lördag 7 Mar 2009, 17:02
A fantastic night! I didn't catch much of The Acorn, so I won't write anything about them. I couldn't take them seriously anyway as they have the same name as a local seedy Witherspoons.
It turned out to be Guy Garvey's birthday, and as the group huddled around the keyboard to begin Weather to Fly, He was serenaded by the band, the backing singers and the members of The Acorn as a cake was brought on stage.
Elbow's setlist:
Starlings
The Bones of You
Mirrorball
Leaders of the Free World
The Stops
Any Day Now
Mexican Standoff
Grounds for Divorce
The Loneliness of a Tower Crane Driver
Newborn
Switching Off
(Happy Birthday)
Weather to Fly
One Day Like This
Encore:
Some Riot
Station Approach
Scattered Black and White
A nice mix of old and new, although I felt the encore was a little too mellow. Something like Ribcage or Fallen Angel wouldn't have gone amiss, or even if they'd done One Day Like This last, as the atmosphere was wonderful. I was also slightly disappointed by the way Any Day Now came across; it could've just been the sound, as the backing vocals were practically non-existant, and I was at the sound desk. Without the backing vocals, the "Any day now, how's about getting out of this place, anyway?" line doesn't really have as much effect. Also Guy screwed up the lead guitar line in it just once… but it was horrendous to my ears. Other than that, I can't fault anything. My favourite gig of 2009 so far, if not better than everything of 2008, too.
I even cried during Loneliness of a Tower Crane Driver at the "Send up a prayer in my name, just the same, they say I'm on top of my game" as it was so powerful.
9.5/10