Just over a year ago, I saw the Cure at the Gasometer.
It was the smallest venue on the tour, with a capacity of 3500 IIRC.
For the Sisters, they didn't open the balconies, so it was just standing.
At a guess, I would say 2000- 2500 capacity.
The Cure had noise issues with the metro running underneath, but last night I think the metro prolly had issues with the Dok shaking pieces of tunnel onto the rooves of the trains as they went by.
We certainly heard not trains (except the dreadfully dull support act "Like Trains").
Yes, the set list is the same as last night & the night before & the.......... you get the picture, but it was still really tight.
Eldo's voice is still a little bit lacking & Chris is picking up a lot of the howling & screaming in the early stages.
Cos Uncle Andrew is saving himself.......
Jost was pretty much on the spot about the guitars.
They could have been higher up in the mix, but with Eldo struggling to be heard at times, I think it was just about right.
I was looking forward to Marian & Floorshow being wheeled out.
Floorshow was a goody, but really misses those blood curdling screams we know & love.
I'm still not convinced with Marian.
IMHO it is a swirling goff anthem with subtle guitars & "that" voice.
Now it's just an extension of the mechanical beat driven style that the guys turn out each night.
It's good that it gets an airing, but I am of the opinion that it maybe should be remembered as it was.
I tried to phone a certain warrior queen at that point, but seems she was indisposed elsewhere.
For the main part of the early songs, the audience appeared to be pretty still.
Slight ripples of activity with Alice & Anaconda, but nothing large scale until Dominion, which I adore live.
FALAA absolutely rocked last night. A totally towering chorus with a lot of help for Eldo from the crowd
Only gripe there is that I wish they would sort the intro out & play the damn thing properly again.
This Corrosion is always a belter & last night was no exception.
& then a dream of a rendition of Flood II. This is what Eldo had been saving himself for......along with Vision Thing in the first encore.
Screams suddenly issued form the man himself (finally).
Same old, same old for the last encore, but TOL is my fave, so I forgive them.
Overall, a good, rocking show.
Totally bonkers light show going on there & the girl doing it was right on the ball with all the changes & chases.
She was also filming incidentally, but not sure if it's for a DVD or her personal lighting design portfolio.
Acoustics at the Gasometer were excellent, so if anyone taped it, half the job was done for them really.
Lastly, the merchandise is really good (except that awful design with the 2 stripes on it).
The new shirts have different song lyrics on, so a series to collect. Andrew S will be in heaven there
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