[kj] Manchester

Alexander Smith vassifer at earthlink.net
Fri Apr 1 07:30:47 EDT 2011



"Forgot they played 'Eighties' too (which they dedicated to Alex in
NYC)."

Oh they did not.

Alex in NYC


On Apr 1, 2011, at 4:52 AM, Paul Rangecroft wrote:


> 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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