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johnc
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 Posted - 08/31/2005 : 03:31:50
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This was the best Pixies show I've seen since Newcastle, England 1990!! The Apollo was a great venue and the acoustics were absolutely excellent - as was the lighting. I'd been to the Forum, Brixton and Move last year but this was just the best!
I stood just behind the mixing desk as my legs weren't up to it after being at Leeds on saturday. Fellow Sunderland residents The Futureheads made for a very decent support act. This was so much better than Leeds where the Pixies had opened with 4 or 5 slower songs.
They opened at approx. 9pm with 'Head On' and then into Wave of Mutilation and Is She Weird? There was also an amazing rendition of 'Planet of Sound' - Frank was really going for it on every song and I thought it was an amazing performance which contrasted with the Leeds show where I felt they were maybe a little subdued.
The usual classics were played - Debaser/Bone Machine/Broken Face/Where is My Mind?/Monkey/Dead/Isla/Vamos/Tame/Hey/I Bleed/Gouge Away/Here Comes Your Man/Subbacultcha/Caribou/U-Mass/La La Love You/Gigantic (no Cactus)and they graced us with a couple of encores. The band seemed to be really enjoying it and the crowd reaction was also amazing - so much better than the Festival crowd. A great night and I had great big grin on my face all the way back to Sunderland!
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uriah_hit_the_crapper
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 08/31/2005 : 08:06:13
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Nearly right johnc, although they didn't play Subbacultcha.
The full setlist was...
Head On
Wave Of Mutilation
Is She Weird?
Mr Grieves
Caribou
Bone Machine
Monkey Gone To Heaven
I Bleed
Planet Of Sound
Gouge Away
U-Mass
Isla De Encanta
Broken Face
Hey (Aborted!!)
Dead
Debaser
Tame
La La Love You
Here Comes Your Man
Winterlong
In Heaven
Wave of Mutilation (UK Surf)
The Holiday Song
Nimrod's Son
Vamos
Where Is My Mind
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Gigantic
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Hey
Fantastic gig!!  |
Edited by - uriah_hit_the_crapper on 08/31/2005 08:07:10 |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 08/31/2005 : 11:24:38
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| Glad to hear they sounded good. |
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Martin Debaser
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Posted - 08/31/2005 : 11:52:50
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| Bloody excellent gig i was sweating my ass off, and when they came back on to play "Hey" cause they messed it up earlier on, Best i have seen them for a while, brilliant gig, if you didn't go to it, then you missed a fantastic gig,LOL all Pixies gigs are fantastic. KEEP ROCKIN' PIXIES YOU ROCK!!!!!! |
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torontocanuck
- FB Fan -
United Kingdom
16 Posts |
Posted - 09/12/2005 : 15:55:28
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flew all the way from toronto to catch them....damn expensive ticket but well worth the canadian dollar x 2 to the pound..
hehehhe
cheers!
mel |
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 09/12/2005 : 17:30:08
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Originally posted by torontocanuck
flew all the way from toronto to catch them....damn expensive ticket but well worth the canadian dollar x 2 to the pound..
hehehhe
cheers!
mel
you are my hero
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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torontocanuck
- FB Fan -
United Kingdom
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Posted - 09/12/2005 : 19:12:04
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R u being sarcastic? :)
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Originally posted by kathryn
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Originally posted by torontocanuck
flew all the way from toronto to catch them....damn expensive ticket but well worth the canadian dollar x 2 to the pound..
hehehhe
cheers!
mel
you are my hero
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 09/12/2005 : 19:38:53
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Originally posted by torontocanuck
R u being sarcastic? :)
Good lord, no, I am not being sarcastic. A little jealous but mostly in awe!
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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torontocanuck
- FB Fan -
United Kingdom
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Posted - 09/13/2005 : 06:27:36
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Have you not seen them lately?
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Originally posted by kathryn
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Originally posted by torontocanuck
R u being sarcastic? :)
Good lord, no, I am not being sarcastic. A little jealous but mostly in awe!
