The big gig thread 2015 edition
Artist: The Stranglers
Venue: Le Laiterie, Strasbourg. Excellent small - medium place in an old dairy, Very good acoustics, nice space industrial deco, about 500 , all standing and all pretty much sold out, seeing as it was the day after Friday's horrors , damn good show.
Tickets: €30 - at first I thought this was a bit steep.
Support: Yeallow - Local Strasbourg outfit - sang in anglais ; actually OK but came over too smug, and quirky - sort of a sixth form band who never grew up in their mid forties, filled some time anyhow.
Drinks .: 3€ for a mid sized Heineken, missus had something called a Desperado (something you young people drink i guess) for a whole 0.50 cents more.;. Well poured,
Audience annoyance: People moving all the time, the same ones, always squeezing past to go to the bar/toilet/smoke, fuckit people watch the fucking band and stop getting in my way.
The main event : The Stranglers - at last after over 36 years since the Wembley debacle, repaid me. Fantastic stuff, OK no Cornwell for a long time; but the bald fella Baz fills in pretty well. JJ was , well JJ, doing his dumb dead eye stares.
But as he is pretty damn fine bi lingual was very chatty , gave a great speech about the Paris happenings and was alright.
The set was a greatest hits, with some of the odd things from Norfolk Coast thrown in to confuse - although the title track got a great reception.
Low point was "Tank " (waste of an encore slot) and they played "Feel like a wog" which no matter which way I look at it has never sat well.
Audience were not so lively, and we all kept looking occasionally at the main entrance - but overall we all left in fine spirits
Jet Black did not make an appearance and old Dave Greenfield is shrinking before our eyes; but can still play, like well Dave Greenfield can.
Amazingly they played for just shy of 2 hours , were tight , serious and seemed to actually care about putting on great show. Something I was a bit fearful of before I went was they could be going through the motions.
My wife even enjoyed it.
Overall a very satisfying 10/10 gig.
Artist: The Stranglers
Venue: Le Laiterie, Strasbourg. Excellent small - medium place in an old dairy, Very good acoustics, nice space industrial deco, about 500 , all standing and all pretty much sold out, seeing as it was the day after Friday's horrors , damn good show.
Tickets: €30 - at first I thought this was a bit steep.
Support: Yeallow - Local Strasbourg outfit - sang in anglais ; actually OK but came over too smug, and quirky - sort of a sixth form band who never grew up in their mid forties, filled some time anyhow.
Drinks .: 3€ for a mid sized Heineken, missus had something called a Desperado (something you young people drink i guess) for a whole 0.50 cents more.;. Well poured,
Audience annoyance: People moving all the time, the same ones, always squeezing past to go to the bar/toilet/smoke, fuckit people watch the fucking band and stop getting in my way.
The main event : The Stranglers - at last after over 36 years since the Wembley debacle, repaid me. Fantastic stuff, OK no Cornwell for a long time; but the bald fella Baz fills in pretty well. JJ was , well JJ, doing his dumb dead eye stares.
But as he is pretty damn fine bi lingual was very chatty , gave a great speech about the Paris happenings and was alright.
The set was a greatest hits, with some of the odd things from Norfolk Coast thrown in to confuse - although the title track got a great reception.
Low point was "Tank " (waste of an encore slot) and they played "Feel like a wog" which no matter which way I look at it has never sat well.
Audience were not so lively, and we all kept looking occasionally at the main entrance - but overall we all left in fine spirits
Jet Black did not make an appearance and old Dave Greenfield is shrinking before our eyes; but can still play, like well Dave Greenfield can.
Amazingly they played for just shy of 2 hours , were tight , serious and seemed to actually care about putting on great show. Something I was a bit fearful of before I went was they could be going through the motions.
My wife even enjoyed it.
Overall a very satisfying 10/10 gig.
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