Gary Numan Live in Dublin, 26May2012

Irish Aris

Gary Numan just announced a UK tour in May-June, and he will be playing at the Button Factory on the 26th of May.

I have seen him couple of years ago in London. He was totally amazing!!! One concert I will definitely not miss!!!!

Sugarlumps

Fock yeah!! Saturday night too! Only recently purchased Replicas, The Pleasure Principle and Telekon. Amazing albums and such a humble guy.

avfc1874

saw him about 20 yrs ago. wouldn't have been a masive fan before that but was a great gig.defo worth a night out. whats the venue like?

poundhound

I've seen Numan 3 times (2001, 2008 & 2009), and each show was fantastic.
Slightly disappointed he's playing such a small venue as his shows are extravagant affairs.

Sugarlumps

avfc1874 wrote: »

saw him about 20 yrs ago. wouldn't have been a masive fan before that but was a great gig.defo worth a night out. whats the venue like?

Great venue and good sound.

telekon

Got my tickets last night. Going to drag my pregnant wife to it, she'll thank me after...

I have never forgiven myself for missing him do the Pleasure Principle in Cork in 2009. Only found out about it the day before. :mad:

I presume it'll be a lot of stuff off Splinter which ain't bad from what I've heard, but the audience will no doubt be hankering for AFE and Cars. If I come away having heard 'I die: you die' or 'we are glass', I will be a very happy boy. Again, not so sure about the wife....

bonoman66

telekon wrote: »

I presume it'll be a lot of stuff off Splinter which ain't bad from what I've heard, but the audience will no doubt be hankering for AFE and Cars. If I come away having heard 'I die: you die' or 'we are glass', I will be a very happy boy. Again, not so sure about the wife....

For the small number of shows he's doing it'll be a one-off set, based around his singles over the last 33 years, and material from the recent Dead Son Rising album.

poundhound

Besides Splinter hasn't been released yet.

telekon

poundhound wrote: »

Besides Splinter hasn't been released yet.

True, but it will be released by the time of the gig, April no?

Edit: meant to say Dead Son Rising material in earlier post.

Irish Aris

Dead Son Rising is a pretty decent album. I don't mind hearing some of the songs.
The last time I saw him, most of the setlist was around the first years. So I die You Die is a good possibilty.

telekon

Never realised its a 'best of' tour, which I reckon will be based on the tracklisting below of the dvd he is releasing in June.

Proof of this are the older songs mentioned on his website which will definitely be played as it is part of a visual backdrop competition for fans: This Wreckage, Bombers, Berserker and Call out the Dogs. He has mentioned in interviews that the setlist will be based on his singles.

Its probably the very last chance to catch him performing most of these songs live.

DVD Listing:

1. Cars
2. Complex
3. We Are Glass
4. I Die You Die
5. This Wreckage
6. She's Got Claws
7. Love Needs No Disguise (with Dramatis)
8. Music For Chameleons
9. We Take Mystery (To Bed)
10. Warriors
11. Berserker
12. Your Fascination
13. Call Out The Dogs
14. Dominion Day
15. Cars (with Fear Factory)
16. Rip
17. Crazier (with Rico)
18. In A Dark Place
19. Healing (with Ade Fenton)
20. The Fall
21. My Machines (with Battles)

This is going to be EPIC!!

telekon

Tour starting tonight in the UK. Really looking forward to seeing what's in the setlist tomorrow, hopefully some surprises from the back catalogue.

Its lucky that its a Saturday he's playing in Dublin. Still surprised it hasn't sold out considering, and the fact the venue is relatively small...

No wonder he didn't play here for years, obviously doesn't have the fan base here.

He even took to the Craig Doyle show to promote it a few weeks back. The things some people have to endure...:(

poundhound

He no longer appeals to the masses. His brand of "Darkwave industrial rock" is an acquired taste.

However, I like seeing him up close and personal in an intimate venue.

Although the venue may be modest, his shows are of the quality you'd expect from a man in the business 35 years.

"She's got claws" was one of the first singles I ever bought.
Should he play it, I fear my underpants would fail to contain my excitement!

Sugarlumps

I've never seen him before so I don't know what to expect. Can't wait for Saturday especially if the weather is bítchin. Does he use an actual drummer, or drum machine? Hope the band are good, any word on support?

blastman

Just ordered my ticket there from tickets.ie, looking forward to finally seeing the man live. Are Friends Electric was the first record I ever bought.....

poundhound

Yes he uses a drummer. His band are fantastic.

Desperatly trying to find last nights setlist, to brush up on material I may not be familiar with.

Sugarlumps

If you locate a setlist can you post it please.

telekon

Setlist from Leicester on Tuesday:

Berserker,metal,the fall,bombers,crazier,call out the dogs,dominion day,this wreckage,absolution,that's too bad,in a dark place,down in the park,rip,love needs no disguise,warriors, i die you die, we are glass
Encore...healing,cars, are friends electric?



Can't wait for the cheesier mid-80s tracks I thought he'd never play again in a million years.

i.e. Berserker, call out the dogs and warriors.


