May 31May 31 I thought they sounded and looked fantastic. Given the limited time they picked the best three songs for the GP. I'm very much looking forward to September.
June 2Jun 2 I listened to Eye Candy today and it was ok but I think I prefer Lickin’ On Both Sides.The only two songs that really stuck with me were Scandalous and Can’t Get It Back.
June 7Jun 7 The performance at Capital FMs Summertime Ball was great. All the girls have still got it. I just can't figure out what's up with Sabrina. Has she gone through some sort of depression or has anxiety? I watched the girl bands documentary on the BBC and thought it then. Edited June 7Jun 7 by mickeyjd
August 18Aug 18 I saw that on Spotify, "All I Want" recently reached 20 million streams, and "Scandalous" recently reached 80 million streams.
August 20Aug 20 Author 25th Anniversary release for Lickin' On Both Sides out 11th September, green vinyl only.https://mis-teeq.tmstor.es/product/lickin-on-both-sides-green-vinyl
August 20Aug 20 Great news for vinyl collectors who are also fans of Mis-Teeq - “Lickin’ On Both Sides” is available on vinyl for the first time ever! Release date for the vinyls is Friday 11th September.
August 20Aug 20 The t-shirts in the bundle say "so so so scandalous", the colour is 'scandalous green'... Does whoever green lit this (pun actually not intended haha) actually realise 'Scandalous' is on Eye Candy? 🤣🤣🤣
August 30Aug 30 I wish the t shirts actually had their face on them or at least the silhouette from the main promo for the Wembley show. A bit annoying they've announced VIP upgrades now rather than when tickets were first on sale...Hopefully they have some different merch at the venue and one of those signed posters
Sunday at 06:352 days Wembley last night, then. My immediate thoughts...It was... good. But compared to other bands of my youth I've seen come back together, some of whom have done so on an even lower budget or promotional backing? It wasn't outstanding.The positives: THE Zena McNally coming on as a surprise guest to do "Why?". Honestly, the audible gasps that were surrounding me when she got introduced to stage were unmatched 🤣 Probably the highlight of the show."One Night Stand" was such a strong opening, especially as they combined the original and Sunship mixes of the track.Alesha Dixon. Honestly, that lady has star quality in absolute spades. Even if this is really all they're doing beyond last night, I would not be averse to her doing summer festivals etc solo next year.Damage and Kele Le Roc as surprise guests in the support DJ set from Rampage - excellent choices both.The negatives:It did feel like certain members were phoning it in a little bit up there, mentioning no names.The random ten minute filler DJ set between costume changes. It cannot take that long to change costumes, and it did feel like a common or garden UK garage bottomless brunch when that happened. "B With Me". This was the one song I was looking forward to hearing live the most (mainly because I knew I would have to leave before the encore to get my tube and train back home, and thus knew I would miss both "All I Want" and "Scandalous") and I'll just call a spade a spade. They f***ed it with the whole bringing fans up on stage to do Alesha's rap.Whilst admittedly the girl from the two fans they bought up on stage to do Alesha's rap was unexpected fire, I've paid good money to see Alesha alone do that rap, which is her high watermark in terms of MCing on their songs, not some random people from the crowd. She eventually did the rap in full once they'd done the whole naff "cheer for which one was better" bit. But by then, the moment had passed and I felt let down.The staging and merch... left a lot to be desired. It says a lot that I'd just come across town from the new Music is Black exhibition at the V&A East in Stratford that afternoon (which Mis-Teeq are featured in, there's also a postcard of them in the gift shop) and a £1 postcard from that felt more luxe than a £40+ hoodie did.Whilst I am not one for divulging in gossip or rumours, based on what I saw last night, I wouldn't be surprised if what apparently has been going down between them all in rehearsals for this and also Summertime Ball is true.A shame, because overall, this could have been so much more than it was.
