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18/04/2008 - Clermont Ferrand Dear Editors,
Procured a decent-priced Eurostar ticket from London to Clermont Ferrand with the familiar hint of irrationality in my head…. Noticed on my arrival in Clermont Ferrand that it is twinned with Salford, I’d keep that one quiet people. One tip for the ladies here is: don’t wear a short skirt, even if it is chic and worn with opaque tights, as you’ll get far too much attention. Think I forget sometimes that I’m used to London, where people wouldn’t blink an eye if you went out in nothing but a hat at a jaunty angle…but hey, I’m digressing as per usual. On arrival at the venue, was surprised to see it was immense – not what I was expecting - but once we got inside realised it was just part of a large complex and was actually quite a small place, could only fit a few hundred I guess and I don’t think it was full… The sound was fantastic but unfortunately the place was lacking in atmosphere for the most part which was a shame, it’s sometimes easy to forget about how the audience response affects the whole experience, of course for the band also…but they still throw themselves into it and look like they are enjoying it. But I can’t remember the last time I was at the front at a gig and not getting jostled about (or more often the case absolutely squashed half to death!)…very strange…and a little sad I always think. They played Banging Heads, which was incredible, especially as I’d not heard it live before. You are Fading again was a high point tonight, just beautiful, and Lights, which just comes alive on stage. So what a band…they are incredible live and you can see the chemistry they have with eachother…and still only with two albums behind them and so young…. with one fantastic drummer, a seemingly unshakable bassist, a stunning enigmatic frontman and the best rock star called Chris to hail from Nottingham since my friend Chris Davis (of Six by Seven..now working on other projects..hello Chris!) Met the guys after the show and what lovely gentlemen they are, and as is often the case in these scenarios, I had ‘a million things to say’ but pretty much all I managed was to give Chris a hug, well it was offered the other week in Darmstadt! So then I sauntered off, with a smile to last the journey home… Thank you so much again and enjoy getting some well deserved rest now boys before the summer festivals-we’ll see you at the beer-mud-nastystuff-fest that is Reading…where incidentally WHY are you not further up the bill??? Sam xxx
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