WOW!  What can I say?  I’ve seen them three times – Dublin, Nottingham and now Birmingham.  They send tingles down my spine and I’m not in my 20’s!  They were brilliant again and weren’t phased by such a big venue. 

Elizabeth

Just two words.........totally brilliant!!!!!!!!!!

Paul Booth

Months of waiting had came to an end finally entered through the doors of Glasgow Carling Academy after waiting impatiently for an hour or so in the rain outside. Amazingly, me and a few friends were the first people to enter the venue and we were downstairs standing. Quickly we made our way to the barriers and waited for the gig to start. It wasn’t that long until the first supporting act came on. They were called “Broken records”. I think they were a band from Edinburgh. and they were really good. Sounded slightly like arcade fire, with a twist as they had a violin player in the band. They placed their set and the second supporting act came on. They were called “Make model”. They were very good also, with clever guitar riffs and great drum beats, however nothing compared to editors, who came on next. Everyone waited with their eyes fixed on stage waiting for them to come on. Eventually, the band walked on stage casually. The crowd cheered and clapped as editors walked on stage. Suprisingly, editors started with camera, from the back room. They croud sang with Tom as he played the opening synthesizer; it was a fantastic response! without introduction, or even a 10 second break between songs, the bass drum boomed as Editors burst into an end has a start. The crowd went crazy! Editors then went to play a few favorites from the back room, including, “All sparks”, “Blood”, “Lights” and “Bullets”. All of which was a complete riot. Tom Smith was a possessed man as he leaned over the front of the stage during blood and even walked on top of the piano a few times. I struggled to capture pictures that were not blurry as he was moving around so much - he was so lively.
Editors then played push your head towards the air. It got a fantastic reception, and most people in the crowd knew all the words and sang along with tom. Russell Leech played the piano at this point and tom played an acoustic guitar. It was truly amazing. Editors also played “Smokers outside the hospital doors” and “Escape the nest” as well as “Bones” which all were absolutely unbelievable. As Tom leaned over the stage people reached out their arms trying to make contact with him as he was making the crowd go wild.
The editors then walked off stage..... but that wasn’t for long as there was an encore. There were an uproar as editors walked back on stage and the roars got louder as tom played the first chords of the racing rats on the piano. Editors also played lullaby, a song by the cure. Which, they claimed, was the first time they played it live. Next they played a five-ten minute jamming session, which was also good and they finished with fingers in the factories which sent the crowds jumping uncontrollably. Editors walked off stage and they left the audience looking at each other in astonishment. What a performance.
- Liam Diamond

I was at the gig in the front row and despite being crushed by the rest of the crown I loved it !!!!! It has to be said that it was the best night I have ever had EVER !!!!! Editors have to be the best live band in the world !!! Amazing night thanks to all !!!!

Rob

Well the halfway point has been reached. Three shows down, three to go. And keeping with the number three this will have been sent in via a third different email address as well lol.

I am typing this up on my Macbook, hurtling along some M road out of Blackpool bound for Birmingham, which is around about 120miles, via the M6.  Don’t worry I am not driving. I am in the passenger seat. My wife is driving and currently singing along to We Are Scientists that is on the radio. Don’t envy her at all as it is foul weather. As it always seems to be when we drive along the particular stretch of motorway.

As for the gig last night, well what can I say? It was the worst gig I have ever been to. Crap sound, crap crowd, crap venue and awful performances all round.

Course I am only joking and in fact it was the opposite of everything above. But I just thought I would, if briefly, try and type something different for a change lol.

Oh yesh……. Keane are on the radio… which bag did I pack the razor blades in???

Back to the gig, well, simply put, it was fabby. No surprises last night and was the same set list as Glasgow the night before. Which means of course that Fingers closed the main set and Smokers closed the show. And Lullaby was in the set after Spiders. Really think the switch in the closers is a stroke of genius. And wouldn’t be surprised if it stays like that for the remainder of the tour. Once you get over the shock of Fingers not closing the show you get to realise how immense Smokers is as a closer. It really does bring the curtain down with an almighty bang and incredible high. Especially on the back of Rats and Fading. Ahhhh Fading…. so the best. Never drop it guys… or you will be hunted down, tied to a chair and forced to watch Oprah till you give in and put it back in to the set. You have been warned. 

Big thanks and hugs to the wonderful Peter and Kerry who we had the pleasure to spend whole evening with. Great laugh, great company and of course fabby movers and shakers lol. Needless to say when Fading kicked off, there was the four of us jumping up and down as if our legs had suddenly been replaced by pogo sticks while all around us stood, motionless, as if the sight of us had them in such awe and admiration that their minds couldn’t cope with anything else and as a result had frozen them to the spot.

Anyway, my lap it getting cooked as well as my battery is getting low so best save this while I still can. Only 67 miles to go.

Gary

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• Heineken Open’er Festival 04/07/08 - Danuta Tuchowska
• Frome 26/06/08 - Gary
• Le Bataclan Paris - Mary F
• Lisbon and Oporto - Teresa Domingues
• Clermont Ferrand - Samantha Chapman
• Barcelona - Adriana Romero
• Italy - Lisa Zac
• Ella at the NIA - Ella
• Darmstadt 21 March 2008 - Samantha Chapman
• Glasgow - Halina
• London 06/03/08 - Ros James
• Alexandra Palace - London - Samantha
• Manchester - Gary
• Doncaster - Gary
• Birmingham 29/02/08 - Gary