In Photos: Joan of Arc + Hot Club de Paris @ The CAMP Basement, London (23.06.11)

Post-hardcore pioneers Joan of Arc had a bit of an ordeal getting over to London last week for the start of their UK tour. Following various mix-ups that led to their seven-hour flight taking all of eighteen hours, the veteran Chicago outfit eventually arrived at Heathrow...only to learn that all of their equipment was somehow stranded in Atlanta. Being the consummate pros that they are, however, Tim Kinsella and co. bravely soldiered on towards The CAMP Basement, where – in the words of RW snapper Tim Ferguson – they put on a display that was both "shambolic as f**k and tight as f**k!!!". Using borrowed gear, don't ya know.

Their set took in everything from recently-released fourteenth album Life Like right back to material from 2000's landmark The Gap LP – and there was even time for Kinsella to throw in a handful of vintage Owls numbers. Support on the night (and for the rest of the tour) came from likeable Scouse post-punkers Hot Club de Paris. You can catch both bands at The Winchester in Bournemouth tonight (June 30), before they wind up their eight-date jaunt on Saturday (July 2) with a gig at The Peel in Kingston upon Thames. For now, though, check out Tim's photos from a sweaty night out in the capital below: