Monday, February 05, 2007

THE DECEMBERISTS @ MANCHESTER ACADEMY 2

Tonight's gig was their third time in Manchester; my first time seeing them. And it was great.

I expected them to be bookish and serious but quite the opposite. Colin Meloy was clearly the front person without being egotistical, clearly enjoyed 'performing' but was never hammy; the band were accomplished but not dull; and although they never 'rocked out' they played with energy and genuine passion. One of those gigs were you feel you know a band better for having seem them live.


Set List:
Crane Wife 3
The Island
Billy Liar
We Both Go Down Together
Engine Driver
Yankee Bayonet
Shankill Butchers
Odalisque
O Valencia
Sixteen Military Wives
Sons & Daughters
- encores -
Eli The Barrow Boy
Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want
The Culling of The Fold

ELI THE BARROW BOY
The Decemberists
Picaresque
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Hmmm....must get a better camera-phone.


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