Author Topic: Wolverhampton 26/04/2024  (Read 1414 times)

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Wolverhampton 26/04/2024
« on: April 27, 2024, 07:23:31 AM »
Hi all,
Well, it was less than 2 hours away from here, so Wolverhampton was a foregone conclusion.

Setlist:

Coming or going
Long goodbyes
First Summer After
Language
Winter
I'm still me
Stormclouds
Do you really want to go there?
No greater love
Deserters
225
Green and Grey
Idumea
Reload
Angry Planet
Purity
Wonderful way to go
...
1984
The hunt
Get me out

Good gig - shout out to Amy Montgomery who got a lot of love from the crowd with a passionate and energetic support set. Venue was very clean and modern - a fact that Justin noted with some frustration ("it's a bit different from last time we were here, very corporate, air conditioned - who thought that was a good idea? Gigs are supposed to be hot and sweaty - we're freezing up here!"). It wasn't warm!
All true - app-based ticketing (my bugbear - I refused and took a printout to the box office) cashless bar. It's a brave new world. BUT everyone we came into contact with at the venue was really friendly and welcoming. It does make a big difference to your night when that happens.
Sound quality excellent.
Who was the keyboardist?


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Re: Wolverhampton 26/04/2024
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2024, 08:02:14 PM »

Just popping back in here to say that the Wolverhampton gig was superb.  A bit undersold, perhaps?  I was about half way back (can't manage a moshpit these days!) and there was an awful lot of free space around me.  And you're right, it was like seeing a gig in the chilled food aisle at ASDA, this current trend of massive aircon pumped in throughout the gig is just awful.

Agree with you about Amy Montgomery, she and her band were the best support act I've seen in many a long year.  I've been checking out her stuff online, very good indeed, I hope she achieves some big time success.  I see she's playing a gig in Manchester in June, might have to try and make that one.

Something I'll add... I felt the same at this gig as I did in Nottingham last December and that's I don't recognize anyone around the gigs anymore.  I'm not just talking about people I used to meet up at pre / post gigs meets, just those familiar faces even if I didn't know who they were.  I think I might have seen jc at a couple of points on someone's shoulders a lot nearer the front than I was?  Maybe everyone's gotten a lot older (I certainly have!) or going to a gig is something that a lot of the old faces don't do anymore?  Just a thought.

Anyway, great gig.   ;)

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Re: Wolverhampton 26/04/2024
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2024, 11:50:14 AM »
Hello MR,

shame I didn't know you were around, it would have been so good to see you again and have a catch up.

The world has changed, there is still the social element to the gigs with pre and post meets, at Wolves there was a post gig disco with a live band organised by LCG of this parish and a certain me made a guest appearance which was terrifying and fun.

I know you don't do the Book of Faeces but if you make it known on here then I can keep you in the loop.

Finally it's not us getting old but it does seem that the more energetic songs seem to be getting longer and longer.


Cheers

jc