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on Wednesday May 03 2006, @03:00PM
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Sheffield, England - Sheffield City Hall (May 3, 2006) post-show
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super! (Score:0)
Woo hoo (Score:0)
Come on people, where are all the scathing put downs of the show? Morrissey-Soloites are WAITING!
played father must be killed (Score:0)
Set List (Score:0)
Italian Music (Score:0)
Constantly* (Score:0)
I fill with joy¤
just to think about you.
I only live for you Morrissey.
I love you Morrissey.
Ahhhh! So Good! (Score:1)
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Tonight (Score:1)
So, in no order of preference or importance….
Generally, lovely gig. Crowd v enthusiastic. Venue three tiered, with two balconies. Most of the crowd were on their feet for the majority of the gig.
Two shirt changes, three shirts in total, one thrown into the crowd. I have to say, the initial shirt tied at the front is somehow unflattering.
The tour backdrop of Sasha Distel was strangely at the back left of the stage, rather than centre stage. Im sure this doesn’t actually matter, but its just an observation.
What he said…. Somewhat paraphrased….
(on taking the stage) come any closer and you’ll get bitten.
Its Julias 302nd gig on the front row.
Introduced band by individual names only. On reaching Jessie, asked him who he was and gestured with microphone. Jessie refused to speak.
(on fire alarm which caused venue evacuation prior to gig) the call was traced to Q magazine.
(on being asked if he liked Sheffield) oh its okay…….
Thanyou for buying ringleader. And thankyou for paying £3.50 for the gig.
No particular setlist surprises. Irish blood encore. First of gang opened.
Smiths: Still ill, girlfriend and how soon is now.
Any questions?
Chris
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Sons and Daughters should have been shot at birth (Score:0)
Setlist (Score:0)
First Of The Gang To Die
Still Ill
You Have Killed Me
The Youngest Was The Most Loved
Ganglord
Let Me Kiss You
Girlfriend In A Coma
To Me You Are A Work Of Art
At Last I Am Born
I Will See You In Far-Off Places
In The Future When All's Well
The Father Who Must Be Killed
Life Is A Pigsty
Trouble Loves Me
I Just Want To See The Boy Happy
How Soon Is Now?
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Irish Blood, English Heart
Big Fat Steward (Score:1)
Wass brilliant when it took him and another steward to get that bloke off! He had a good go at getting to Moz but didn't quite manage..
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Excellent show, some nobheads in the crowd (Score:1)
Highlights were: Still Ill, Life is a Pigsty, Trouble loves me, At last I am born also surprisingly good live. Moz's motto for the evening was 'Death to the Dingles' - ridiculous, haha!
I was on the right hand side of the balcony this evening (row A seat 22), very good view and sound but for some reason very few people (only on this part of the balcony) stood up. There was also a complete cretin sat next to me with his girlfriend who stared at me when I tried to get past him and they didn't move, clap, sing or cheer the whole way through. I don't think the girl had ever heard a Moz song in her life! Saying that, me and my sister gave it our all as did a number of people around us so it certainly wasn't spoilt. Very good to watch those at the front although I wish I'd been there.
Grimsby tomorrow! By the way, does anyone know how the venue is set out (all seating etc?) as my tickets don't seem to show a seat number or anything.
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sheffield setlist (Score:0)
Ammunition
The Father Who Must Be Killed
Tony The Pony
? New Song ? (chorus: "Who the fuck is Alain Whyte?")
Suffer Little Children/Beat It
Noise Is The Best Revenge
The Public Image
The Chicken Song (Spitting Image)
Pink Blue (Altered Images)
Suffer Little Children/I Love You Love Me Love
I Knew I Was Next
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Boz & The Boz Men acoustic interlude
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There Speaks A True Friend
King Leer (instrumental)
Suffer Little Children/Fiddlin' About
On The Streets I Ran
New York Dolls Medley (43 minutes long)
You Have Killed Me
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ENCORE: He Cried
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EXIT MUSIC: Theme From Animal Magic
Yay for ITFWAW!!! (Score:1)
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He He I Got the Shirt By Mistake (Score:1)
Bizarre.
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last night...I say...(more observations) (Score:1)
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What a show! (Score:1)
Listening to ROTT in the car on the way home was amazing because it was "dead" compared to the live performance I'd just been to.
Girlfriend in a Coma was brilliant and the band were fantastic - best I've ever heard them.
