*** EV Tour Manchester Fanviews Here 7/28/12 ***

jamesellaby

I absolutely loved it, agree totally about the people who shout out at acoustic gigs. STFU and let them get on with it, it's not about you just because you've got a chance of them hearing you. As for the talking during Glen's set, I do think it was mostly noise from the bar at the back and from the bar through the doors by the front, so it was a shame it seemed to annoy him so much.

Here's my review: http://www.newadventuresinhifi.com/2012 ... 12-review/

pdalowsky

Totally awe struck

Last night was stunning. It's hard to find appropriate words. But it lived up to everything I hoped it would.

Perfect in every way.

So happy there's two more to come ..... I could watch that every night

Sure the crowd had a few idiots - and way too many going for beer every three songs but that doesn't detract from the stage and the show we got

Wow

Eraserhead

3manstack wrote:

5 different t shirts all black? I want white or red or green anything but black.

^^^
This.

Amazing show. Really loved seeing Long Road. Yeah, people talking during a gig is annoying. It's not really that much of a shock that things start @ 7:30. To quote Roger Waters: "If I had my way, I'd have all of you shot..."

groovyf

Forgot to say... Arc was incredible. I closed my eyes now an again and just drifted away with it.

UKpearljammer

stargirl69 wrote:

Wasn't there but nice set,but does Eddie need to always do so much name dropping of every other musician he knows who has died,he respects,cause he supports etc.I have seen/heard him do this so often it is becoming insincere,in my opinion.
Disgusted that it would seem that Glen Hansard had to persistently ask the crowd to be quiet,causing him to end up unplugging.Nevermind if it's 7:30 or not,the ticket has a start time on it for a reason,people will be on the stage doing their job,you don't want to watch them do their job? Stay out of the arena until the main act time,as a large majority of us did in Manchester who had no interest in seeing X.
That kind of audience behaviour is so fucking selfish,the pleasure of going to a concert to actually keep quiet while listening is increasingly being eroded away.I can't go to a concert anymore without some wanker persistently shuffling back and forward to the bar,egobooking/twatting pictures or text that they are there,taking photo's or filming on their damn phones or spending more time talking to their mates.You want to do all that shit? Leave the venue and sit in a pub.In my ideal gig world all electronic communication devises would be confiscated and returned after the show,the bars would be closed during all sets both for supporting and main act,the body can cope for three hours without alcohol people,and any excessive talking would meet removal from the venue.I love seeing people enjoying a gig with singing along,dancing but all the other stuff isn't about the gig it's just selfish behaviour.

Sorry, but are you kidding about Ed dedicating songs to his friend(s) that have passed away, he's every right to and he's just letting us all know he's thinking about a loved one that he's lost, which I think we should appreciate him sharing with us.

As for the disrespectful crowd during Glen Hansard, I agree, please be quiet and respectful to others who want to watch him. If you don't want to watch him then go and have a drink and chat outside the theatre. The band always say what great fans they have, let's show them they do as I'm sure Ed wouldn't be happy with his fans displaying that type of disrespectful behaviour.

reaching hands

Amazing Night. Amazing Set
I was annoyed with the Merch stand situation. I got into the venue at about 7.05 and was only a few rows back from the counter so i thought i would easily grab my t-shirt and take my seat....45 minutes later i had missed Glen's set :evil:

I was sat 3/4's back in the stalls and got pretty hacked off with the amount of people that can't sit fucking still and HAVE to go and buy a drink 3 songs in..come on guys, you've paid £50 just sit and enjoy rather than blocking our view!. As mentioned the bar being at the back is a nightmare because if you are unfortunate enough to be sat near the back all you can hear is bar banter..

Anyway groans over.. loved hearing songs like Off He Goes, Sometimes was amazing, the most beautiful part was when the whole rear of the room stood up for a sing a long and then everyone was on their feet for Small Town..beautiful. Speed of Sound, The End and Long Road were emotional.

When Glen and Ed sang together it was like listening to angel's,...i could of listened to that all night

Crazy Mary was a nice ad lib (like hearing eddie thinking out loud 'this might work...')

I hung around the stage door until 1.40am not believing Ed had left (heard that one before!) but he had. His production manager came out and gave the last few of us a 'BatVed' pick each and apologised

Still, an awesome privelidge to see Ed in a tiny venue close to home. HAPPY

groovyf

I waited 25 mins in the queue for a t-shirt... and simply gave up. How many were manning the till? only looked like two people from what little I could see!

reaching hands

3 sometimes 4. Trouble is people wanted to pay by card; they had 2 chip and pin heandsets that couldn't work at the same time. should of had a cash stall and a card stall. I got my shirt and the merch girl said 'is that it'?..i said yes and she nearly kissed me as i'd only ordered one shirt and had cash.

Got abit hacked off when EV's merch guy was taking pics of the crowd when he surely could of helped with some cash sales. feel like i've missed out on not seeing Glen because of a t-shirt

leespj

Pauk wrote:

The problem with the Apollo is that the bar is in the seating area, and people are ALWAYS going to talk at the bar (probably completely oblivious to how sound will travel down to the stage), so unfortunately silence isn't possible.

The crowd in general were pretty annoying with their attention seeking shouting at certain parts (what the hell was up with the "What did you have for breakfast?" guy and the woman who decided she needed to finish off Ed's story for him?!), but at least people in my immediate vicinity were perfectly pleasant.


Great set, loved the version of Betterman, and sooooooooo glad to hear the demo version of Speed of Sound.


