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Have you never been to a TT concert before?

 

Kath

Nah first time, I really enjoyed it actually ^_^ Though I thought the setlist could have been slightly better..

Looking forward to the review.

 

The tour is really helping the album, its top 10 in the midweeks now and love love is number 40.

I've still not got my tickets yet. And I can't call the seetickets hotline until five days prior to the date (as two of those days are a weekend - I'm wondering whether I shouldn't call another number now and just ask for the money - minus fees - to be credited back to my account.) I know someone who's tickets didn't arrive until the day before which is absolutely no use to me at all.

 

Kath

I know I said I'd do this on Saturday, but I forgot :D

 

So the night started with the Pet Shop Boys arriving on stage around 7pm (accommpanied by some scary man on a keyboard - and I don't mean the one that's not Neil Tennant either). They were actually quite good considering I'm not really a fan of theirs and certainly kept the crowd amused for 45 minutes. Then half an hour after they left, around quarter past eight, scary keyboard man was back and counted down to the four lesser members arriving on stage, opening with 'Rule The World' before moving into 'Greatest Day' and a great stage set for 'Hold Up A Light'. After a brief chit chat, the foursome concluded with 'Patience' and 'Shine' before retiring off the stage to allow Sir Robbie to make his dramatic entrance. Now, Robbie may not be the world's best singer, but he damn well knows how to work a crowd. Opening with 'Let Me Entertain You' proved INSPIRED, before Robbie moved into some of his other great hits as well as talking about nothing in between and coming up with a truly inspired song about Manchester; which included the lyrics "Red and Blue all in one place, but if you come to my team we'll punch you in the face" and "I've done some coke and i've slept with a whore, but that's what a super injunction is for". After Prayer 105, as Sir Rob put it, 'Angels' was sung; Robbie left the stage and an interval act of some people climbing a wall appeared for around 5 minutes. Some great theatrics, before the moment everyone had been waiting for. The fivesome appeared at the top of the stage to move into 'The Flood'. They descended down to the main stage (Robbie via his usual theatrics of skydiving) and proceeded to sing four more songs from 'Progress'. Now I'd say this was where the night went a little bit flat, since they clumped all the new stuff together and songs like 'Underground Machine' and 'Pretty Things' didn't exactly ignite a huge crowd interest. After the formalities of "new $h!t" was done, the fivesome sat down around a piano and proved they were in a position to joke about the events of 1996. "15 years ago, when Robbie left the band..." Jason remarked, only to be interrupted with the words "SACKED JASON, I WAS SACKED". As he tried to continue, Rob butted in again "By you as I recalll?" What a hero. After sharing a round of shots, the five of them descended into a piano medley of old school classics including 'A Million Love Songs', 'Babe', 'Everything Changes' and 'Back For Good'. They then left the piano and broke into 'Pray', with all the dancing complete which was a great sight to see the five of them at it. After another brief costume change, they returned with 'Love Love' before igniting the crowd's passion with the ever pleasing 'Never Forget'. They then left the stage as some more theatrics happened, and they returned elevated into the catwalk. The five of them then sat down to begin an acoustic, five piece of Robbie's 'No Regrets' before breaking into 'Relight My Fire', which was, if lacking a better turn of phrase, ON FIRE. They then ended with 'Eight Letters', which was a little bit of a killjoy since it's a bit of a $h!t song but ALAS. A great night was had by all and it was truly superb to see the five of them together again.

I'd heard that the section where they do the new stuff was a bit of a damp squib. The whole thing (despite the robot) seems to be a lot more subdued than The Circus Tour and not (percentage-wise) as good musically.

 

Well my tickets haven't arrived yet so I may not be going anyway (I just hope Seetickets refund my money).

 

Kath

What date are you going Kath?

 

For the BW Tour I remember we hadn't received our tickets and exactly a week before we were due to go we got an e-mail telling us our seats had been changed due to the cameras and filming equipment. They ended up not coming until 2 days before, it was unbelievably nerve racking!

From the videos I've seen, the new stuff section looks fantastic. I guess the level of enjoyment depends on how much you like the "new $h!t.''
"15 years ago, when Robbie left the band..." Jason remarked, only to be interrupted with the words "SACKED JASON, I WAS SACKED". As he tried to continue, Rob butted in again "By you as I recalll?"

Oh yeah this made me laugh :lol:

What date are you going Kath?

 

For the BW Tour I remember we hadn't received our tickets and exactly a week before we were due to go we got an e-mail telling us our seats had been changed due to the cameras and filming equipment. They ended up not coming until 2 days before, it was unbelievably nerve racking!

 

Sunday, 12th June. I've just had an email saying tickets were sent out today! I still don't them leaving it so late in the day ... they're quick enough to take the money out of people's banks!

 

Kath

You'll get them in time for the concert Kath, don't worry :)

 

Only problem is ... I sprained my ankle this morning (hanging the washing out!) I don't think I'm meant to see Take That Progress Era! :lol:

 

Kath

The whole thing (despite the robot) seems to be a lot more subdued than The Circus Tour and not (percentage-wise) as good musically.

 

I've not been yet, my dates are all in the South this year, so probably can't pass judgement, but, looking at clips on you tube, flipping from Progress to The Circus tour, Progress doesn't look a patch on The Circus. It's not just the set list, It's the performance of the band, They were so tight on the Circus, every routine was seamless, It could be some of the clips were Wembley, and by then they had about 20 dates to get to that stage, could be Progress will be at that stage by Wembley. In saying that, most fans that already been, are loving it.

I was looking at some fan videos from The Circus tour the other day and, compared to the DVD, they just don't convey how grand and amazing that tour was. And that's only natural, the sound can't be good (at all) and they can only focus on one fragment of the show. So I'm reserving my judgement until I see them live in July and also see the DVD. I've been following the audience reactions on Twitter so far and everybody's been so thrilled and on a high after they saw it, a lot of them saying they must get more tickets because it's so good and they want to experience it more than once, so I guess it's far from bad. Anyway, I'm not expecting it to ''beat'' The Circus tour, I don't think it's the right attitude. I have a feeling nothing will ever measure up to The Circus for me, but it doesn't mean the future concerts will be subpar. Far from it.
I'm going again on Friday :D :D :D

 

It seems they're filming the DVD on Friday and Saturday. Have fun! :D

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