Alt-rock darlings Placebo visited the idyllic surroundings of The Piece Hall for a night of punchy, powerful and, at times, beautiful rock. Support act Friedberg is based in London but showcases much of Anna Friedberg’s Austrian heritage within their music. Stomping, bouncy alt-rock with a heavy pop influence running through it and lots of percussive elements designed to encourage dancing. It works, too. The Placebo fans in the audience seemed to love their set, and they most certainly left with new fans after this show. I’d kind of lost touch with Placebo over the last 30 years, having first seen them supporting Bush in a tiny pub in Leeds in 1995, playing their debut album to death, and the second one too. They’ve grown as a band since then and morphed into some kind of deities for their...