[kj] Manchester

[Paul Rangecroft]

LOL. Yeah, he bopped up and down on his toes with added vigour. Maybe we'll
get to hear some Revelations and BTATS tracks after all.

Forgot they played 'Eighties' too (which they dedicated to Alex in NYC).
That must've been the one they dropped from Nottingham due to time.

Oh, and I saw someone in a Big Country t-shirt! Suck on that, Moss.

On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 3:36 AM, . . <fluke1 at live.co.uk> wrote:


>  "Towards the end of the gig he requested that if anyone knew Peter Hook

> please ask him to get in touch!"

>

>

>

>        Did you notice Youth putting a bit more effort in, after that

> announcement ?

>

>

>

>

>

> ------------------------------

> Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 02:51:01 +0100

> From: paul.rangecroft at gmail.com

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Subject: [kj] Manchester

>

>

> Just got back from Manchester gig, unfeasibly knackered.

>

> Same setlist as Nottingham but we did get one extra song - we sang Happy

> Birthday to Big Paul (and the crowd were considerably more in tune than Jaz,

> I might add).

>

> The smallish venue was packed and there was a good atmosphere throughout.

> Some feedback issues marred the sound quality but not too much. They really

> gave it their all.

>

> Highlights for me where the new stuff and the WTF! tracks (you can tell how

> much Youth and Geordie love playing those). 'The Great Cull' really got the

> crowd going. I also enjoyed hearing what Big Paul can bring to 'Communion'

> and 'Pandemonium'. 'Depthcharge' seemed to be the most popular toilet track!

>

> Jaz gave civilisation 18 months tops and then, in a rare if not unique

> moment of self-awareness, added "although I have said that before."

>

> Towards the end of the gig he requested that if anyone knew Peter Hook

> please ask him to get in touch!

>

> Can't tell you anything about the support band, Swimming, as I couldn't be

> bothered to move from the comfy sofa I'd managed to hog before the gig.

>

> Some decent merch including a t-shirt I've not seen before but as I had to

> buy my ticket from a tout I couldn't justify the inevitably overpriced

> products so all I came home with was a ticket stub and some priceless

> memories.

>

> Can't imagine how tomorrow/tonight will go. Sitting down at KJ gig seems

> very odd to me but hope it's enjoyable somehow.

>

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