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on Sunday May 21 2006, @03:00PM
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London, England - London Palladium (May 21, 2006) post-show
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He played Tony the Pony (Score:0)
You people are ever so funny (Score:1)
Anyway at least one bit of the previous message was true; it was an amazing night and Moz was in top form. Looking stunning in a tux and bow-tie as he took on the stage, he was in a fantastic mood. The band tonight was particularly great.
Moz dedicated Pigsty to his cousin who was apparently murdered in Manchester.
Stood 3 hours in today's lovely weather as by chance, passing by around four and with no one waiting outside, his car stopped the moment I was walking past the stage door. It was so sudden I couldn't bring myself to say or do anything...He didn't come back out but the rest of the band (except for Gary) did; they are lovely lads, especially the mighty Boz.
Crowd better than last sunday; seating venue still a mood killer to my opinion though.
'Till next week Moz!
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Yankee Doodle AGAIN! (Score:0)
Set-list (Score:3, Informative)
First of the gang to die
Still ill
The youngest was the most loved
In the future when all's well
To me you are a work of art
Girlfriend in a coma
You have killed me
I will see you far off places
The father who must be killed
Ganglord
I just want to see the boy happy
At last I am born
How soon is now?
Human Being
I'll never be anybody's hero now
Life is a pigsty
ENCORE (yes, an encore!): Irish Blood English Heart
Sound was good, Moz on much better form, the crowd more active. 100% improvement on last week.
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Great show (Score:2, Informative)
He came on wearing a full dinner suit (looking heavenly) and started with the opening of “Margaret on a Guillotine” slightly altered to… “the kind people have a wonderful dream, Tony Blair on the guillotine”...!. I can’t remember all his comments – he made a joke about it being his birthday tomorrow and about being glad to leave his thirties behind!
He also dedicated Life Is A Pigsty to his cousin who was murdered in Manchester last year (anybody know anything about that...?).
Very glad I went, and can’t believe next Sunday is my last show of the tour... where has the time gone...?
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Palladium Setlist (Score:1)
best seated gig I've been to.
Morrissey came out in a tux. Boz's sax on Human Being was amazing. Happy Birthday and Viva Morrissey
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It's a bit sad (Score:0)
I think the way this site is run probably needs reassessing. It's going to get to a point where we can't believe anything on here. It's a great site and it needs saving.
fab nite! (Score:2, Informative)
Was amazing when he dedicated Life is A Pigsty to his cousin who was murdered in Manchester... the place was silent as he sang -- quite a personal moment especially compared to the banter reported at from earlier concerts.
No mention of Julia (thank god!) but he did pay a lot of attention to the front row -- and received lots and lots of b-day cards!
Boz, Jess, Gary, and Mikey came down to front of stage -- great! and Matt on drums continues to be unbelievable! Love him!!!!!!!
Crowd as enthusiastic and vocal but I confess I was the only one jumping up and down and dancing in my area!!!!!
Loved it -- and can't wait to see him Wed. nite...
LizBar
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Life is a Pigsty (Score:1)
A great night up in the gods.
My faith in love is still....
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tony b on the gouilotine! (Score:0)
oh and he was crawling around on the floor as he came onto stage. not much audience interaction bar that though. ummmm.... yeah thats all i can remember.
"What would Leslie Crowther say"? (Score:1)
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Well (Score:0)
Intro: Tony on tyhe guillotine (Score:1)
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Happy Birthday Moz! (Score:1)
Like we say in Portugal you are like the O'porto wine! the oldest is the best of all!
hope to see you in Paredes de Coura Festival!
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Tuxedo Kid - Palladium tonight (Score:1, Informative)
He also said "This Really Is Sunday Night at The London Palladium" a reference to the classic series of television shows in the 1950's that came live from the Palladium. http://www.whirligig-tv.co.uk/tv/adults/other/sna
Yes the show was better than last Sunday, he was animated and shook hands relentlesly. The guy with the tatoos to the right end of the stage got at least 3 hand shakes and nearly passed out with excitement. - Moz collected the many birthday cards that were waving in front of him.
