Civic Hall, Wolverhampton 1st June 2009 with setlist

[ecureuil]

Originally Posted by jack_duckworth

sean; in the shadows as usual but he's such an amazing player he doesn't need to be flamboyant.
solid,inch perfect and hitting alot harder than i've seen in the past.
you can usually tell when he's not that into it as some of his fills/timing go a bit sloppy and he just tickles the kit but last night his ride cymbal was bouncing all over the place.
he even had me air drumming to faster!

Yup, and he got the biggest cheer of the night when James was introducing everyone.

About Nicky, I noticed he messed up and changed one of the lines to "I got the fucking words wrong" or something, but nobody minded. Manics are such a family band in a way, all the crowd gave him a great sendoff when he finished and he still did a fantastic job. Didn't hear him say anything when he left the stage though.

[Beej]

Originally Posted by covfan

I'm guessing im hoping in vain that the people who run the Wolverhampton Civic Hall have heard of a new invention called Air Conditioning.

Nope - not yet.

Originally Posted by Takk

something about james calling nicky a weird lou reed?

The Welsh Lou Reed.

Originally Posted by Richey83

Oh! And who else bought badges?!

I DID! It was great meeting you!

Originally Posted by Richey83

But I guess my point is that you'd think being older fans they'd know how to conduct themselves a little more maturely, rather than throwing beer over people, spitting, shouting at the stage during the beautiful acoustic 'Facing Page:Top Left' and generally behaving like teenage chavs of some kind.

Knob heads. I wasn't near them, thankfully.

Originally Posted by ecureuil

*Busty red-headed girl up on somebody's shoulders, nearly spilling out of her top. I'm not really sure what to add to that, but I feel I had to mention it.

LOL.

Originally Posted by Zeroslav

If anyone remembers a large hairy individual with a white spraypainted t-shirt saying "Ne Travaille Jamais" on the front and an eye on the back, and was literally wet with sweat, then that was me.

I do!


Anyway, I just got back so I thought I'd add my bit. (Really, my love for FD isn't that casual. I've been excited about coming back since we got back to Travelodge..) I was down on the barrier just to the right of Nicky, in front of those massive speakers. (which might I add was a fucking awesome place to stand)

Nicky, bless his massive cotton socks, was souldiering on through the set, even though he looked like he was in loads of pain. He still kept grinning though. (especialy when what seemed like the entire hall pointed at Nick for 'what you done to your hair?). He also shouted "You are my guitar hero, JDB" during You Love Us(?).

James was fucking immense. He's a brilliant guitarist, vocalist and a down to earth, lovely guy when he's off stage. His playing was superb and you can tell he really enjoyed himself.

Sean. What can I say? He was perfect. And that's not a word I use lightly. He poured loads of energy and passion into his playing and it sounded outstanding.

They were spot on. Even though it's a new album, they played fantasticly and the crowd looked as if they knew it well from where I was standing. It's easy the best gig I've been to (including other bands, not just them) and the atmosphere, especialy in the second set, was fantastic.

As for meeting FDers, I did bump into Amalthea, Richey and a couple of ex FDers, which was awesome. I also saw a few more I recognised but I didn't speak to them. I was looking for you afterwards, Tracey, but I didn't see you!

Also - is it wierd that I got one of the fellas at the front to give me Wire's water, even though A, it wasn't open, and B, he hadn't even touched it?

I bought the Richey shirt and the badges. Oh, and I got a large FD poster for 1 quid outside.

All in all, a fucking amazing gig.

[Takk]

I wish I'd gone now, but not going was the right decision.

[qster]

Originally Posted by MoralMajority

Yeah was a great gig, but I was so dissapointed that I could not get in the front area where people were jumping despite being about 2 rows from where it was happening but I can't bring myself to push through people to get there. Was stuck next to a woman who only seemed to have ever heard Send Away the Tigers and only sang along to YLAINE and Autumn Song. I seemed to be the only person around me singing along to anything, and I even got funny looks that I knew the words to the JFPL songs.
Having said that was great to hear Sorrow 16, No Surface all Feeling and the return of Tsunami.

Hey Just go for it. Most people wont mind if you get past them and go to where you want to get to. Its a Fuckin rock concert. I dont care if a pint of cider goes in the air and a bit comes down on me. It was actually refreshing last night.
I thought Faster was tame. There only seemed to be a few going for it.
Tsunami should be banished, along with Australia, and YSTSFMH.

Other than that a great gig. 1st Half much better than the 2nd.

[qster]

Oh and i wasn`t drunk. I was driving home. I had a green `past ,present and future tour tee on

[La Bohéme]

On my way to Wolves, I bought myself a big army camo trench coat with lots of pockets to put my phone and money in etc. I was concerned given the reports of thefts recently, so thought best not to take any chances. Practical AND Manics related! Despite the hot weather during the day, I didn't feel too bad wearing it.

For my first ever Manics gig, it was bloody good wasn't it? JFPL was utterly brilliant and the second set didn't let down either.

The less said about the support band, the better. Can anybody really tell the difference between their songs? Because I can't.

[srhgrg]

Originally Posted by La Bohéme

The less said about the support band, the better. Can anybody really tell the difference between their songs? Because I can't.

But what about their haircuts? They had fantastic haircuts...

[Midlands_Junk]

Originally Posted by srhgrg

But what about their haircuts? They had fantastic haircuts...

yeah, to be fair they did have cool hair. they were just an unforgivably poor band.

[LA ex]

Did anyone else think that James looked a little lonely having to bounce around without the Wire for company?

Whilst you can complain about the predictability of the set list, they've virtually perfected the playing of their hits for venues the size of the Civic.

Loved Nicky relating the intro to Faster to the current expenses scandal.

And did I hear James say that they'd see us all again next year?

[nocultureicons]

Originally Posted by kevinhyland

apart from a few dickheads who want to learn how to hold their drink

I'm glad it's not just me who was annoyed by them. At the time I was wondering if I was just a dull human being but they really *were* irritating!

[nocultureicons]

Originally Posted by Midlands_Junk

yeah, to be fair they did have cool hair. they were just an unforgivably poor band.

I dunno, they weren't *that* bad. The got on my nerves a little after about the second song but I wouldn't bother buying anything by them and their artwork is rubbish. I've definitely seen worse bands support them.

[nocultureicons]

Originally Posted by LA ex

And did I hear James say that they'd see us all again next year?

I believe that's what he said... seems like a long wait. What about the usual Christmas tour?

[Littlesue]

I was in Yates Wine Bar round the corner from the Civic for a couple of hours before the gig and I saw loads of blokes in Manic's T shirts getting tanked up, I sat up in the seats and was so glad as I would have been terrified in the middle of all that pushing and shoving.

[Beej]

Originally Posted by LA ex

And did I hear James say that they'd see us all again next year?

I believe so.

[mothers_are_saints]

Originally Posted by LA ex

And did I hear James say that they'd see us all again next year?

You certainly did, he mentioned it again at the signing afterwards to