Sunday at 07:202 days 44 minutes ago, ThePensmith said:Wembley last night, then. My immediate thoughts...It was... good. But compared to other bands of my youth I've seen come back together, some of whom have done so on an even lower budget or promotional backing? It wasn't outstanding.The positives:THE Zena McNally coming on as a surprise guest to do "Why?". Honestly, the audible gasps that were surrounding me when she got introduced to stage were unmatched 🤣 Probably the highlight of the show."One Night Stand" was such a strong opening, especially as they combined the original and Sunship mixes of the track.Alesha Dixon. Honestly, that lady has star quality in absolute spades. Even if this is really all they're doing beyond last night, I would not be averse to her doing summer festivals etc solo next year.Damage and Kele Le Roc as surprise guests in the support DJ set from Rampage - excellent choices both.The negatives:It did feel like certain members were phoning it in a little bit up there, mentioning no names.The random ten minute filler DJ set between costume changes. It cannot take that long to change costumes, and it did feel like a common or garden UK garage bottomless brunch when that happened."B With Me". This was the one song I was looking forward to hearing live the most (mainly because I knew I would have to leave before the encore to get my tube and train back home, and thus knew I would miss both "All I Want" and "Scandalous") and I'll just call a spade a spade. They f***ed it with the whole bringing fans up on stage to do Alesha's rap.Whilst admittedly the girl from the two fans they bought up on stage to do Alesha's rap was unexpected fire, I've paid good money to see Alesha alone do that rap, which is her high watermark in terms of MCing on their songs, not some random people from the crowd. She eventually did the rap in full once they'd done the whole naff "cheer for which one was better" bit. But by then, the moment had passed and I felt let down.The staging and merch... left a lot to be desired. It says a lot that I'd just come across town from the new Music is Black exhibition at the V&A East in Stratford that afternoon (which Mis-Teeq are featured in, there's also a postcard of them in the gift shop) and a £1 postcard from that felt more luxe than a £40+ hoodie did.Whilst I am not one for divulging in gossip or rumours, based on what I saw last night, I wouldn't be surprised if what apparently has been going down between them all in rehearsals for this and also Summertime Ball is true.A shame, because overall, this could have been so much more than it was.Will post my review at a later point but what merch was there as I didn't see any at all despite searching?Hopefully it will end up online 🤞
Sunday at 10:042 days 2 hours ago, mickeyjd said:Will post my review at a later point but what merch was there as I didn't see any at all despite searching?Hopefully it will end up online 🤞It was basically everything - bar the vinyl - that's on their merch store at the moment.
Sunday at 10:182 days 11 minutes ago, ThePensmith said:It was basically everything - bar the vinyl - that's on their merch store at the moment.Thanks for replying. I thought there was some different merch as I saw someone in a black t shirt with gold writing on the back with Mis-teeq and Wembley on it. Must have been custom made. I can probably make something better myself as none of the official stuff even has an image of them on.
Sunday at 12:182 days I had a really great time last night! I'm not reading into any drama backstage because it's all just gossip, they looked really tight on stage and there were plenty of cute moments on stage between all of them, not to mention how sincere and cute the reunion with Zena was, what a lovely touch!It wasn't the most high budget or polished show in the world but I didn't really expect it to be, given Alesha's the only one who's done much performing in the last 20+ years. Setlist was bulletproof, they all sounded great (particularly great to hear Sabrina singing live after the earlier reunion performances were definitely mimed on her part). The interlude was a bit strange but otherwise, all great. I loved the B With Me rap battle! So much fun.
Sunday at 15:592 days Great show. It wasn't high budget but when the setlist was perfection, can I really complain - absolutely not. Chemistry between all 3 and when Zena came on seemed good and genuine despite the reports saying otherwise. I just can't shake this feeling that there's something up with Sabrina and I mean that in the nicest way - anxiety, depression, severe nerves. I just can't put my finger on it. But I hope she's ok. If this doesn't happen again I'm so glad I got to experience one of the best girl bands ever.
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