He also said just before Work Of Art "And of course I was horrified and not yet really surprised that the United Kingdom failed again in the Eurovision Song contest. And the question that kept running through my mind was why didn't they ask me? They had no imagination"
He joked before Coma, and mentioning it was his birhtday tomorrow.. "I will be so relieved to say goodbye to my thirties".
This show was a complete contrast to last week at the Palladium in that he was happy and communicating much more with the crowd.
As has already been mentioned he dedicated, I'll Never Be Anybody's Hero Now, to his cousin who was murdered in Manchester last year. - A very sensitive moment in the concert.
All in all a top class performance.
Faith restored (Score:1)
Tonight was fucking awesome, lovely crowd of people who were there to appreciate the great one. Even the bars were really friendly - had a really great time.
Very sad moment when Pigsty was being sung. Moz was visibly shaken. A poignient moment indeed.
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Happy Birthday* (Score:0)
I love you Moz!
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as simple as... (Score:0)
Thanks for this night Morrissey, my loyal friend.
I hope you enjoy the Rita Pavone's single I bought for you.
I love you. Thanks very, very much.
Respect and love.
I'm sorry, I can't find the words...
thanks, thanks, thanks.
Endless love.
am i mistaken or... (Score:1)
How did it sound?
- SRA
Happy Birthday (Score:1)
Love you xxxx
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Set List (Score:0)
The after-show party on Warwick Street (Score:0)
Erm, back to the gig... (Score:2, Interesting)
Anyway, a cracking gig, I thought. It's the only one I'll be going to on this tour and having read so much whinging about it on this site I was starting to wonder if I shouldn't have just saved my money. Glad I didn't though - nice venue, good sound and a chirpy Moz. The atmosphere was good too for a seated gig.
He seemed flattered by the chanting - "very nice but not necessary".
He sang "Morrissey is me" in 'You Have Killed Me' which got a cheer.
He was pretty emotional dedicating Pigsty to his cousin - anyone know anything about that?
He also mentioned the death of Freddy Garrity but no-one seemed to know who he was!
I think most of the new songs sound amazing live but I wouldn't be too upset if I never heard 'At Last I am Born' again. Did the band cock it up at one point? It sounded pretty rough!
David 'bitty' Walliams was a few rows in front of us.
The support was bloody awful - like aural tooth ache! I was forced back into the bar which at £4.50 for a CAN of lager was a mightily extreme measure!
Boz made me smile at the end of the show when he made a paper aeroplane out of the set list and threw it into the audience - it did a complete circle and landed back at his feet. Noble effort though.
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Yankee Doodle (Score:0)
Julia (Score:1)
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Sunday Night at the Palladium (Score:1)
I was shocked by his admission that his cousin had been murdered. Didn't know that, and it certainly made those chumps cheering as he mentioned 'Manchester' look rather foolish.
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Sad losers (Score:1)
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no gig pics!! (Score:1)
BUT almost everyone elsein the front couple rows were snapping photos all night. AMAZING pictures.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE can someone post some or send some to me directly?
This was an unforgettable, once-in-a-lifetime event for me in many regards.
For good karma? PLEASE???
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Poor Show (Score:0)
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Photos! (Score:0)
Happy birthday SPM
It's great how moz changes the setlist subtly (Score:0)
I know the setlist isn't perfect (I'd also prefer less of Ringleader) but it's great that he switches things around pretty much every night, occasionally adds in a new song or a cover or one he hasn't previously played live (like I'll Never Be Anybody's...).
Many bands will play an identical setlist, in the same order, for a whole tour which must be much easier for the band and crew etc.
So let's be grateful that we get a few changes from time to time, and hope that for the festival dates we have a few more major changes...
