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2 hours ago, BookAngel said:

How amazing was Out To Get You?! And that was the first time I've ever seen them play Sit Down. Such a great set.

Been playing it since covid. Tim thinks its now apt again. I usually seem then once a year and theyve played it every time since, even on their orchestral tour. 

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Never seen them before, always been an extremely distant fan who likes them, owns a couple of albums but not delved too deeply - I thought they were bloody great, and I’m off to explore lots of their later stuff now. A kind of psychedelic, almost flaming lipsy ability to mould a song and make it a little hypnotic, they were really good. I was mightily impressed! 

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6 hours ago, baggie92 said:

Only frustration was they ran out of time and didn't play Laid 

 

They didn't really run out of time, they know they have an hour. Come on, on time and play it if you've scheduled it.

6 hours ago, CantWaitForGlasto22 said:

Yes agreed! Brilliant set but guess they ran out of time because of the crowd surfing 🤣 my little patch of The Other sang Laid at the end anyway. Great set. 

 

To be fair I'm kinda glad I didn't stick around, the first two songs didn't give me much oomph though my mind was made anyway. 

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13 hours ago, northernangel said:

They didn't really run out of time, they know they have an hour. Come on, on time and play it if you've scheduled it.

Lots of songs in their catalogue take variable times played live, as they'll extend things out and play around a little if it's working. It's what makes them exciting to watch live: it's a not tight, carefully planned show.

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They were great.

 

It would have really really gone off with just a couple more hits. I'd cut Sound (it's no one's best James song let's be honest) as it goes on for 10 mins and also cut one of the new slow ones.

 

We didn't get any of these which shows how big their back catalogue is:

 

She's a Star

Tomorrow

Waltzing Along

Laid

Ring the Bells

Fred Estair

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Stick the 2016 and 2024 iplayer sets on back to back and you've got the makings of an all time great set.  I've got zero complaints about Sound, it goes on as long as it needs to and I was well happy to be there for it.  They aren't a band that like to do gigs that are just focussing on the music they made in their most popular period and I think they did a great job this year with dropping some crowd pleasers for both the long time fans and the casuals.

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4 minutes ago, danbailey80 said:

I'd cut Sound (it's no one's best James song let's be honest) as it goes on for 10 mins and also cut one of the new slow ones.

 

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Sound is one of their best songs! Saw them perform it live at Bath Forum and Andy walked through the crowd playing the trumpet refrain - it was magical!

Thought the set this year was great - and booked tickets for their tour while it was on 🙂

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26 minutes ago, Woz101 said:

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Sound is one of their best songs! Saw them perform it live at Bath Forum and Andy walked through the crowd playing the trumpet refrain - it was magical!

Thought the set this year was great - and booked tickets for their tour while it was on 🙂

Agreed - Sound was the perfect way to start a set. To then follow it with a fantastic rendition of Come Home! Just superb. 

 

I've seen them live about a dozen times - even though I was only watching from home this time, that was the best I've seen them since Manchester G-Mex 1990.

 

Went out & bought the new album today on the strength of that performance - loved the new songs in their set. 

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I mean the set was 6 hits, 3 tracks off the new album and Beautiful Beaches, which I think is probably the most hit-focused set I've ever seen them do.

Can't begrudge them doing three off the new album, you want to remind people you're not a heritage act and are still making new music, and hopefully sell a few albums. 

 

So the only track you can really cut to fit in another hit is Beautiful Beaches but they've got a really good live arrangement and visuals now for that and have been closing tour shows with it.

 

I'm sure they'd have played for two hours had they been asked to...

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