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Very stressful trip up to Seattle to make it in time - had to cut out early of a tutorial at the Ubuntu Live conference to make it, and even then we cut it very short. Ended up timing it almost perfectly - the show started about 10 minutes after we arrived. When we first got in the venue I noticed it was about 20 degrees hotter in there than outside. Grrrreat!
My wife had gotten me tickets to this sold-out show for my birthday. I was initially excited but, as always, ready for the show to be a complete flop (because so many are.) I was very pleasantly removed of that concern in short order.
They played a few tracks from their new album (yes, they actually do have a new album - and it's actually good!), and they played a lot of their old hits. Chains of love, blue savannah, Drama!, almost every damn thing off of their "Pop 20 Hits" album (although not You Surround Me, which is my favorite - ah well). Despite the fact that they aren't exactly young anymore, they were still great showman and Andy Bell had more energy than most 20-somethings. The outfits he/they wore and the stage was just straight out of the 80s - it was hilarious. This show is definitely in my top 10 list of shows. After a while, I stopped caring that it was about 20000 degrees inside.
Side note: after a very bad experience after a Skinny Puppy concert where I thought that I had permanent hearing damage, I am a real nazi about wearing earplugs at all concerts I attend. Surprisingly the music was mixed so well and the levels were so perfect, I rarely felt I needed to wear my earplugs - except, for when the songs were over. The crowd was so goddamn loud and insane (and the average age was around mid-30s, maybe even 40s! I think we were some of the youngest people there.) I have been to many-a-Morrissey show, who has a legendary cult following, but this crowd was about 10x more insanely in love with Andy Bell than the crowds I've seen for Morrissey. Unbelievable, I know...but true!
Side note 2: The photo below seems to actually be of the stage in Seattle, or at least very similar.
Very stressful trip up to Seattle to make it in time - had to cut out early of a tutorial at the Ubuntu Live conference to make it, and even then we cut it very short. Ended up timing it almost perfectly - the show started about 10 minutes after we arrived. When we first got in the venue I noticed it was about 20 degrees hotter in there than outside. Grrrreat!
My wife had gotten me tickets to this sold-out show for my birthday. I was initially excited but, as always, ready for the show to be a complete flop (because so many are.) I was very pleasantly removed of that concern in short order.
They played a few tracks from their new album (yes, they actually do have a new album - and it's actually good!), and they played a lot of their old hits. Chains of love, blue savannah, Drama!, almost every damn thing off of their "Pop 20 Hits" album (although not You Surround Me, which is my favorite - ah well). Despite the fact that they aren't exactly young anymore, they were still great showman and Andy Bell had more energy than most 20-somethings. The outfits he/they wore and the stage was just straight out of the 80s - it was hilarious. This show is definitely in my top 10 list of shows. After a while, I stopped caring that it was about 20000 degrees inside.
Side note: after a very bad experience after a Skinny Puppy concert where I thought that I had permanent hearing damage, I am a real nazi about wearing earplugs at all concerts I attend. Surprisingly the music was mixed so well and the levels were so perfect, I rarely felt I needed to wear my earplugs - except, for when the songs were over. The crowd was so goddamn loud and insane (and the average age was around mid-30s, maybe even 40s! I think we were some of the youngest people there.) I have been to many-a-Morrissey show, who has a legendary cult following, but this crowd was about 10x more insanely in love with Andy Bell than the crowds I've seen for Morrissey. Unbelievable, I know...but true!
Side note 2: The photo below seems to actually be of the stage in Seattle, or at least very similar.
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