Mystery Action/The Double R2/Gestalt

MYSTERY ACTION/THE DOUBLE R5/GESTALT

IAC 2nd August 2025

A late afternoon trip to the International Arts Centre to see a couple of the bands, specifically Mystery Action, on the Wigfest all-dayer… �

I arrived in perfect time to see GESTALT… a band I had heard a lot of good things about and was keen to see. In the event they were well worth the positive comments I had heard. A band full of energy and attitude delivering a fine mix of rock and punk… the bass, guitar and drums augmented by keyboards giving a rich dense sound topped by strong solid vocals. The band rocked from start to finish and kept up the energy and pace throughout…cracking set.

After this a new name to me.... The DOUBLE R5, a band I hadn't seen before, but hope to see again... Another band playing with bags of fire and energy...playing a powerful set of rock music with elements of reggae and ska thrown in... a potent mix.

Musically the band were terrific.. Lyrically there was a lot of political and socially aware material but unfortunately, by the nature of rock music played live it is difficult to catch all the words... a shame as they sounded to be very good. Thoroughly enjoyed the set, and hope to see them again...

The last band I saw at the gig was Mystery Action... and I confess i am biased toward this band... the line up may have changed but the core magic and power of the band is unchanged, though it looked very different without Caroline and her trumpet.

| feel that the music has changed slightly with slightly less emphasis of the voodoo/swamp and more on the rock... but it remains very definitely unmistakably Mystery Action.

The drums and bass power the band while the guitars blaze away gloriously... up front Frankie plays percussion and adds vocals while Aislynn is a vocally and visually captivating front person... The band rock like crazy from the first note, little time for between song banter as they rock from piece to piece maintaining the power and impetus of the set..

The material is predominantly original but there were two covers... "Fever" which i associate wth Peggy Lee and the Airplane's "White Rabbit"... which I dont recall hearing covered elsewhere. It is no easy feat to equal the original but Nysstery Action delivered a cracking version off the song

The whole sound is dense, powerful, exciting and totally absorbing with not a wasted moment as the band power through the set... this is totally exhilarating high energy rock music delivered with joy and passion... absolutely superb set!!

keep music live... keep music real... support your local venues and artists

A late afternoon trip to the International Arts Centre to see a couple of the bands, specifically Mystery Action, on the Wigfest all-dayer… �

I arrived in perfect time to see GESTALT… a band I had heard a lot of good things about and was keen to see. In the event they were well worth the positive comments I had heard. A band full of energy and attitude delivering a fine mix of rock and punk… the bass, guitar and drums augmented by keyboards giving a rich dense sound topped by strong solid vocals. The band rocked from start to finish and kept up the energy and pace throughout…cracking set.

After this a new name to me.... The DOUBLE R5, a band I hadn't seen before, but hope to see again... Another band playing with bags of fire and energy...playing a powerful set of rock music with elements of reggae and ska thrown in... a potent mix.

Musically the band were terrific.. Lyrically there was a lot of political and socially aware material but unfortunately, by the nature of rock music played live it is difficult to catch all the words... a shame as they sounded to be very good. Thoroughly enjoyed the set, and hope to see them again...

The last band I saw at the gig was Mystery Action... and I confess i am biased toward this band... the line up may have changed but the core magic and power of the band is unchanged, though it looked very different without Caroline and her trumpet.

| feel that the music has changed slightly with slightly less emphasis of the voodoo/swamp and more on the rock... but it remains very definitely unmistakably Mystery Action.

The drums and bass power the band while the guitars blaze away gloriously... up front Frankie plays percussion and adds vocals while Aislynn is a vocally and visually captivating front person... The band rock like crazy from the first note, little time for between song banter as they rock from piece to piece maintaining the power and impetus of the set..

The material is predominantly original but there were two covers... "Fever" which i associate wth Peggy Lee and the Airplane's "White Rabbit"... which I dont recall hearing covered elsewhere. It is no easy feat to equal the original but Nysstery Action delivered a cracking version off the song

The whole sound is dense, powerful, exciting and totally absorbing with not a wasted moment as the band power through the set... this is totally exhilarating high energy rock music delivered with joy and passion... absolutely superb set!!

keep music live... keep music real... support your local venues and artists