15/12/10 - XFM Winter Wonderland 2010, Brixton Academy, London

[Dext37 Fielding]

Nicky Wire says the band are very happy to be playing the event again:

"I think it was 2007 we did it in Manchester. First gig we'd done for quite a while, we did a couple of new songs but I do remember being particularly nervewracked. The Magic Numbers had been on before us and the photographer Mick Rock was waiting as we went on and he told me I had a good jacket on so that made my evening."

The Welsh band are headlining the London leg this year at 02 Academy Brixton on Wednesday December 15. Nicky told Xfm he is pleased to be heading back to the venue especially after they had to cancel last week's gigs there because of illness:

"We've done it a lot of times over the years and I think in London it is one of the best definitely. We've pretty much played every venue I can think of in London from the tiniest pub to the O2 arena and Brixton Academy scores very high."

And hopefully fans might get a Christmas treat from the Welsh trio: "Hopefully trying to persuade James to play an acoustic version of 'Last Christmas' which he does very rarely but when he does do it it is quite spectacular."

[FacelessSenseOfVoid]

Bah, now the Birmingham gig seems like a bloody warm up for this one.

[Deets]

I knew they would play it! ahh bugger expensive flights.

[UEF]

Hmm... seriously considering this!

Pro's: Brixton! And other acts I might not have seen otherwise

Cons: hits set, and seeing them again in the same venue 2 weeks later

[UEF]

Anyone for a Wednesday pre-order?

http://www.gigsandtours.com/?s=xfm&site=xfm

[Embla Claymore]

Knock yourselves out!

[MSPKYE]

Originally Posted by Dext37 Fielding

"Hopefully trying to persuade James to play an acoustic version of 'Last Christmas' which he does very rarely but when he does do it it is quite spectacular."

RARELY?! He does it every time there's a hint of a December gig! Ghost Of Christmas would be a rarity for crying out loud

[Scarecrow]

I wish they'd stop announcing or rescheduling gigs when I have no money! Dunno whether I'll bother with this one yet. I went to the one in 2006. Great gig.

[UEF]

Originally Posted by MSPKYE

RARELY?! He does it every time there's a hint of a December gig! Ghost Of Christmas would be a rarity for crying out loud

Well I saw him at Glastonbury and he didn't bloody well do it then

[Ben]

Originally Posted by MSPKYE

RARELY?! He does it every time there's a hint of a December gig! Ghost Of Christmas would be a rarity for crying out loud

That's what I thought when I heard it. Does Nicky actually listen to his own gigs? He doesn't seem to.

Originally Posted by UEF

Well I saw him at Glastonbury and he didn't bloody well do it then

Probably because Glastonbury isn't held in December...

[Flint]

Who on earth is Mona?

[UEF]

Originally Posted by BradfieldsLoveChild

Probably because Glastonbury isn't held in December...

Thanks for pointing that out

[Mary Chain]

Freaked out when I saw this as I immedietely thought it was Manchester...but then I re-read it and now am excited! This calls for much dressing up!

[Dext37 Fielding]

How much is a ticket for this?

[Beat Poet]

Won't be bothering, not unless it was an off-the-radar venue or something. I already have three Brixtons in a row coming up - Interpol, MSP, Band Of Horses.