returning to the barrowland ballroom in march 1999, the audience joined in with the rendition of "road rage", causing the review in the "daily record" to describe the atmosphere as not "all that different to some huge, back-of-the-bus knees-up". at the london-based show shortly afterwards, the song was sung with "more force than finesse" according to adrian thrills of the "daily mail". after the breakup of catatonia, matthews performed "road rage" solo at the inspirations for barretstown camp concert on 30 march 2012.