Technically I should start with the first Manchester gig (Dave Matthews, May 06) but I struggling to remember it clearly enough (I blame the strawberry beer at the bar opposite the Academy), so I'm beginning with Beautiful South, December 06.
Missed out on the support band who we later discover is Badly Drawn Boy, (argh!! we're slightly annoyed we missed such a fantastic opener because we stopped for dinner!) but the bitter lyrics dripping from the mics of the Beautiful South, soon soothed the ecletic palates of myself and the packed crowd at the MEN arena. Bucking the usual trend of showcasing the new album and nothing more, BS played a couple of new tracks from their current offering, Superbi, but then continued with the old favourites (including an enthusiastic rendition of '36D'), resulting in a rocking show and two encores. Shame the people in the seated areas felt more sedate than the rest of us in the standing area and the backdrop was less than impressive, but most fans are there for the folksy twisted sounds designed for all us disaffected Gen Y kids and we were not left wanting. Good job BS.
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