As usual, a great atmosphere. They opened with Who's In Control? - perhaps a nod to current events, perhaps not. The new songs went down a storm again, especially Doppelganger and Green Goddess. For me though the highlight was Darker Skies which for some reason I can't quite put my finger on was magical last night. Lucifer though seemed to have lost some of its potency.. not sure exactly why. Maybe it suffered from Abi's non-participation, though I have heard it sans viola a few times now.
Tom had trouble with a snare drum, which gave rise to some mischievous banter from Noble. It was replaced after a few minutes. Interestingly he's a very powerful, technical drummer which I don't think I'd have guessed from the Electric Soft Parade tunes that I gave a listen this morning. He even helped himself to a bit of a drum solo at the end of Remember Me.
Support band Loose Articles were a lot of fun. A spirited racket. I'm looking forward to seeing them again on the tour, though I don't think I'd buy one of their records. I feel certain John Peel would have been a fan if they'd been around in the early '80s.
