Thursday 22 June 2023

The War On Drugs - The Piece Hall, Halifax

Sophie & I went to watch The War On Drugs at the Piece Hall, Halifax. Parking was an issue. Warpint - the support was already on and the balcony was full. We got a spot right at the end.
Then at about 8;45 The War On Drugs came on and were brilliant. Bloke next to me asked me if I seen them before to which I told him twice. He and his partner had seen them three times - once in Hamburg, which he told me was cheaper than seeing them at the O2 in London and they stayed 2 nights! Set list was Pain Oceans of Darkness An Ocean in Between the Waves I Don't Wanna Wait Victim Strangest Thing Harmonia's Dream Red Eyes In Chains Play It All Night Long (Warren Zevon cover) Living Proof Come to the City Eyes to the Wind Under the Pressure I Don't Live Here Anymore We left after I Don't Live Here Anymore - which was excellent but not as good as the version with Lucius singing backing of course. Apparetnyl they finished with Occasional Rain Strange Boat

Tuesday 13 June 2023

The Mountain Goats - Waylon Jennings Live!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6Kqdu8_w9c&list=RDMM&index=18 Drunk at the Meskwaki casino Right where God intended me to be Looking up at the one man in this room Who's handled more cocaine then me Think back on the good times just an hour or so ago Before I got myself this drunk When the valet parked my rented Mitsubishi With a beat up old brown suitcase in the trunk Full of firearms and flash drives Full of passports And international money orders For just in case I make it cross the border Get a postcard from the gift shop Let my family know I'm doing fine Looking up at a map up on the ceiling To find the place where we all meet up further on down the line Head back to my table Get another scotch and soda for the road The band on stage is really working off a head of steam Close my eyes and lean my head back, dream a little dream Full of firearms and flash drives Full of passports And international money orders For just in case I make it cross the border