Underworld Live - Southampton 8th Oct 2007

Rikkie · #1 10-08-2007, 11:43 PM

Great gig, though the Southampon Guildhall was far from full, but it at least gave space around us to frug a bit. It didn't appear to deter the guys though, and Karl gave his (seemingly now usual) "great homecoming, that was the bast yet" at the end. The set was a little uninventive, but enjoyed immensely by all. Love the inflatable glow stick, and it was great to see them again in a relatively small venue.

The set list, barring small improvs, went (to the best of my memory) as

Pearl's Girl
Nu Train
Beautiful Burnout
Cowgirl
Crocodile
Glam Bucket
Can You Feel This Bass
Two Months Off
Rowla
Born Slippy
Moaner
King Of Snake
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Jumbo

Bang on two hours.

sjt · #2 10-09-2007, 12:07 AM

I was there too and it was great. I agree about the small venue - I liked that as well. The lack of people made for a nice relaxed atmosphere. I went upstairs to the circle for a bit and you got a much better view from up there. Came down for moaner. As far as I remember cowgirl was bookended with rez as it usually is these days. The inflatable stick things were funny but also looked good and on the video that accompanied them I thought Clowny Boy and Rick looked like Morecambe and Wise! Karl can certainly dance and he even makes drinking water from a bottle part of the routine. They certainly did keep to time, as the curfew was at 11pm, and as we left the clock tower bells that we heard in the broadcast in the afternoon struck 11.

Quality. A good time was had by all as they say.

gaborez · #3 10-09-2007, 12:55 AM

^ ^ ^ wot they said ^ ^ ^

top show

when they came on r&k shared a joke or something and then they were looking all over the stage for something that had obviously gone missing!? karl even legged it off stage and came back on 20-30 secs later shrugging his shoulders. wonder wot it was!? karl?

i thought the crowd seemed a little reserved at the beginning - i was at the front to the right jumping up and down cheering like a loon when they came on and the people round me were all a bit quiet - so much so that i felt a bit self concious!

karl got everyone going tho and by the time the lovely dark train chords washed out of the speakers i think everyone was up for it

loads of space to jump around (and not much queueing at the bar

) and move to the front without annoying anyone. i think the volume was a bit low for the first half - turn it up to 11 next time

on the plus side the sound was really clear & not distorted. beautiful burnout sounded lush.

at one point (poss just before TMO when they got the giant geronimo condoms out) they tried to put up a big canvas screen or something. a cable came down from the ceiling and some stage guys attached it to this huge white sheet which was behind the mixing desk. they started hoisting it up but it came loose and landed on the monitors behind the boys, and they ended up just stuffing it behind them. i wonder wot it was? did they have some extra screen or summat in dublin anyone?? it kinda reminded me of that parachute movie they had on uwlive a little while ago. not sure if it was the same thing or not.

<edit> quote from karl on uwlive yesterday: "String, Pulley's, ... metal things hanging off wire" </edit>

top nite - lookin forward to the roundhouse next week. COME ON LET'S 'AV IT!!!!

cheers dirty people

jono

p.s. no sign of the socks

Flywaver · #4 10-09-2007, 01:46 AM

Sounds great. I will be at Norwich UEA and i bet it will be similar as tickets aren't sold out. Just wondering about Merchandise.Whats the coolest thing to buy? Also do they rip a CD of the gig for you to buy at the end? Faithless did this at Wembley and its a great idea!

happiness stan · #5 10-09-2007, 02:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flywaver

Just wondering about Merchandise.Whats the coolest thing to buy?

I think there were 3 or 4 t-shirts, I got an [COLOR=Magenta]Oblivion With Bells[/COLOR] one, it's purple with a print over what is fast becoming my right love handle

There was a book as well, but no cd's.

Wish I could go again, we had a great night in Dublin.

gaborez · #6 10-09-2007, 02:53 AM

underworldlive.com today:

Beautiful solitude of a strawberry smoothy
on crisp white linen & cereal floating for a chilled banana
waiting for hot tea to hit the back of a numb boy's throat
coming around to the idea 'it's morning'.
Sunrise at the Southern edge of this tiny island.
England rises at the end of Summer, in the mouth of Autumn.

I think karl opened the show with this monologue yesterday, or at least some of it...

Rikkie · #7 10-09-2007, 02:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by happiness stan

I think there were 3 or 4 t-shirts, I got an [COLOR=Magenta]Oblivion With Bells[/COLOR] one, it's purple with a print over what is fast becoming my right love handle

Heh heh, that makes me laugh - it was certainly people of a certain age there last night! (Myself included of course.)