J
Hyper-happy London Palladium 2 (Score:2, Interesting)
Morrissey looked great and he was in a great, funny and chatty mood. 'Margaret(Tony)...' intro was fantastic before 'FOTGTD'. Sound was great (a few loud peaks) and, hey, what a crowd, on its feet from the start! Well done London.
Morrissey's voice was also very good. After seeing him struggle through 'The Youngest Was The Most Loved' on Jonathon Ross, I was a bit anxious about it before the concert but he didn't disappoint.
The band was also in top form with Boz and Gary being very playful on the left. Boz's sax on 'Human Being' was brilliant.
A few nice additions to the setlist for me were, 'I'll Never Be Anybody's Hero Now' and 'The Father Who Must Be Killed' which I hadn't heard at previous gigs. The song of the concert for me was 'Ganglord' which I think is a brilliant new song. Can't wait for the new single to hear the studio version.
Finally, I was hyper-happy that the gamble I took by turning up without a ticket paid off. I was determined not to buy a ticket from a tout but rather, I wanted to look for a fan who had a spare ticket and buy one from them. It was raining and difficult to spot people trying to sell tickets but in the end there was no need. At 8:42pm with Morrissey due on stage at 8:55pm I walked into the Box Office and bought 2 fantastic tickets in Row C of the Royal Circle (middle balcony).
Thank you Morrissey and happy birthday.
CR
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My first Morrissey gig 21 May (Score:1)
Morrissey and the band were excellent.
Pleased to get a front row ticket, I was lucky enough to enjoy the company of the most lovely,friendly and enthusiastic group of young men I could hope to meet. Thanks for helping make it a truly memorable occassion...
To the guy with tattoos- I thought you were going to faint- you lucky man!
To Bo- hope you enjoy the flower show.
Love the site. Keep it polite.
Sinistra 21
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Pictures from last night (Score:2, Interesting)
hope you like them..they were taken in the middle somewhere..row L?
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Pictures from last night (Score:1)
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Give those boys a medal! (Score:1)
I had a great time last night and it will go down with the highlights of this tour for me for "I'll Never Be Anybody's Hero Now" a song I longed to hear live.
This week at the Palladium was so much better than the previous week. As soon as we saw the tux, heard the few opening lines and felt the attitude - the scene was set.
I have to mention the boys wearing the merchandising medals on chains around their necks!
Someone mentioned David Walliams being there (I thought I also saw Craig Cash). After the gig Mr.Walliams was very patiently waiting behind me at the merchandising - a gentleman.
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10 ROTT Songs.....how about all 12? (Score:1)
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is morrissey really in luv.... (Score:0)
man is in his bestest form for many years-the move to Roma has inspired him-I do also believe he has finally found luv-bringing on his Nephew at Birmingham and dedicating Life's a Pigsty to his murdered Cousin shows he has much luv in his Heart-He has truly been born again...
who is Julia??? (Score:1)
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moaning (Score:0)
i refrained myself from reading anything about the tour, like the setlist, as i didn't want to know what was gonna be played.
Even if i thought moz was great, its always cool to see him and he was on top form, the song selection left me really upset. I'm sure i'm not the first one to complain that he mostly played ringleader songs, so no one probably cares about my rant!
i wish i had read the setlist before! i would have ebayed my stalls tickets!! now i am in trouble!
peace x
Footage anyone??? (Score:1)
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shit (Score:0)
Freddie Garrity's Dead (Score:0)
The show was made even more enjoyable by the fact that the people next to me in the stalls were also going nuts - a lot of others in front of us were just standing there like they were at a bus stop. I also noticed that loads of the audience looked old - I'm 31 but felt I was one of the youngest ones there!
Jackie x
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Cunt.
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you sure have alot of time on your hands (Score:0)
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Psyhiatric emergency (Score:0)
To DavidT: this is the most horrid post I've ever read here so far. Why do you let it unremoved?
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