Right, so first gig of 2010. Mind you, it is only 3 months and 12 days due. You see Jamie T postponed his ‘Kings & Queens' tour in October due to laryngitis. Its ok boys and girls, he bloody well made up for it.
Let’s get the bad points out of the way. I seemed to wait for bands during this gig more than actually seeing them. Doors open at 6pm the internet said.... 6.45 I think they meant. Then once inside, it was a good 45 mins before the support came one for a short half hour set. Just before they left the stage the support called to the crowd 'Enjoy Jamie T, he'll be on in about half an hour’.... Lies, lies, lies. 53 mins the crowd waited, leaving time for usual 'YORKSHIRE, YORKSHIRE' chants as well as a harsh sounding 'WHERE THE FUCK IS JAMIE T, WHERE THE FUCK ISSS JAAAMMIIEE T'. Another negative point I have is the choice of support band, in the form of the Cold Ones. They were a punk band, and I mean proper old school British punk band. This gave the arseholes of the crowd a chance to create a mosh pit, which created pushing and shoving, which created whining and ear piercing screaming from the hundreds of 14 year old girls who I'm guessing go to very little gigs. Last point I’m gunna complain about is the fact that because I was standing... I couldn’t get rid of my coat to the cloakroom until all balconies had entered. Thankfully a friend on the Merch desk did me a favour and took it for me, Cheers Dan.
Well that’s enough of that, time for the great points. I got a drink, had a chat to Dan on the merch desk and headed for the crowd.
In the crowd I found some friends from Goole, so I stuck with them while waiting for my other friend. Funnily enough I actually ended up with them all night. Can't complain, great company. The support band (Cold Ones) was interesting, I enjoyed them as far as appreciation for what they did, but due to the pure confusion of the choice of them and the fact I couldn’t understand a bloody word the singer was saying I also seemed to grow weary of them very quickly. So onto Jamie T then.
I really didn’t know what to expect from Jamie’s set list apart from the singles. The last time I saw him was at Leeds Fest, just before he released his new album. So this time I expected lots of the‘Kings & Queens’album. He came on and surprisingly yet successfully opened with ‘The Man’s Machine’. The crowd actually went mental. The memory of getting crushed at gigs suddenly flooded back. I liked it. After a couple more songs he went on to play my personal favourite song of his ‘Back In The Game’. I hadn’t been that energetic so far due to been so tired and the thought of going to Wembley the next day took away a lot of the nights excitement. But once I heard ‘Take your brother down to the sea, Have two’s on a cigarette.’ I joined the rest of the crowd in going a little bit mental. The rest of the set seemed to be a massive sing-a-long to be honest, except one song he played off his 4 song, pre album EP ‘Sticks and Stones’ called ‘Dance Of The Young Professionals’. Only a handful seemed to know it. Where I was, only me and Ryan seemed to be singing... During the set he played the expected ‘Sheila’, ‘If you’ve got the money’, ‘368’ etc but the song that stood out for me was ‘Emily’s Heart’. A stunning song with powerful lyrics. Live, it was just lovely. The encore was exceptional. Bursting out into ‘Spiders Web’ followed by ‘Chaka Demus’. Then finishing by raising some hell, in his words, with ‘Sticks and Stones’. Mr. T (no pun intended). You were worth the wait...
So, a good gig altogether. Afterwards me and the guys and gals from Goole headed for a pint. Brown Bear, of course. First gig of 2010 was a great one, will my second compare? Brand New, Thrice and Glassjaw at Wembley. I think it may stand a chance.
Peace
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