So – first things first, the band were great again last night – new songs like Born Feral & Part The Waters sounding big, a rare outing for Bad Old World, which was lovely to hear and the extra violinist added to the sound & stage present…but…
….who is choosing set times in London?! The band went on at 9.40pm last night, which meant to get the train home I had to do a runner before the encores – missing 5 songs (and what songs they were – set list fm made me sad this morning!) of the set. I’ve seen the band a good few times at different venues / countries – but this seems to be a London thing (the last three gigs in London I’ve had to leave before the end)….it’s frustrating, as when you go to see the band a number of times on the same tour, the main set is generally the same and the encores are where things get mixed up / classics get played…..would have loved to heard how Beginning sounds morphing into Vagabonds – but I wouldn’t have been able to get home…I wasn’t the only one – there were a good few people heading down to Kentish Town Tube at the same time – just seems a bit of a waste!
Any ideas why it runs this way in London? Maybe it’s time to do the Nottingham again!
