Update - MP3s of the set now available at the Archive using the link further down.
"Thank you for standing in the rain, everybody" - Tom during Smokers
This is where it really starts to feel like the official beginning of the summer festivals, although you wouldn't think it from watching the footage here. Here in the UK we're going through what could be called "a dreaded sunny day" (Cemetry Gates), in very acute contrast to what the folks at Southside are experiencing. It seems like Editors brought their usual brand of gloomy energy, but added the typical crappy, rainy summer weather that we normally experience here. It had me a little worried because exactly 8 years ago they were due to play Hurricane when the whole show was cancelled, due to "inclement" weather. Please, not again.
Editors were way too low down on this bill. Ridiculously so. Moving on...
This was one of those gigs. It's outside, making you vulnerable to the elements. Your place on the running order was poorly thought out (see above). The crowd are soaked through to their skin, and the required electricity between audience and band is always going to be more poorly conducted through water. That's OK. Wanna know why?
They made people dance in the rain, which is no meat feat.
This felt as though they were going to have to work 'em to win 'em, and I think that by the time Papillon closed they had done just that. Fair play to the people who showed up to watch them play because they still appeared to have a great time.
I guess the most obvious fan questions leading into this would probably me, but not necessarily in this order:-
1/ Is Ben there?
2/ Are there any new tracks being played?
3/ Will they be bringing back any old songs, like they did with Crawl Down the Wall?
The answers to all three run like this; no, no and no. That's not to say that this won't change in the future, but right now it's a bullet-proof festival slot your getting. Fine by me. Now would probably not be the best time to revisit some obscure b-side from 2005 that the hardcore's salivate over, but which only serves to annoy more casual fans due to its quirkiness. Enjoy the music, and stay dry out there.
Time stamps are in the comments ;)
MP3s
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20 июн 2024
