Setlist:
Red-Colored Stars
Here is the Light
Mystery
I'm a Monster
Fly
Bleed
Across the Clouds (Spectacular Sight)
Ashes to Ashes (with Royston Langdon)
Made to Love
Sometimes
Ran Away to Tell the World
I Heard You Singing
The Heart
The venue was. . . different. The doors were 90 minutes before the start so I arrived right at 90 minutes before because I wanted to be right up front. I expected a club vibe but it was more like dinner theater. You had people dressed up (not me) and dressed down (yeah, me). Definitely a nice venue but it is a restaurant and it seemed weird to have artisan flatbread while watching anyone sing in ambient lighting. I ended up near the front but to the side because of the odd set up and I felt weird sitting at the head of a long Viking-esque table so I took a seat at a table for four to the side.
(I'm going back to see Procol Harum (bucket list!) next month but that will be in their larger concert setting at the same place.)
Anyway, for as awkward as the venue felt, the show was great. I don't know if anyone performing felt the odd vibes or not. It sort of felt weirdly uptight to me. No one sang along. There was clapping but not the usual rowdier hollers. Talking to people afterwards it seemed like no one really knew how to act so they mostly stayed quiet.
Jimmy didn't do a whole lot of talking but he did discuss that the new album is coming and Hannah Gernard, the opening act, also has an EP out (for free) at the merch table. It was produced by Jimmy and April and recorded at Echo Wing. April played most of the songs with Jimmy and Hannah did back up vocals on two of them. He briefly spoke about Royston's prior group Spacehog before they sang Ashes to Ashes for David Bowie.
I expected more new songs or more solo stuff. The set was surprisingly DL heavy, which was great. I thought we might get one or two but not four and not necessarily those four. Hannah and Royston had normal lighting but Jimmy's was pink so. . . my pics will probably look better in black and white.
He did not stay after. About six of us hung out by the hall but to no avail. He went by me on the way backstage directly after his set (backstage is the kitchen entrance two feet from where I was sitting) and gave me a nod and smile. I assume because I had an Ours shirt on.
(I really had to size-down the photo for it to post on here.)
Red-Colored Stars
Here is the Light
Mystery
I'm a Monster
Fly
Bleed
Across the Clouds (Spectacular Sight)
Ashes to Ashes (with Royston Langdon)
Made to Love
Sometimes
Ran Away to Tell the World
I Heard You Singing
The Heart
The venue was. . . different. The doors were 90 minutes before the start so I arrived right at 90 minutes before because I wanted to be right up front. I expected a club vibe but it was more like dinner theater. You had people dressed up (not me) and dressed down (yeah, me). Definitely a nice venue but it is a restaurant and it seemed weird to have artisan flatbread while watching anyone sing in ambient lighting. I ended up near the front but to the side because of the odd set up and I felt weird sitting at the head of a long Viking-esque table so I took a seat at a table for four to the side.
(I'm going back to see Procol Harum (bucket list!) next month but that will be in their larger concert setting at the same place.)
Anyway, for as awkward as the venue felt, the show was great. I don't know if anyone performing felt the odd vibes or not. It sort of felt weirdly uptight to me. No one sang along. There was clapping but not the usual rowdier hollers. Talking to people afterwards it seemed like no one really knew how to act so they mostly stayed quiet.
Jimmy didn't do a whole lot of talking but he did discuss that the new album is coming and Hannah Gernard, the opening act, also has an EP out (for free) at the merch table. It was produced by Jimmy and April and recorded at Echo Wing. April played most of the songs with Jimmy and Hannah did back up vocals on two of them. He briefly spoke about Royston's prior group Spacehog before they sang Ashes to Ashes for David Bowie.
I expected more new songs or more solo stuff. The set was surprisingly DL heavy, which was great. I thought we might get one or two but not four and not necessarily those four. Hannah and Royston had normal lighting but Jimmy's was pink so. . . my pics will probably look better in black and white.
He did not stay after. About six of us hung out by the hall but to no avail. He went by me on the way backstage directly after his set (backstage is the kitchen entrance two feet from where I was sitting) and gave me a nod and smile. I assume because I had an Ours shirt on.
(I really had to size-down the photo for it to post on here.)
