12/05/19 Dublin Olympia

[blackflower]

No one has said their gigs are ruined, but it's a song that means a lot to many Manics fans, so it's completely natural for us to be disappointed it's been removed from what's supposed to be the album played in full. It's not comparable to the Postcards tour because that was never billed as being the Postcards album in full.

If they'd been open about the reason for excluding it - even if they'd just said 'we're not comfortable with the lyrics so won't play it on the tour' and left it at that - I'd find it a lot more palatable than them just pretending it doesn't exist.