Just got back from the BBC gig and holy sh*t what a night [img]smileys/smiley1.gif[/img]
before i proceed with my review I would like to thank 2 people so so so much for making tonight possible for me
1st Person is libby - she kindly got the girl i went with to get in touch with me and she told me about the spare ticket for that i think she is such a great lovely eskimo! Today in the 'gloo me and vienna were talking about how nice she is to all of us! Thank you!![img]smileys/smiley31.gif[/img][img]smileys/smiley31.gif[/img]
The second person i would like to thank is Lisa - the BBC compotition winner who gave a spare ticket to me! God you made my night, you were a really nice person and it was great to meet you!! Thank you!![img]smileys/smiley31.gif[/img][img]smileys/smiley31.gif[/img]
(this wasn't meant to sound like an awards acceptance speech!!) [img]smileys/smiley36.gif[/img] [img]smileys/smiley2.gif[/img] [img]smileys/smiley36.gif[/img]
Anyway to start with i 'm going to have to disagree with you ireland on that it was IMHO the best damo gig i have ever been to! And i didn't think that damo used setlists whilst playing, i'm sure during the gig he was saying to the band what song to play next and they just followed? I might be wrong?
Here is the setlist in no particular order i can only remember what songs, not the order but he did start with the proffesor
Setlist
The Proffesor
Delicate
Volcano
The Blower's Daughter
Cannonball
Older Chests ( wasn't when lisa messed up)
Cheer's Darlin (acoustic version not with the mini disc version)
Cold Water
Amie
I remember ( It got to a point in this during lisa's solo where her voice kinda got knackered - they stopped - i felt so sorry for her - so damo gave her a rest)
Insane - he played this directly after I remeber's false start
Eskimo
Woman like a man
Prague
Lonely Soldier
Baby Sister
ermmmm.....i think thats it pretty much
the whole of O and a few others
The Venue : St Lukes was such a great place to have the recording it was sooo intimate. We were all sat at tables with some sat in the balconys above. All the tables had candles lit on them with stage lighting all around us. There was about 5 cameras i think videoing
Heres a picture
As you can see the venue is an old church and it had a great feel to it so nice!! The stage was lit up as usual with candles. I was sitting to the right to the side of tomo and shane.
The band performed excellently and nobody in the audience said a word it was great. THe acoustics of the hall were mindblowing they really showed damos music. There were times where a pin could be heard dropping.
Damo didn't say absoloutley loads he said that he was still jet lagged from Oz. In comparison to the Channel 4 gig damo just played a whole set and they didn't have to rerun any bits.
I think a lot of damos close friends that were there and family. Would have loved to have met him and the band but i didn't really have time to wait about and it looked like he wsa going to shoot off anyway.
I cannot describe the sheer brilliance of the band. Before the encore everyone just stood up and applauded. You could see when the proffessor kicked in, faces were lighting up in amazement. A damo live experience is one where the feeling is very surreal. I felt i was watching a screen all night and couldn't actually believe he was there! Tomo's drumming amazed me as always! He is always a pleasure to watch. I have noticed that he has drilled little holes and put screws in some of his cymbols to create that shattering cymbal effect! It was cool!!
Anyways i talked tooooo much! THe gig was a pinnacle in my life tonight and will always always stay in my mind as one of the greatest!
Please watch it when it comes out it will be well worth it!!
Thanks again to Lisa and Libby! My saviours!!!!
btw if there were any eskimos there tonight let me know and i can see if i recognised you! There was one familer face there? Its great though seeing the same tour staff and people associated with damo,as when i saw him in february this year
anyway must stop typing! [img]smileys/smiley17.gif[/img]
Edited by: mestonf