So myself, Alice, Tom and Tom’s partner Abi (and Abi’s mum!) all went to see the Divine Comedy at St. James’ Church, Piccadilly yesterday. A great time was had by all I think.
After meeting beforehand for a brief spot of dinner at Wagamama’s, we nipped around the corner to the church - only to find… THE QUEUE! Yep, the place was more-or-less deserted of DC fans before we ate, but afterwards it was pretty busy out there! Still, we took our place in the line and settled down to that great British pastime of sitting in a queue doing bugger-all.
Eventually we get in and settle (eventually) for some seats on the balcony area, which gave us a reasonable view. Unfortunately the acoustics up there weren’t as great as they supposedly were downstairs - but hey-ho… Eventually Neil and his cohorts came on to rousing cheers and applause…only to go straight into a very unfamiliar song. This is of course the problem with gigs to promote new albums - getting the balance right between old and new material.
I think that on the whole they got it more-or-less right:
- To Die a Virgin
- In and Out in Paris and London
- Diva Lady
- Queen of the South
- Generation Sex
- A Lady of a Certain Age
- If
- Mutual Friend
- Party Fears Two
- Alfie
- Mother Dear
- Charmed Life
- Eye of the Needle
- Light of Day
- Charge
- Tonight We Fly
- Encore: Secret Garden
- Encore: Something for the Weekend
Neil traded his usual banter with the audience throughout, milking the fact he was appearing in a church for all it was worth (”All rise!”). Shame we couldn’t hear most of it (See above comments on acoustics). Lighting-wise - very nice…very atmospheric.
All-in-all a fantastic evening. Next time though, we’ll be sitting downstairs!
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Downstairs:
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