BTW does anyone have any youtube videos with the same version of Betterman (doesn't have to be at manc)?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5RrcruaK6Q

I was there, fucking brilliant

leespj

Amazing show, highlights for me where the whole damn thing. What an awesome show last night.
Arc was amazing. Eddie only did that about 6 or 7 times on 2003 tour ? Can't wait for Monday now. I didn't know about the talking and stuff for Glen Hansard as i got there after he finished but if we get to London early enough will defo watch is set.

boyo79

Where to begin?

Simply outstanding. Great start with Don't Be Shy, I Am Mine and Can't Keep. Can't believe I've seen Off He Goes twice in a month Crazy Mary solo is unreal, such a great version. The re-arranged version of Betterman was nice. Long Road was incredible, so haunting. Speed Of Sound = Incredible. Falling Slowly was simply beautiful, a massive highlight. Loved Porch, especially when Ed kept slowing it down. Thought the roof might blow off the building during that, the crowd was mental. Great singing on Small Town, Ed handed over the vocals to the crowd. The encores were amazing. During RIFTW, you could feel the balcony shaking and Hard Sun is just so fucking cool.

Shame about Glen's set. There was people talking but the bar is in the main area. It's just one of those things. I'm sorry but those not at the gig commenting on here having a go at a crowd you weren't at - how disrespectful are you being????

But when Glen unplugged his guitar mid-song and played accapella - that was one hell of a moment. Could hear a pin drop. It was a magical moment and one that might not have happened otherwise.

its_ok

Pauk wrote:

The crowd in general were pretty annoying with their attention seeking shouting at certain parts (what the hell was up with the "What did you have for breakfast?" guy and the woman who decided she needed to finish off Ed's story for him?!), but at least people in my immediate vicinity were perfectly pleasant.


Great set, loved the version of Betterman, and sooooooooo glad to hear the demo version of Speed of Sound.


BTW does anyone have any youtube videos with the same version of Betterman (doesn't have to be at manc)?

First of all, totally agree there were loads of annoying assholes in crowd. The girl interrupting Eddie's story when everyone was quiet and tried to listen...WTF?! Also loads of people running back and forth to the bar during eddies set, also annoying.

BUT, awesome show, fantastic setlist!! Untitled into Off he goes was one of my best concert memories ever, I honestly cried when I heard. Off he goes means so much to me! Porch was awesome! Lukin, Speed of sound, can't keep as well!!

Oh,btw, I think they did betterman at the bridge school last time in the same way, it's on YouTube.

London x2 here we go!!

Susanne76

Wow, it was A W E S O M E!!

Only donwer was the tiny merchandise stall.. which made me miss Glen :(

rushtos

So, so amazing! The highlights for me were Guaranteed, Speed of Sound (cried buckets at those two), Sleepless Nights and Arc. The merchandise stall was ridiculous and the nearer you got to the counter, the more you got packed in so you could hardly move. They should have had a queue system, I'm sure that would have moved things along quickly. My friend and I were through the doors at about 7.10, went straight to the merchandise and ended up missing the whole of Glen Hansard's spot. Sat down at 8.15. I agree about the annoying shouters...that woman totally ruined the end of the story by yelling out "ONLY REAL WHEN SHARED!" and Eddie's face was like "you just killed it". And the breakfast guy? Why??! :nono:
Anyhow, despite these little annoyances, it was the most fantastic night. We laughed, cried, sang and danced and just like at PJ Manchester 2 last month, we got soaked. Eddie seems to bring the rain with him when he visits! I could have happily stayed in that theatre, in that moment, forever :-D

I wish I was going to the London gigs, but so happy I got to see last night's show and will be buzzing for ages now. For those that are going and haven't seen Eddie live before, be ready for a powerful, emotional rollercoaster ride. For those that have, you know what I'm talking about! :wave:

groovyf

Susanne76 wrote:

Wow, it was A W E S O M E!!

Only donwer was the tiny merchandise stall.. which made me miss Glen :(

...that's when I left the queue... when I heard Glen come on. Had barely moved in the time I'd been standing there waiting like a lemon, so just thought, screw it... would prefer to listen to the music.

boyo79

It seems you get quite a few people yelling shit out during EV gigs. I remember reading similar stuff on his USA tour last year. It is annoying, I guess people like the attention doing it. Same thing happened at Cornell too. We had 3 lads sat in front of us and they talked all the way through and kept getting up for drinks. They were only interested for PJ songs got played. Maybe I'm elitist or a PJ/EV snob

eldarion75

Or maybe they are.

whatsinaname

that really sucks about the merch :(
in amsterdam the carre was open from 5 to pick up tickets and there were folk at the merch stand so me and my boyfriend bought stuff there and then, which was great cuz it meant we had plenty of time to take it back to our hotel (which was great cuz it meant there would be no risk of vinyl breaking or posters getting crushed ) and meant that we could get there in time to see Glen's set

we-were-but-stones

best live music experience of my live.....to date. kinda struggling to find words to say how good it , long road was spellbinding , sometimes ...wow, untitled, off he goes, then the material from into the wild :crazy: the sing alongs on elderly woman , porch , ritw were epic


forget which song it was but the balcony was bumping up and down at one point

thanks eddie. please come back soon

the merch fiasco (which i knew would happen knowing the venue and how much we like our posters/shirts etc) and the bar being directly behind the stage didnt help the situation with glen, which, i did feel very bad for glenn for. i think most people subconsciously talk when finding their seats (in the dark) i dont think they meant to disrespect glenn, so put a few thousand people doing so all at once and its going to over power the singer. when glenn spoke out against it most people shut up . well done glenn

very cool for ed to invite ognen to the stage

juliangratton

One of the best gigs I have ever seen at The Apollo. Simple as that.