*** Manchester Fanviews Here 8/17/09 ***

Fantastic setlist,I'm right in thinking they covered all bases with a few asongs of each album.

the biggest reason you guys are lucky is they only played one tune from Avocado...I hope they don't reverse that tonight!

Looked like a great show for sure...how many times have we said "how could they ever top that?"...yet, they usually do! They are building up for an epic euro finish...can't wait for tonight!

Gomez deserve some credit too I think, I thought they did a great job. Never listened to them before but I enjoyed they're set.

Hayley.Arch wrote:

Hey Guys
Thanks for the reviews of last night's gig. Sounds awesome!

I am off to see them tonight at London and I really can't wait - counting down the hours!
What time did Gomez start/finish and what time did PJ start/finish?

Gomez started @ approx 7:30 and played 40 minutes or so.

PJ came on @ approx 8:50 and played to 11:10 (might be 11:15). Which was nice.

Spacetoad wrote:

So who was the 70th show girl? Must be on here..

I was expected Ed to say something like "Well Jeff has been to 71!"

WOW, that was by far the loudest the MEN Arena has ever been.

We took a friend last night, it was her first show. Started out about 10 rows back almost in front of Stone. After the beautiful Long Road, Last Exit kicked in and it was mayhem. The pit was really rough, so we moved a bit more to the side where we then had a bit more room to jump up and down and dance.

Just looking back at the setlist, we got some real treats. Binaural is my favourite album, and Sleight Of Hand is up there as one of my favourite tracks but I never even thought they would bust it out because it's somewhat rare. It was absolutely stunning, even if Stone did seem to forget the song during the last verse lol.

Even Flow got a huge reaction, unsurprisingly. It's not just badass that Mike played most of the solo behind his back, it's that he did it with a straight face and didn't show off about it. He just stood there and played, and it was immense.

Stone made me laugh so many times with his facial expressions, sometimes he looked like he was in pain when he played. During Do The Evolution he was seriously headbanging and rocking out. Ed changed it once again to 'admire Stone' and we all cheered.

During Given to Fly, my friend started feeling sick so we went to the back of the arena and got some water to cool down. For the rest of the show we stood at the back of the arena where we could see everyone on stage perfectly and see the screens perfectly too. There was so much room to dance around and the people that were there were all into it and dancing.

It was also nice to see the huge crowd participating from this vantage point, it was a sight to see. Especially during the Alive fist pump or the Hallelujah in DTE.

Wished we could've heard Baba instead of The Real Me but that's really the only minor gripe with the show. Indifference was beautiful and the crowd sang super loud. The only other thing I'll mention is that there were some serious assholes in the crowd up front. Idiot guys who had no consideration for anyone, moshing completely out of control and swinging their arms and legs about like losers. I'm seriouly thinking about either getting seats or hanging back for my next show because it was nice to have a good view and lots of room to dance.

All in all, a very different experience but still an amazing time and we had loads of fun. One of the more fun shows I've ever seen!

The Rock wrote:

WOW, that was by far the loudest the MEN Arena has ever been.

We took a friend last night, it was her first show. Started out about 10 rows back almost in front of Stone. After the beautiful Long Road, Last Exit kicked in and it was mayhem. The pit was really rough, so we moved a bit more to the side where we then had a bit more room to jump up and down and dance.

Just looking back at the setlist, we got some real treats. Binaural is my favourite album, and Sleight Of Hand is up there as one of my favourite tracks but I never even thought they would bust it out because it's somewhat rare. It was absolutely stunning, even if Stone did seem to forget the song during the last verse lol.

Even Flow got a huge reaction, unsurprisingly. It's not just badass that Mike played most of the solo behind his back, it's that he did it with a straight face and didn't show off about it. He just stood there and played, and it was immense.

Stone made me laugh so many times with his facial expressions, sometimes he looked like he was in pain when he played. During Do The Evolution he was seriously headbanging and rocking out. Ed changed it once again to 'admire Stone' and we all cheered.

During Given to Fly, my friend started feeling sick so we went to the back of the arena and got some water to cool down. For the rest of the show we stood at the back of the arena where we could see everyone on stage perfectly and see the screens perfectly too. There was so much room to dance around and the people that were there were all into it and dancing.

It was also nice to see the huge crowd participating from this vantage point, it was a sight to see. Especially during the Alive fist pump or the Hallelujah in DTE.

Wished we could've heard Baba instead of The Real Me but that's really the only minor gripe with the show. Indifference was beautiful and the crowd sang super loud. The only other thing I'll mention is that there were some serious assholes in the crowd up front. Idiot guys who had no consideration for anyone, moshing completely out of control and swinging their arms and legs about like losers. I'm seriouly thinking about either getting seats or hanging back for my next show because it was nice to have a good view and lots of room to dance.

All in all, a very different experience but still an amazing time and we had loads of fun. One of the more fun shows I've ever seen!

Shame about the nob ends in the crowd, we stood about 25-30 yards back dead centre and were pretty comfortable all night. Don't you just love the people who turn up last minute and push their way to the front, wonderful human beings, unavoidable at a GA show though. I thinks it's gonna be seats for me too next time, I love the floor but I'm getting on a bit and my legs ache like fuck this morning From what I could see, those in the 10 club seats were up dancing all night and having as good a time as those on the floor, I think that will suit me fine next time. A wonderful night, still buzzing.

The set list of this show was its strength. Sleight of Hand, In Hiding, and Smile were the highlights for me.

There seemed to be a lot of technical issues. I've never seen Eddie so mad before. He was mad at his tech, he chucked a full glass bottle off the side of the stage, and there were equipment problems. The energy at the show seemed good, and when you're at the front, that wave of energy makes up for the other stuff. It just seemed like the band wasn't in sync and there seemed to be equipment issues.

Still, it was great to be there!

A couple of videos:

Smile (dedicated to 70th show of 10C member shown at end of video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUdo9UhCGf8

Go
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mASNy0mSgiA

Stephen

Here's a couple of my pictures. I took many more but I'm on my way to the 02 now

Awesome show!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/laws/sets/ ... 073126734/