Hillside - Pup (July 26/14)

Delayed for unforeseen reasons (porta potty line) I ditched my bag and launched into the rabid crowd right up against the stage. Pup, the powerful four piece who have a Guelph history but now call Toronto home were only launching into their second song but were well into riling up the crowd. Security, rarely needed at Hillside, was 6 strong across the stage front and were doing their best to keep the surging crowd from ending up sprawled on stage at the pint-sized signer's feet. Apparently they were asked to take a breather so the crowd could chill and he snarked 'breather?' and then launched into Lionheart. They did do one slightly more relaxed song, relatively speaking, before declaring an end to that and ripping a handful more, including standouts Yukon and the best in Reservoir. Nobody wanted it to end and even security got into their final tune, a cover (attributed by one member to the Cancer Bats) - Sabotage!