Twelve months ago, Gold Panda was the next big thing. The 31-year-old musician (born Derwin Panda) was gracing all the blogs after releasing his debut album, ‘Lucky Shiner’, stirring intense curiosity in the music press and being hailed as a revolutionary musician. But now it is 2011 and various other next big things have emerged, so how will Gold Panda fare playing to a 1000+ crowd in Camden’s prestigious KOKO? Is he still a ‘big thing’?

Van Susans W/Support from Daniella Brooker & Orijin @ The Indig02, London 24.09.11

With a happily inebriated Saturday night crowd mixed merrily with smatterings of DB ‘Summer Love’ T-shirt sporting teeny-boppers and the regular melange of diehard fans and musos alike, the scene is set for Van Susans’ biggest gig to date.