The La's The Mean Fiddler, London, 1991 Full Concert 

Is it me or does that Drummer seem to be the most original and dynamic drummer ever. His beats are just brilliant.

What could have been. They should have been the biggest band in the world. Almost a quarter of a century latter this is still amazing and fresh. Their music is timeless. As a live band who was better? Thank you Lee for what you did give us.

I am the big fella stood in front left of Cammy on this video. John had left the band a couple of weeks before and in the pre internet days this was the first we knew. My memory is it was a bit edgy atmosphere wise, Lee doing his "bash out the set" thing and the band trying to keep with it, Neil getting a death stare if the drumming ever went off line. The La's tunes always had organic rootsy rhythms / feel at their heart. New bass player was James Joyce as we later discovered. Real music, no bull.

How incredible that in 2014 we can see this. BLESS YOU MAN FOR FILMING THIS. Man, this record still is great now!

I was at this gig. I adored the La's. Didn't know that John had left and loved the harmonies when I saw them before at Town & C. Small venue and I kept shouting 'where's John?'. Lee Mavers gave me the worst death stare imaginable!

Best album ever made. Fact.

Atlanta, Georgia was graced by an appearance of the much too short lived La's. The performance was well rehearsed but lively as evidenced by these videos. They played some new songs which never made it to a recording, sadly. Remains one of the best performances I have ever heard. Glad to read Mavers is a happy man raising his four children. Maybe when they are older he might see if he likes making music again?

Boss gig, typically Mavers like, not saying a word to the audience, just knocking out classic after classic. Brilliant.

Amazing really how Lee was absolutely obsessive about getting the sound 100% to his liking, in the studio but didn't seem remotely bothered about playing the songs in a revolving door line up, from 1987-91.

Time will prove the las to be one of the best bands ever to grace our lives

They were so tight! Outrageous talent.

I was at this gig too! Loved the La's and loved the mean fiddler, i can remember grabbing the set list off the stage at the end of the gig.

They were so good they should have just hit record when they were playing live. Quick clean; 1 x album.

This is an amazing 😉 video of one of the greatest bands of our times they were so tight live the beats the rythum just a class act

The repeating lead melody line in Way Out sounds like Irish music. An irish jig. Irish music played in pubs by small groups including a fiddle sound jolly. Jolliness is rare in popular music nowadays.

Corona virus lockdown I'm killing time on RU-vid and just watched this in full. First time I've seen a full La's gig. Thanks for the upload. I would have been 14 at the time of this gig and didn't get into them until the late 90s. Feel like the world missed out on not getting another album out of this guy. Thanks for uploading this

LOVE when that fella gets pushed offstage during Doledrum simply cause the band don't miss a beat (Except for Cammy who is otherwise busy :D )

What an absolutely influential band. Was lucky enough to see em on home turf at the Royal Court Theatre. One of...if not THE best gig/live band I've had the good fortune to see EVER. Shame they fizzled out.

Lee Mavers voice is superb on this

One of the best bands that ever lived should have made so many more great albums lees voice is amazing what a tight band a million times better than cast las live forever

That rare and dead lucky footage of him on 14 seconds is boss . It's when he's tuning up ( in ) and the flash gets him. It's a great insight to him ( soul ) I'd say.

Las are to me fucking fanrastic..those songs are timeless..Lee's voice is brilliant..saw this tour in la in 91..amazing vocals..yes John's harmonies not there but still amazing

I think the drummer is Neil Mavers, Lee's brother. He did drum for the band around this period.

Wow, I'd feel intimidated singing my own lyrics in front of James Joyce. Lee's completely unfazed by him.

I didn't know that the La's continued to tour into the 1990s. Cool.

Brilliant . The songs are so short and to the point .

yes it Neil, wish he'd stayed longer, never saw him play in any other bands though shame great talent.

My dream is to be in a band that are as tight as The La's were

I wonder why Lee chose to play several songs in a lower key. I think those songs suffered for it, especially Doledrum and I Can't Sleep (the extreme tempo increase in Sleep didn't help). I absolutely love the La's, but Lee sounds kinda checked out here.

what an amazing gig!

Merci pour le partage ! Dommage il n'y avait pas de son HD ni vidéo 4k à l'époque.... mais l'émotion est bien présente !

beginning of the end once john had left. his drive and energy with lee's talent was a potent mix.

John Power had left for the herion reason i think!!! ..such a shame that Lee was so involved with it, they deserved the same if not more, but sometimes the light is not as bright with a drug.. just a talent without the Light, CAST WERE AWESOME AND STILL ARE!!!

Do you own this video? Working on a La's documentary and would love to use some footage.

the La,s were fucking brilliant.

The end part of the Looking Glass is pure yogic knowledge and belongs in the Bhagavad Gita .

Thx for posting! A whole live set of the La's is a treat!

Was this the gig The Stairs warmed up for them..in which case I was there!

18:56 very cool drumming_ i like it

SimonC7777777 - Neil also played drums on Cami's 1998 performance of "Make A Chain," which merseymariner posted a few months back.

Thanks so much for the up!

Thanks for posting this jewel.

Thank you for posting this.

Lees rythm playing on jack in a box is ace!

very cool drummer

i used to go in this delightfull pub / nightclub when i was a young man and it was canny like

What on Earth is Lee doing now? He should be doing this! Crazy bastard.

Weller & Mavers,both geniuses

Me and Popup Steve are in there somewhere The beers were SO expensive, like £5 a bottle of Sol - I did a months wages

Mavers family appreciation thread!

Christ, I've always known the Gallaghers ripped everything from Liverpool. I didn't realise it even included the wardrobe.

They knock Woasis into oblivion

Love's a joint Lee brother cool guy

Thats a great drummer right there. Who is he?

despite John's absence, a solid performance. Does miss the backing vocals though

Lee was a genius who went mad due to drugs. There she goes is about Heroin.

ほんと、いいバンドだな。

James Skelly's early role model

@DDTricks Both Mavers brothers didn't miss a beat!

skin up

New band knocking about Liverpool at the moment called The Sonder,Check their two Ep's out on YT.

i like that "who are yer" feedback at the end. Who's that bassist?

The guitarist messed his chords up a number of times on 'There She Goes'.

Is there a soundboard of this??

Can anyone confirm that The Stairs were the support band this night?

@cabaretampere you know James Joyce ?

@dannycooke91 No, I've only had the pleasure of reading his work.

9:25

Dident know john power left that early

Does anyone know what make of acoustic Lee is playing at the start?

any bootlegs of this knocking about?

Who's the drummer?

14:55

John should be there! Lee seems to just want to bang through the songs.. Michael Head gives you beautiful songs and his charm.. I don't understand Lee.. great band, great songs but just gave up. I'm fuckin glad Mick didn't!

Value For Money

awful drumming