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Astonishing isn't it? Went to see it Hammersmith Apollo in July and was utterly gobsmacked - glowed for days afterwards. In my top 10 gigs of all time i reckon. I wasn't even looking forward to it having been supremely shabby all day from the Stones gig the night before.
Yep, saw him last Monday (O2), he lit up a cr@p souless and undersold venue. Very inventive show, couldn’t take my eyes off it. Still preferred the TH songs best and Lazy, although the new album does have a few good songs too. 2 thumbs up for me !
I just listened to the Pod of his Desert Islands Discs. What a fascinating, funny, interesting, self-deprecating person. And I've been listening to his tunes for 40 years,,,,
couldn't get a ticket for this tour unfortunately. Saw him play a great gig at Shepherds Bush Empire in 1994. Unfortunately the album he was promoting at the time (also called David Byrne) is one of his weakest. But even so the show itself was amazing and he played plenty of TH songs. In the bar after the gig he said "hey, cool shirt" to me. I was wearing a tshirt with this picture on it.
lucky enough to see it in Oxford earlier this year.
visually one of the most entertaining and engrossing shows I've seen. had massive expectations and went almost expecting to be disappointed as i think so highly of him, but what a show!
hope it transferred to the bigger shittegole that is the 02 and would have been there too if it werent for a holiday. Definitely in top 10 gigs; the guy is a genius
I refuse to go to the O2 any more, i hate it that much. Massive Attack have just announced a date to perform Mezzanine at the bloody O2. So i won't go. I mean what the hell is an anti-establishment, alternative trip hop band playing a venue like that for. Much better to 2 or 3 nights at the Academy or Empire.
That place is only fit for the likes of Cold Play, James Blunt etc . Mind you I saw Led Zep there 11 years ago but at least it was standing.
Astonishing isn't it? Went to see it Hammersmith Apollo in July and was utterly gobsmacked - glowed for days afterwards. In my top 10 gigs of all time i reckon. I wasn't even looking forward to it having been supremely shabby all day from the Stones gig the night before.
Astonishing isn't it? Went to see it Hammersmith Apollo in July and was utterly gobsmacked - glowed for days afterwards. In my top 10 gigs of all time i reckon. I wasn't even looking forward to it having been supremely shabby all day from the Stones gig the night before.
I went to the Apollo as well, best thing I've seen in years.
I just listened to the Pod of his Desert Islands Discs. What a fascinating, funny, interesting, self-deprecating person. And I've been listening to his tunes for 40 years,,,,
Played here last night - amazing. Bumping thread as think playing Aussie next & if any tickets available give yourselves a top night out. Lot of new songs for me but Byrne is in great voice & rest of band/support are brilliant. & Naive Melody is still one of my favourite tunes...
Played here last night - amazing. Bumping thread as think playing Aussie next & if any tickets available give yourselves a top night out. Lot of new songs for me but Byrne is in great voice & rest of band/support are brilliant. & Naive Melody is still one of my favourite tunes...
I refuse to go to the O2 any more, i hate it that much. Massive Attack have just announced a date to perform Mezzanine at the bloody O2. So i won't go. I mean what the hell is an anti-establishment, alternative trip hop band playing a venue like that for. Much better to 2 or 3 nights at the Academy or Empire.
That place is only fit for the likes of Cold Play, James Blunt etc . Mind you I saw Led Zep there 11 years ago but at least it was standing.
They're playing the O2 because this is their living. They're not a charitable organisation. Playing one night at the O2 for 19,000 people makes a lot more financial, logistical and physical sense than playing three Brixtons for 15,000 people. And a lot more sense than three Empires for 6,000 people. I don't know why you would think it's any more anti-establishment to play a smaller corporate owned and corporate sponsored venue than a larger one. If you want artists to continue, you have to allow them to make a living: while people talk about the money to be made from live now, that is largely at the very to end of touring. Most artists struggle to make decent money off touring. Let them do whatever enables them to actually make a living.
And relating to an earlier point about the O2 being undersold, it probably wasn't. Althought the top tier was curtained off, the O2 can be hired on that basis as a 12,000-cap venue, the same size as Wembley Arena. It's also cheaper to hire than Wembley Arena, as a 12,000-cap venue, and has better sound and much better facilities.
FWIW, if people are going to play an enormodome, I think the O2 is much the best large capacity venue in London, miles better than Wembley Arena or Ally Pally.
They're playing the O2 because this is their living. They're not a charitable organisation. Playing one night at the O2 for 19,000 people makes a lot more financial, logistical and physical sense than playing three Brixtons for 15,000 people. And a lot more sense than three Empires for 6,000 people. I don't know why you would think it's any more anti-establishment to play a smaller corporate owned and corporate sponsored venue than a larger one. If you want artists to continue, you have to allow them to make a living: while people talk about the money to be made from live now, that is largely at the very to end of touring. Most artists struggle to make decent money off touring. Let them do whatever enables them to actually make a living.
And relating to an earlier point about the O2 being undersold, it probably wasn't. Althought the top tier was curtained off, the O2 can be hired on that basis as a 12,000-cap venue, the same size as Wembley Arena. It's also cheaper to hire than Wembley Arena, as a 12,000-cap venue, and has better sound and much better facilities.
FWIW, if people are going to play an enormodome, I think the O2 is much the best large capacity venue in London, miles better than Wembley Arena or Ally Pally.
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