The Struts might be one of the last great rock ‘n’ roll acts around, as long as you consider rock ‘n’ roll in the traditional sense of being a loud, electric mix of glam and swagger. Frontman Luke Spiller (potentially the biggest source of glam in the group), guitarist Adam Slack, bassist Jed Elliot, and drummer Gethin Davies brought that brand of rock to the Roseland Theater on a Friday night in Portland, Oregon. 

The night opened with Dirty Sexy Money from the band’s 2014 debut, Everybody Wants, before quickly shifting into Body Talks, the lead single from their sophomore effort, Young & Dangerous. Within a few songs Luke Spiller was absolutely dripping with sweat, but all smiles as he paraded back and forth across the stage, inviting the crowd to sing along with him. The entire band had fantastic stage presence as they tore through hit after hit like Too Good at Raising Hell, Kiss This, and Rockstar, accompanied by a light show that helped amplify the energy in the room. 

The entire show seemed very well crafted, with the setlist catering to the casual fan and the band’s biggest tracks while also dipping into some of the lesser known (but still fantastic!) songs like In Love With a Camerabefore ending the main set with a crowd favorite from the band’s early days, Put Your Money on Me.

The encore started with Spiller sitting at the piano to perform a solo version of Strange Days, a collaboration originally recorded with British superstar Robbie Williams, before the rest of the band returned to the stage to help close the song and end the evening with the anthemic Could Have Been Me.