201cSofa (Of My Lethargy)\u201d and drummer Danny Goffey taking on the bass for a couple of the quirkier numbers (\u201cWe\u2019re Not Supposed to\u201d & \u201cTime To Go\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Coombes introduced \u201cDiamond Hoo Ha Man\u201d from their final album before their 2010 breakup as something that was sounding great in sound check so they threw it onto the set list – a first playing on this tour and also a Chicago debut for the song. This might be regarded as something of a deep cut but like each song played the audience knew it and loved it. While never a huge act this side of the Atlantic, Supergrass\u2019 mix of 60’s and 70\u2019s influenced psychedelic pop, punk, glam and prog cultivated a cult following that clearly has remained strong and loyal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While I Should Coco <\/em>was such a seminal and iconic album from the Britpop-era the strength of Supergrass was really demonstrated through the other songs performed here. They crafted so many long-living and vital sounds through their initial run that they could have kept going beyond the 90+ minute set and no one would have been bored. The closing encore 1-2 punch of \u201cSun Hits the Sky\u201d and \u201cPumping On Your Stereo\u201d concluded an epic evening of great energy, craft and fun. Supergrass are clearly enjoying their second wave back together and hopefully we\u2019ll see them back in town again, perhaps with some new music to showcase, in the very near future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Supergrass-Riviera-Theatre-Chicago-2025-3.jpg\")
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