Its my first Numan gig so really, really looking forward to I die you die, we are glass and metal, my absolute favourite songs in the world.

Pity nothing from the albums Dance and I assassin made the setlist. Maybe Pino Padellino's funky fretless bass playing is beyond Gary's current bassist...

Sugarlumps

Savage set, bring on the good weather, booze and tunes.

blastman

Set looks great, can't wait!

poundhound

Great stuff.

Finally I'll get to hear "Absolution" live.

The version on Hybrid is incredible.

Irish Aris

very good setlist!!!
I'd say we are in for a very good concert!!!
Enjoy everybody, I will see you all there!!!

blastman

Immense gig, great crowd and he seemed to really enjoy himself. Down In The Park and Are Friends Electric were highlights for me, waited a long time to hear them live. Hope I don't fall asleep in the bus home now!

telekon

Was absolutely fantastic! Crowd were great, much better than i had expected to be honest. I die, you die was my highlight. Call out the dogs and rip was immense too. Never been to button factory before but it felt a bit over crowded, not that that took away from the gig at all.

bonoman66

Bloody hell - that was some gig by Gary & the guys tonight.

Blew the roof off The Button Factory!

Wish it had no roof with the heat in there tonight

Hats off to Gary & the band - stunning performance to a packed house & very responsive & enthusiastic crowd.

Hope you might enjoy this..

bonoman66

For telekon..;)

Hope you enjoy one of your favourites of the night

bonoman66

and another one....

bonoman66

For blastman...

Gotham Knight

Thanks for posting these bonoman66. Excellent videos of brilliant songs. Great to see Gary looking great and clearly enjoying himself.

Cheers.

Irish Aris

bonoman66, thanks a million for the videos!!!
Once again, he was truly amazing!!!!

PaulieBoy

I totally owe you a pint for posting those vids! I would deffo have gone had I know he was playing. Looks like a great gig.

telekon

Fantastic videos Bonoman!!

Thanks a million, been enjoying them over and over again all morning. I was fairly far back so it was great to be able to see Gary visibly enjoying himself throughout. I think his tweet after the gig said as much...

Dublin? How absolutely amazing was that???? Thank you so much!!! GN

And the Button Factory is a brilliant venue, I know there was supposed to be sound problems in the English gigs this week (especially Sheffield) but the sound was spot on perfect last night.

Edit: Oh, yea...one minus point regarding the Button Factory....that F*CKIN FIRE ALARM!! :mad::mad:

Completely forgot about that. Thank god, it was shut off fairly quickly each time...

Sugarlumps

Awesome gig, great crowd as a few have said.

bonoman66

telekon wrote: »

Edit: Oh, yea...one minus point regarding the Button Factory....that F*CKIN FIRE ALARM!! :mad::mad:

Completely forgot about that. Thank god, it was shut off fairly quickly each time...

I was thinking about that - it must have been calibrated to trigger at the temperature of Spontaneous Human Combustion - it was almost hot enough in there last night

blastman

Thanks for the vids, bonoman66, that riff really gives me a shiver when it kicks in the first time.

Forgot about the fire alarm, luckily I was on the opposite side of the room, so the dangerous temperatures reached in my undergarments were not to blame.

RolandGoose

My first time seeing Gary, Absolutely blown away! Incredible gig!

Absolution, RIP and Are Friends Electric were highlights for me!
(among others, not a bad song all night IMO)

Funny enough when Cars hit in, I felt I could take it or leave it in comparison to the quality of material that was played earlier, still tho it pleases a certain contingent.

The fire alarm was very annoying at some stages, but TBH I thought at some stage the band had a stomp box to play it! hahaahhaha , it did fit very well into the outro of Metal oddly enough.

The crowd were also incredible! great to see Gary and the crowd really enjoying themselves!

20h Gary Numan Official ‏@numanofficial
Best show of the tour so far last night in Dublin. Thanks to everyone who made it so exciting. AF


Oh and thanks very much for the videos Bonoman66!!! great quality!!!

bonoman66

RolandGoose wrote: »

My first time seeing Gary, Absolutely blown away! Incredible gig!

Oh and thanks very much for the videos Bonoman66!!! great quality!!!

My first GN gig too - it really was an epic night

Glad you enjoyed the vids - you're welcome.

telekon

Seems two of Gary's old band members Chris Payne and Rrussell Bell played last night at Bournemouth for the Ced Sharpley tribute, 'Love Needs No Disguise'.

Would have loved to have seen that...:(

bonoman66

Hi,

Just in case any Numan fans are interested, I've just completed a multicamera mix of this gig & posted the last part on YT today.

Its taken 6 months to gather the footage, edit, mix & sync with a seperately provided audio track recorded that night.

Hope anyone who was there might enjoy this...

All the best

Sugarlumps

Cool man look forward to viewing this!

Gotham Knight

Brilliant, just brilliant!

The quality of the music, sound and video are all excellent. And the editing is perfect.

I love this!

poundhound

Well done, my man!

Fantastic editing.