On a cold, wet Friday in London, the O2 Forum Kentish Town erupted in fire as the Nothing More Carnal Nature World Tour roared to life. Four bands, one night, and a crowd unwilling to let the weather dampen their hunger.
Nothing More – Carnal Nature World Tour
O2 Forum Kentish Town – 5 December 2025
Words: Rhys Tagg
Photography: Manuela Langotsch
The evening opened with Ankor, the Spanish alt-Metal outfit bathed in red light as they entered the stage. Jessie Williams drove the crowd forward with her powerful vocals, leading the crowd in clapping along and embracing the night with her theatrical flair and layered melody.
Solence, Swedish rockers with a knack for fusing electronic swagger into their riffs, stormed the stage next. Their polished set pulsed like adrenaline, slick and infectious. By the time they wrapped, the O2 Forum buzzed with anticipation.
Between sets came a curveball: a tongue-in-cheek ’90s pop medley. Think Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears classics blasted through the PA, keeping the crowd on its toes and reminding everyone that chaos can be playful too.
Catch Your Breath
The main support, Catch Your Breath, wasted no time igniting the room. Opening with Savages, the Texan Metalcore act unleashed raw emotion and crushing breakdowns.
Josh Mowery paused to thank the audience for showing up and supporting live music, asking fans to raise their phones and “light up the stage.” He dedicated Dial Tone to them, and the chorus rang back with force, leaving him visibly moved.
Closing with Shame On Me, the group delivered a quality set that left the crowd restless for the headliners.
Nothing More
Nothing More took the stage as the lights dimmed. Jonny Hawkins, shirtless, shoeless, and painted, stepped into the spotlight, opening up with House On Sand, a brooding opener that showcased Hawkins’ vocal control.
The band powered into Angel Song, and the crowd were greeted with soaring choruses and sang along, hitting every word of the anthem. Momentum surged with, If It Doesn’t Hurt, another track built for festivals and arenas, roared back by voices across the O2 Forum.
From there, the set was a rollercoaster of primal screams and the kind of emotional whiplash that defines Nothing More. Hawkins embodied the band’s ethos, vulnerability and ferocity intertwined while the band’s technical precision kept the chaos razor-sharp.
Whether it was the crowd hitting the ‘woo oh ohhs’ of Freefall, or Jenny, the night’s most poignant moment, leaving fans visibly moved, the show was monumental. The finale, This Is the Time (Ballast), electrified the room. The band wrapped up and dropped down to the pit, Hawkins smashing his drum and leaving the crowd spent.
By the end, the O2 Forum Kentish Town felt purged, sweat, catharsis, and a collective sense that Nothing More had delivered something special.
