I really like the Ritz and enjoyed the gig, despite a slightly creaky Everlasting to start. There were some unexpected gems - SYMM for example - and the second half of the album in general was great to hear live.
I’m honestly not sure about two extra guitarists though. I would rather hear MLE with a live cellist but I know putting an extra musician on the road for one song would be unrealistic. I just think that the nuance of using one of the extra guitarists to say play the acoustic part on some of the songs was lost in the mix.
Manchester was my home gig but I work in Birmingham so guess where I’ll be tonight ;-)
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