The night Dirty Honey took us straight back to the 70s

On Monday, July 21, 2025, the LAV – Lisboa ao Vivo was the stage for the North American band Dirty HoneyThe Portuguese band The Bateleurs helped to liven up the evening. It was a magical and spectacular evening and we were there to report on everything that happened. Our thanks to House of Fun.

The Bateleurs

Those who were there on time at 9pm certainly didn't regret it, the Portuguese band The Bateleurs entered the stage and didn't leave a soul at LAV without a reaction. With Sandrine Orsini's haunting vocals and a band of the highest caliber, it was easy for the band to tame the crowd that arrived and more and more gathered in front of the stage.

Their vintage energy and authentic blues-rock sound is extremely captivating, largely due to the quality of the musicians present and Sandrine's vocal ability, which is simply brutal. The band are preparing to release their next album, due out in mid-November. Until then keep your ears peeled for what they're doing, you won't regret it.

DIRTY HONEY

Considered one of the strongest revelations in rock today, Dirty Honey brought their 2023 studio album Can't Find The Brakes and their live album Mayhem and Revelry Live released at the beginning of 2025 to the stage, and from the very first chords you could feel the band's energy and connection with the audience that already occupied a large part of the LAV.

The first riffs of "California Dreamin'" were enough to transform the room into an authentic ritual of energy and liberation. Dirty Honey gave a firm, cohesive performance with no dead moments. Frontman Marc LaBelle commands the show with a natural charisma and a voice that never fails to be powerful, just the right amount of dirty and full of feeling, very reminiscent of a meeting between Robert Plant and the fictional band Stillwater (from the movie Almoust Famous). John Notto's guitar playing was one of the highlights of the night, with solos full of guts and riffs capable of setting any rock fan on fire, he was a show apart, and we have to mention the perfect cooking of bassist Justin Smolian and the band's newest member, drummer Jaydon Bean.

O alinhamento mesclou faixas do mais recente álbum Can’t Find The Brakes, como “Won’t Take Me Alive” e “Dirty Mind”, com clássicos dos primeiros lançamentos como “Rolling 7s”, “Heartbreaker” e a inesquecível “Another Last Time”, que foi cantada a plenos pulmões pelo público numa comunhão intensa e emotiva. Outro destaque foi o hit “When I’m Gone” que recentemente ganhou destaque com o filme campeão de bilheteira Minecraft conquistando fãs mais jovens.

O grande destaque é que a banda não precisa de grande produção, nada de pirotecnia ou espetáculos visuais exagerados, apenas músicos talentosos a fazerem o que sabem melhor, embora simples, foi eficaz ao servir exatamente o que a proposta da banda exige: autenticidade e rock “n” roll. E o público reconheceu isso com entusiasmo, aplausos e uma energia coletiva que transformou o LAV certamente. Poucas segundas-feiras são tão potentes como esta, quem viu certamente saiu de lá realizado e com muita positividade para encarar o resto da semana.

Artists: Dirty Honey