Anyone going to The Levellers / NMA in Manchester, Jul 1st?

[Master Ray]

Bigggg Levellers following. Musically very very tight...

But....

C'mon, sir, you can't leave it there! But WHAT?

Oh, and 'how the other half live?'  You obviously never passed through MY part of Cheshire... not for nothing was my town recently used as a filming location for an action TV show set in a dystopian future...   

[Bunny]

Well. I only saw the nice bit. I followed the RAC man through the lanes, and there were girls throwing rose petals before my car .
I dunno. They played some of the songs I really, really love...Men an Tol being one. Their support is really really big and as a band they can play together. But it did nothing to me. Maybe Im ten years to old. There's a reason I switched off from their songs in the 90's.. I wouldnt pay to watch them alone. Interestingly, I spoke to a few of their fans, who hadnt listened to NMA for a while. They'd all moved on to the Levs but were really impressed. Ying and yang.

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Bunny, do you happen to remember any of the songs NMA played during their set?     Or better yet, know the entire setlist?  Able to post?

[Bunny]

From my hazy drunken memory and in no order: Born Feral, Wonderful way to go, Winter, Angry Planet, Purity, Vagabonds. Im sure more will come to me when I wake up properly lol

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From my hazy drunken memory and in no order: Born Feral, Wonderful way to go, Winter, Angry Planet, Purity, Vagabonds.  Im sure more will come to me when I wake up properly lol

Thank you Bunny!  Have or hope you had a rejuvenating good night's rest.   

[dilla]

Just got back home from an excellent day in Manchester.As Bunny says,excellent venue.Lager was £5 a pint.Had a few in town earlier.Membranes were on first(with a choir)Great sounds coming from John Robbs heavy bass.Zion Train not my cup of tea but they weren't bad.The Wildhearts set was pretty short and sweet and Loud .I beleive they are flying out to Japan today.Hats off to Bassist Danny McCormack(sitting on a stool after recently having his leg amputated)
NMA really rocked.Not seen them in an open air gig since Chepstow Castle last year and they IMHO were muchbetter.Was right down the front and it was bouncing behind me.They opened with Stormclouds.Can't remember exactly what they played but definately Angry Planet,Born Feral,Summer Moors,Winter,Devils Bargain and Poison Street.and possibly(My memory ain't what it used to be and I'd had a few pints)Purity,Vagabonds,March in September and Light go Out.
Watched the Levs from a distance and the crowd was well up for it.Remember One Way and Beautiful Day.The crowd seemed to enjoy their set but after NMA, IMHO they were an anti climax

Was pleasantly surprised to bump into Ian(ninja12r)who has been AWOL for a while.I seem to remember a while back on here someone asking if anyone had heard from him.He is alive and kicking and a proud new dad.
Overall an excellent day out.Best in a while except for a shorter set which is to be expected when there are a few bands on.

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Just got back home from an excellent day in Manchester.  As Bunny says, excellent venue.  Lager was £5 a pint.  Had a few in town earlier.  Membranes were on first (with a choir) Great sounds coming from John Robbs heavy bass.  Zion Train not my cup of tea but they weren't bad.  The Wildhearts set was pretty short and sweet and Loud .  I beleive they are flying out to Japan today.  Hats off to Bassist Danny McCormack (sitting on a stool after recently having his leg amputated)

NMA really rocked.  Not seen them in an open air gig since Chepstow Castle last year and they IMHO were much better.  Was right down the front and it was bouncing behind me.  They opened with Stormclouds.  Can't remember exactly what they played but definately Angry Planet, Born Feral, Summer Moors, Winter, Devils Bargain, and Poison Street, and possibly (My memory ain't what it used to be and I'd had a few pints) Purity, Vagabonds, March in September and Lights go Out.

Watched the Levs from a distance and the crowd was well up for it.  Remember One Way and Beautiful Day.  The crowd seemed to enjoy their set but after NMA, IMHO they were an anti climax.

Was pleasantly surprised to bump into Ian (ninja12r) who has been AWOL for a while.  I seem to remember a while back on here someone asking if anyone had heard from him.  He is alive and kicking and a proud new dad.

Overall an excellent day out.  Best in a while except for a shorter set which is to be expected when there are a few bands on.

Thanks for sharing all that, dilla!    Very happy you had a wonderful time.  It's the little things like setlists, fan reviews, recollections, opinions, and such that keep me dreaming, going, happy.  So Thanks again dilla & Bunny. 

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Hey Dilla. Might have been me asking about Ian. Glad to hear he is OK and back where he belongs - @ NMA gigs 

[Master Ray]

Nice to hear these gig reports.  Glad to hear everyone had a nice time (not that I'm seething with jealousy or anything...)

I was interested in what people thought of the Levs.  Personally, I really like them, although they're deffo trading on past glories these days... but, hey, ageing musicians got to eat, right?  Your opinions were much like I thought they would be... a tight and professional band who know their audience and have some fine tunes, but never really diversified into anything more interesting... a fair summary?   

[Bunny]

Nice to hear these gig reports.  Glad to hear everyone had a nice time (not that I'm seething with jealousy or anything...)

I was interested in what people thought of the Levs.  Personally, I really like them, although they're deffo trading on past glories these days... but, hey, ageing musicians got to eat, right?  Your opinions were much like I thought they would be... a tight and professional band who know their audience and have some fine tunes, but never really diversified into anything more interesting... a fair summary?   

Dilla put in one word what I was trying to say. Anti climax. Albeit very good musically.