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I'm going to give the button factory gig the nod because their was more room for activities, but these boys are on another level right now, sticky sweaty singalong with a bunch of sound heads. Think I'll buzz to Prague in November and see them after a rake of 2 euro pints,
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Saw Gorillaz play Demon Days in full last night in the Copper Box Arena in London.
Phenomenal show and was wonderful to see one of my favourite albums played in full. Great to see De La Soul and Bootie Brown turn up to feature.
They also played three tunes off the D-Sides album including one they've never played before. A real treat.
(Father) Damon was in fine form.
Heading back over on Tuesday for the Plastic Beach album and then the "mystery show" (new album). Can't wait.
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Just back from Night 3 and Night 4 of Gorillaz and... wow.
Plastic Beach is such an incredible album and to see it performed in full (on Night 3) was such a thrill for me. Special guests like Yukimi from Little Dragon (Empire Ants is just a track that hits perfectly for me), Paul Simonon, Gruff Rhys, De La Soul, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble and Mos Deff among others made for a dream come true performance. The sound was magical, usual Gorillaz visuals on full show and the crowd was right there.
Last night was the Mystery Show and they played the new album in full which was heavily middle eastern influenced with three instrumentalists playing a mix of non-typical instruments alongside the usual band and it all just meshed together so well. All attendees had phones locked away which made for a wonderful atmosphere and a fully immersive night. I'd say 3 of every 4 songs were perfectly in my sweet spot and had the crowd bouncing. Seeing Sparks appear on stage was a huge treat and their song (about dictators) is a total ear-worm. Other guest appearances (there and on the album) included Johnny Marr, Joe Talbot from Idles, Black Thought, Omar Souleyman, Mos Def, Paul Simonon and more. I can't wait to listen to the album when it finally appears.
Was worth the trip over! As (evidently) my favourite band, it'll be very hard to top the last week 😊
Incidentally they've uploaded the whole first night to YouTube so there's a good chance the second (Demon Days) and third (Plastic Beach) shows will turn up too.
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Ventured into the swamps of jersey last night for The Hold Steady.
Opening band was a Thin Lizzy tribute called Thick Lizzy, who were technically fantastic. But their lead singer was an incredibly white man dressed like Phillo, including a pound shop wig.
Don't know how I feel about that tbh......
The Hold Steady are currently doing the majority of their shows as Weekenders, with deep cuts, album play throughs and what have you, so seeing a straight up headline show is a rare treat, I've seen them once before but not since 2018.
If you've only seen Craig Finn solo, you would not believe it's the same person, dancing with the rhythm of a tranquilized chimp, leading the crowd in sing alongside and waves, chants and claps, conducting as a master of ceremonies.
The first half was for the sickos, a nice mix of old, new and a few hits (constructive summer played too early for my tastes) but from stuck between stations on we were a congregation viewing a rock and roll resurrection, and the ending 1-2 of sequestered in Memphis/Killer parties was the ascendency to heaven. Definitely won't leave it 7 years next time.
We are all
The Hold Steady.
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