Tuesday 01 October 2024

Tuesday 01 October 2024. THE THE live at Brixton Academy . THE THE, one of the most acclaimed and cherished bands of the last few decades, head out on their ‘Ensouled’ world tour, their first since the hugely successful ‘The Comeback Special’ world tour in 2018...i went to The Royal Albert Hall show on that tour, which has since come out on DVD I also saw The The twice in 2000. 'Ensouled' is their first studio album for 24 years. The band’s music inhabits a genre of its own: it is music of long shadows, high hopes, channelled anger, feverish passions and sweetly disturbing poignancy. It is pop and rock, blues and folk, soul and polemic. It spans alienated electronics to twisted cinematic soundtracks, guitar tumbling swing to crimson ballads, rants and prayers to diaries. Looks like on stage for over two hours over two sets The first set will be the new album in its entirety , and the second set with be their best of songs. There will be a strict no phone recording in place . ------------- Tonight is not sold out, but looks pretty full. THE THE are on stage for 2 hours 10 mins ,over two sets of 50 mins and 80 mins. Singer Matt Johnson (now aged 63) , said the first set was for " Listening" and the second set was for " Dancing". The sound quality is perfect , and Matt's vocals are nice and clear . Pretty amazing how popular The The still are. They always had a niche, arty, creative , hipster kind of following, similar to Nick Cave. Just proves if you make interesting music, people will always come back to support you. There was a massive big screen curtain where they played pre-recorded images. As expected the second set had their best tracks. A really good show Full THE THE setlist played tonight.... Ensoulment FIRST SET Cognitive Dissident Some Days I Drink My Coffee by the Grave of William Blake Zen & the Art of Dating Kissing the Ring of POTUS Life After Life I Want to Wake Up With You Down by the Frozen River Risin’ Above the Need Linoleum Smooth to the Stockinged Foot Where Do We Go When We Die? I Hope You Remember (The Things I Can’t Forget) A Rainy Day in May Retrospect SECOND SET Infected Armageddon Days Are Here (Again) The Sinking Feeling Heartland The Whisperers Love Is Stronger Than Death August & September Slow Emotion Replay This Is the Day Icing Up Dogs of Lust Sweet Bird of Truth Lonely Planet Encore Uncertain Smile GIANT -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Sunday 29 September 2024. COMEDY WAREHOUSE presents JAMAICA v THE WORLD live at Shepherds Bush Empire . Several black comedians (and one white guy ) perform.... Line up - Richard Blackwood, Slim, Axel Blake, Kane Brown, Kevin J, Kyrah Gray, Toju, Jay Handley and Kayleigh Lewis I have been to this good event a couple of times. -------------------- As it is a comedy show, it is stalls seated tonight. Levels 2 and 3 upstairs, are only half full. It is at least a 75% per cent black audience The show was on for 2 hours 45 mins , over two sets of 80 mins and 85 mins. All the comedians had 15 to 20 mins each. All had plenty of of funny bits ...Maybe my fave as usual was host Kane Brown , due to his audience participation about their relationships etc . Kevin J was the token white comedian. He grew up in Tottenham on the Broadwater Farm Estate. Always an enjoyable evening.

Posted 30th September 2024