I lost count of how many guitars Boz used (at least nine) and as for Moz, well like he said of Sheffield - not bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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A pseudo religious experience (Score:1)
I have to agree that security were a bit heavy handed at times, but I had a brief chat with Arturo outside and he's a sound bloke. I have to say that the guy whose head he sat on during one of the stage invasions bloody well deserved it, after he spent the whole gig heckling Moz, challenging one of the security guards to a fight and generally being an utter numpty.
That same security guard allowed me to be lifted up and kiss Mozzers hand, so really I think the staff were just preventing a mass exodus onstage a la 1988, when he could hardly sing for the amount of fans pulling him every which way.
To the people slating Julia for always getting to the front, she manages that because she has the initiative to move first. And because the first three rows always seem to be empty until the last couple of minutes. Hence her and her friends sit in the empty seats until the owners arrive and then move towards the stage. It's hardly some great conspiracy. We had just as much chance of getting to the front as her last night, and we did, until a stage invader got thrown back into the crowd and a fight broke out.
She actually got a cheer last night when he said that this was her 302nd gig on the front row, as he then went on to say 'and you thought you were brave for buying 'I Have Forgiven Jesus'
But, what an awesome concert, well worth a kick to the head and a lost earring. 'How Soon Is Now' was breathtaking and 'Pigsty' sounded fabulous. I'd have liked to have heard 'Reader Meet Author' again as I heard them rehearsing that one in the soundcheck, but how can I complain when every song was spot on, the crowd were so geared up and the people we met (road crew and band) are genuinely lovely guys.
And, as was confirmed last night, some of the rumours on here about certain people (fans, band and Moz himself) are just utter rubbish; not a grain of truth to any of them
Anyways, roll on seven o clock tonight.
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You can call me insane but... (Score:1)
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Sheffield (Score:1)
It was my first Morrissey gig...and I had to go it alone! So I'd like to say hellooooo to all the LOVELY people I met - both in the pub beforehand, and actually at the venue. I met some amazing people and the atmosphere was really special: I think we were all united in being a little strange..!
OBVIOUSLY, there were some miserable bastards who kept sneering at me when I was dancing and singing and err getting into it...but who did Morrissey wave at?! Not you!
It went by so fast, it's all a bit of a blur...and everyone I spoke to AFTER the gig will know I was on the biggest high ever. But now I've gathered my thoughts a bit..!
Highlights for me were 'Still Ill', 'Life Is A Pigsty', 'Trouble Loves Me', 'To Me You Are A Work Of Art' (and as an album track, this one doesn't exactly LEAP out at me), 'Ganglord', 'How Soon Is Now?' (my MANTRA! I almost fainted) and, of course, 'Irish Blood, English Heart'. What an excellent encore. I was SO unbelieveably fired-up.
I've seen him on TV and heard him on the radio, doing sessions, and he's sometimes sounded ha a little...ropey?! But his voice was AMAZING last night. It's hard to believe how old he is, and that he's been performing every night for however long, now.
And another thing, I'm not even old enough to REMEMBER The Smiths. But I know people used to hurl themselves onstage to hug him, and he always did that pecular dance, whipping the mic lead round...I saw it all last night. AMAZINGAMAZINGAMAZING. WHAT an entertainer. I can't WAIT until Manchester and Halifax!!
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Am I a bad person??? (Score:1)
Roll on the next tour and maybe I might get tickets for more than one venue. Is that the norm? Please don't hate me. Moz is God!!!
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song tally so far? (Score:0)
Jamie
Sheffield was amazing!! (Score:0)
We thought the crowd was electric, you could tell it was all gonna go off at some point. There must have been 10-15 successfull stage invasions? Lost count of how many more unfortunate souls who had a go but were pushed or thrown or kicked or elbowed back!
Crazy holding a Morrissey gig in an all-seated venue what were they thinking? What did they expect!
Set was pretty much same as Leeds. amazing from Start to finish. Highlights for us were "ganglord", cant wait to hear it again at Apollo, "Life is a pigsty" &"How soon is now"
I couldnt sleep last night, buzzing too much
Some girls are bigger than others...... (Score:1)
Saw Moz at the Lowry and this was much better, better crowd, better sound and the band seemed well up for it - I reckon the fire evac meant that a few more ales were drunk in the bar as well - nice one Sheffield!
