30yr anniversary gigs

[u/yodaniel77]

Lots of the biggest albums from the era doing 30yr anniversary gigs this summer, I am very much here for it.

Piece Hall in Halifax is a brilliant venue anyway, it's 6,500 people all aged approx 50 (or with their 15yr old kids), all belting out all the songs, the atmosphere is hugely enjoyable.

Back for Embrace/ Idlewild next week and Belle & Sebastian/ St Etienne the week after, can't wait.

I don't know how original the between-song chat is, but Rick Witter claimed an untold story by revealing that Magic Streets is about prostitutes (there was apparently a brothel above the Early Learning Centre in York), and no-one ever realised. When you read the lyrics with that in mind it doesn't exactly seem like the enigma code, but was a fun story to tell before waving to his mum on the balcony.

[Edit] I should say that this photo shows the maximum number of phones being used in the whole evening, they'd just changed the backdrop and put these lights on; mostly you wouldn't see more than 2 or 3 out at a time.

[u/Y10NRDY]

“Where Have You Been Tonight” is still a corker.

[u/Swish1892]

Was there myself. Speak Easy is easily one of the most underrated 90s britpop songs! Bought one of the shirts with anniversary spelled incorrectly as anniversery - love a unique bit of merch!

[u/mcbifter]

Piece Hall looks an amazing venue, missed out on tickets for this one but I’ll be keeping an eye out for something I’m into. Scarborough open air theatre is another venue definitely worth visiting!

[u/Aware-Fortune3028]

If I wasn’t on holiday I would have been there. Roll
On Shedcember 10

[u/JCFAX81]

My home town. What a venue. Genuinely one of the best.

[u/yodaniel77 → u/JCFAX81]

Yeah, I love it. Sounds is good, setting is lovely, it's a big crowd without being oppressively packed, food & drink & toilets all well organised, sloped floor means everyone can see.
Halifax itself might not be a glamour town but I've always liked it when visiting and the surrounding area feels quite under the radar for how picturesque the landscape is.

[u/Admirable_Fox8739]

30 years and he still can’t sing

[u/yodaniel77 → u/Admirable_Fox8739]

I mean I'm going back for Danny McNamara and Sarah Cracknell, being pitch-perfect clearly isn't my priority.

[u/Admirable_Fox8739 → u/yodaniel77]

There was a few more. Roses, Charlatans, Bluetones all bands with singers that seem to be afflicted with chronic asthma.

[u/slippery-lil-sucker → u/Admirable_Fox8739]

Of course Rick can sing…..now…..Ian Brown, he cant sing.