Friday 29 August 2008

The Last Shadow Puppets play storming Reading Festival set

The Last Shadow Puppets had to restart their set at Reading Festival tonight (August 24) due to sound problems.


After coming onstage at the NME/Radio 1 Tent, the dance orchestra launched straight into 'Calm Like You' � just sound problems meant that Alex Turner�s guitar, as well as much of the 16-piece orchestra supporting the set, couldn�t be heard for the continuance of the song.


At its remainder, Turner asked the crowd together: "Shall we do it again? Ever so no-good about that. You merit better, you've been around all weekend and you're tired, you want the full thing."


As Miles Kane restarted the song, the orchestra and Turner kicked in at full bulk � a great deal to the crowd's delight.


The band played a set relying heavily on their debut record album, with title track 'The Age Of The Understatement', causing much of the crowd to surge onward towards the stage.


With little chat to the audience, Kane and Turner rather chatted to each former between the songs, although a series of crowdsurfers towards the end of the band's set particularly impressed Kane, who acknowledged them with a beaming smile and supportive shake of his fist.


The band's set complete with an extended orchestra-only piece, played at the end of 'In My Room'. While Kane one time again gestured to the crowd, Turner simply faced the orchestra and clapped, before reverting to the microphone to thank fans.

The Last Shadow Puppets played:


'Calm Like You'

'The Age Of The Understatement'

'Black Plant'

'Only The Truth'

'The Chamber'

'Gas Dance'

'My Mistakes Were Made For You'

'Hang The Cyst'

'Separate And Ever Deadly'

'I Don't Like You Anymore'

'The Meeting Place'

'Standing Next To Me'

'In My Room'

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Sunday 10 August 2008

Enter Shikari announce UK tour

Enter Shikari have proclaimed a newfangled UK circuit � including a three-night London residency.


The band world Health Organization self-release fresh single 'We Can Breathe In Space, They Just Don't Want Us To Escape' on November 3, hit the road this autumn.


They play:

Cambridge Corn Exchange (October 2)

Hull University (3)

Nottingham Rock City (4)

Keele University (5)

Oxford Academy (7)

St Albans Arena (8)

Norwich venue TBC (9)

Peterborough Cresset (10)

Hastings White Rock Theatre (11)

Middlesborough Town Hall (13)

Liverpool Academy (14)

Dublin Ambassador (15)

Cork Savoy Theatre (16)

Belfast Mandela Hall (17)

Inverness Ironworks (19)

Dundee Fat Sams (20)

Edinburgh University (21)

Newport Centre (23)

Bath Pavilion (24)

Llandudno Arena (26)

Bournemouth Solent Hall (27)

Exeter Great hall (29)

Southampton Guildhall (30)

Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall (31)

London Astoria 2 (2,3,4)


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