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Review (Score:0)
why why why? (Score:1)
beyond words!
it was the best night yet in my life and the first time i've seen him live... although i waited for him to walk in for three and a half hours in leeds
anyhow, back to the point
were the people who were on the front 3 rows and allowed to stand infront of the rest of us elite or something?
i'd have thought so for security to be wetting their pants so much about the rest of us getting past
but they looked like average joes i thought
anyhow, i was so happy for each and every person who managed to touch him or make it onto the stage, sadly i didn't but there's always manchester
i thought it was really lovely the way everyone spoke to everyone and it was so cosy!
i was right at the front of the non-special people who couldn't get any nearer the stage than about 3 metres
and a guy in lepord print was shaking peoples hands so i put my hand out for him to shake mine - he did, but i don't know who he was...
anyone know?
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setlist (Score:1)
i would rather he ignored them completely than constantly regurgitate these.i am a fan of over 22 years and need not ever hear how soon is now for the remainder of my existence.yes i know it's always the first time for someone but he could perhaps not treat the uninitiated with such populist kid gloves.
it doesn't help that i can't get my head around 65% of the new album either.we all have differing opinions but as time goes on more people are saying the same things.
as a performer he still has few/no equals.must he persist with uptempo plod plod guitar singalongs..jessie's contributions are weak and cliched as,i'm afraid, are a lot of the lyrics.
fear not as i hear alain has prepped some great new things as we speak..and that the new b-sides urinate all over much of the l.p. i'm certain we've been here before.
anyway new scott walker record next week.clear favourite for album of the year.ta ta
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best of the 3 i've seen so far (Score:0)
only low point was the security how dare they treat fans like sh it
after the gig i spoke to mozzas head of security John? (i think i was a bit pissed)
explained my utter contempt for the security
he was adamant they had every right to deal with it as they saw fit
licensed thugs
i also spoke to the big black guy in the purple shirt he just said they were under orders
so why does morrissey tempt the audience so blatantly
its his orders for the security to be heavy handed according to John
sorry to moan but its not on
[email protected]
City to City (Score:0)
Sons and Daughters got better as they went along (after the first song) but they look promising and it's a great opportunity for them. Let's hope they become bigger than the Thieves. The lead singer is also a stunning beauty.
Some could sense that a real treat was going to be in store for the main event when, 10mins before 'the arrival', all the empty spaces in the stalls (at the front of the stage) were quickly taken as people moved down into the gaps. Those drinking in the city bar downstairs (under the hall) came back to find at least 300 people at the front of the stage, at which point beer was flying all over the place in a mad-panic when the stage jumpers amongst them, driven by courage - or bitter - realised their dream of running/climbing onto the stage was now going to be so much harder with that crowd (and Julia) between them and the stage.
The band were amazing - Boz and Gary especially -but it was also nice to see the young lad Jesse given a free reign to wander around the stage on some songs while the others strummed away at the back, wondering perhaps why Jesse was jumping around at the front of the stage, with his guitar flying all over the place and looking very much like he was just going to jump in (or throw the cymbals in !) The crowd really loved him and it's easy to see why – his playing is cool and fast but he took a great deal of care with GIAC and it sounded great. The drummer is better - the longer songs really gave him a chance to show off - plus Mikey on keyboards continues to make the band sound complete. So, Boz has put together a great crew. We all know that, I suspect, but it does not hurt to state the obvious for those that do not remember some of the early days.
The new songs, particularly ITFWAW - perhaps Morrissey's greatest EVER song - was partly cut short vocally as he tangled with the crowd. I think Security made the whole event much more watchable, enjoyable and fun for all the band too. Maybe one or two really did want to get 'bitten' by Morrissey for being too close. For a while, during HSIN, I actually thought that it was the Smiths. They were that good. The band really gave it there all to the end (while Morrissey ran off to change shirt for the encore.) It was stunning and the sound was fantastic.
Am I bored ? The question was asked. For a while, I did wonder in which direction it was directed (hoping it was Sons and Daughters next to me) but no, I was alone, in pain (standing against a wall) but what a night it was. Magical. Fantastic. These days are very special, MB.
Hazard.
Morrissey - sheffield (Score:0)
He was on top form, looking happy and relaxed - as for the music..... genuis, beautiful, heart wrenching, georgeous, uplifting. Pure magic.
I felt like the cat that got the cream when i took my (rather picturesque) seat pre-show in row D of the stalls, and nearly fell over when standing and realising just how close Morrissey was. I congratulate him on choosing to play smaller venues - it works beautifully.
I was rather hungry on leaving - it would have been nice to have a selection of veggie burgers for sale as well as t shirts haha
Brilliant gig x x x
Amazing...now I need tickets for Halifax! (Score:1)
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