Lambrini Girls and Desert Sharks at Baby’s All Right
Before their debut album, Who Let The Dogs Out, is released on January 10, 2025, Brighton, UK punk band Lambrini Girls headlined two sold out shows in Brooklyn on Tuesday, December 3rd and Wednesday, December 4th. The first performance took place at Union Pool with support from Foyer Red, and the second night moved to Baby’s All Right for a late night set with an opening set by Desert Sharks.
On Wednesday, Desert Sharks took the stage to a filled room at 10:10PM. The NYC band kicked off their set with “Ego Death” from their 2023 album The Tower and continued with tracks from their catalog. The long running act appeared to be having an absolute blast, and bassist/singer Stephanie Gunther seemed to be as excited to see Lambrini Girls as the rest of the audience (she mentioned being at their show at The Sultan Room this past July).
The duo known as Lambrini Girls came on stage at 11PM to an excited audience. Before their set, pink party hats with the word “CUNTY” were handed out to people (the final track of WLTDO is called “Cuntology 101” and was the final song of the night, naturally). Singer/guitarist Phoebe Lunny and bassist Selin Macieira-Boşgelmez were joined by drummer Syd Nichols for both NYC dates. The set began with “Big Dick Energy,” one of the singles from their forthcoming debut album and was followed by “Help Me I’m Gay” from their 2023 EP You’re Welcome. During the Lambrini Girls set, there was moshing, crowd surfing, singing along, and at one point, sitting on the floor.
I first saw LG perform in Jersey City when they opened for Amyl and the Sniffers and my husband asked “are they aware they’re not the headliners?” and thankfully only a few months later, I witnessed them actually headline a show with the same commanding energy and left the venue feeling very certain that the next time I see them perform here, it will be a headline set in a larger room.