08-05-2023, 12:48 PM
(08-05-2023, 07:47 AM)E.N. Wrote:(07-05-2023, 10:25 AM)Irish Aris Wrote: Duran Duran for me tonight.How was it, Aris?
The setlist includes a few b-sides from the first 2 albums, so as a big fan I'm really excited to hear them live for the first time.
Hopefully everyone will be in the mood to stand up and dance the whole time!!
@ShaneU hope you enjoy it!! 🙂
How was Jake Spears too?
I had a quick look at the setlists, I actually know more Duran Duran than I thought but it would have been very front loaded for me with Wild Boys and Hungry Like The Wolf early on
Looks like Jake's set was half Scissor Sisters? I am quite jealous of that
Hope was the crowd, with the seating and all?
It was a great gig @E.N.
I thought the sound was much better than St Anne's Park where Simon's voice was coming in and out occasionally - not sure he just had an average vocal day or they didn't setup the sound correctly outdoors, last night though he sounded great!!
The whole thing with the sitting didn't work obviously, everyone was just up and dancing the whole time. And The Point was full, so all the free/discounted tickets worked. I'll make the educated guess that the promoter could see they wouldn't sell out the bigger config with the large standing area and they have probably sold too many standing tickets already to do the smaller standing area. Didn't matter anyway.
Jake Shears was fantastic!!
The set was half and half: All the singles from the debut Scissor Sisters album plus I Don't Feel Like Dancing and 4 songs from his upcoming new album which seems to be very dance-y!!
Not sure if there would be enough interest to bring him here on his own gig, but it would be great if a promoter could arrange it!! I could see him selling out a venue like The Academy.