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 09/13/2005 : 08:36:41
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I'll be seeing them in a couple of weeks. But you, YOU, you get some kind of an award. Flying all the way across the Atlantic.
You embody the disc Transatlantic, I'd say!
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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torontocanuck
- FB Fan -
United Kingdom
16 Posts |
Posted - 09/13/2005 : 09:25:11
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Hhahahah..yeah! The story goes like this. I woke up at 4 a.m. Toronto time to by tickets online as the tickets were going on sale in Manchester at 9 a.m. a month ago. Tickets sold out in like 5 minutes ...so I didn't get any. I got on ebay and stalked the prices for a few weeks. Finally got a pair of tickets for 70 quid. I was so happy! It was funny because I was in Manchester (business/pleasure - I must admit). Had a horrible day and was this close to not even going. Ended up getting all dolled up with one of my best mates and hit the Apollo. Can I say there were soo many cute boys...but not takers. Sucks...oh well! HHahhahahaha.
The music - what can I say..the music made my year. I'm still thinking about that show and it'll be 2 weeks today! Where are you going to see the Pixies? How many shows have you been too? First one for me and hopefully not the last.
Cheers!
Mel
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Originally posted by kathryn
I'll be seeing them in a couple of weeks. But you, YOU, you get some kind of an award. Flying all the way across the Atlantic.
You embody the disc Transatlantic, I'd say!
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 09/13/2005 : 14:19:14
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Originally posted by torontocanuck
Can I say there were soo many cute boys...but not takers. Sucks...oh well! HHahhahahaha.
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Originally posted by kathryn
I'll be seeing them in a couple of weeks. But you, YOU, you get some kind of an award. Flying all the way across the Atlantic.
You embody the disc Transatlantic, I'd say!
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
You definitely should have come and met Bumble and I.
 I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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torontocanuck
- FB Fan -
United Kingdom
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Posted - 09/14/2005 : 07:46:07
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yeah i should have! ;( Who are you? hheheheh..
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Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
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Originally posted by torontocanuck
Can I say there were soo many cute boys...but not takers. Sucks...oh well! HHahhahahaha.
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Originally posted by kathryn
I'll be seeing them in a couple of weeks. But you, YOU, you get some kind of an award. Flying all the way across the Atlantic.
You embody the disc Transatlantic, I'd say!
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
You definitely should have come and met Bumble and I.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 09/14/2005 : 11:26:49
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I'm just me. Nobody else I can be (well actually I am Susan at weekends).
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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torontocanuck
- FB Fan -
United Kingdom
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Posted - 09/14/2005 : 22:00:47
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susan at weekends..i don't understand....do you mean customer service..?
ciao
mel
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Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
I'm just me. Nobody else I can be (well actually I am Susan at weekends).
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 09/15/2005 : 05:09:44
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Haha no I meant as in I dress up as a woman and become Susan at weekends. I was jesting of course.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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torontocanuck
- FB Fan -
United Kingdom
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Posted - 09/15/2005 : 07:09:46
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gotcha!
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Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
Haha no I meant as in I dress up as a woman and become Susan at weekends. I was jesting of course.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 09/15/2005 : 08:24:32
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| Did they not restart Hey? Did they fuck it up and abandon it?! |
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johnc
- FB Fan -
118 Posts |
Posted - 09/15/2005 : 09:31:32
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| Yeah, they messed it up and abandoned but then came and did it as a 2nd encore. They were on top-form! |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 09/16/2005 : 05:50:09
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They fucked up Hey!? They abandoned it!? They played Manchester!? Fuzzy Wuzzy was a woman!?
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Erebus
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 12/15/2005 : 08:33:53
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| This really is one of the best reunion shows I have heard. I finally caught up to it, through a happily large boot backlog. The band is just shining and the performances are top notch. No wonder the pixiesdiscs folks included this in their best three of Europe 2005 package. I note that pixiesdiscs still has it available, so if you been sitting on the fence about a European show to get, this ones's great. I know, haven't they all been? Yes, but Manchester stands out as special. |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 12/16/2005 : 05:43:03
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Damn it, I am tempted now.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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Pixies Manchester *Fantastic Show*
