Gothenburg Gig - 04/07/07 05:59 PM
Hi all,
just got home from Gothenburg where I attended John's gig at the Scandinavian Alternative Music Awards last night. It was the first time I've seen John live, though being a fan for almost 30 years now! I thought John and Louis gave a great performance with a good mix of new and old stuff - hearing The Man Who Dies Everyday and Slow Motion live was for me a rather emotional experience....
A number of other acts also performed on two different stages during the evening, and some of them are probably more well known than John to the audience. This would explain the fact that the crowd seemed a bit thin during Johns performance - well, at least it made it possible to get close to the stage. I'll try to post some pictures later.
As for the set list, they started out with 20th century, but I really can't remember the running order of the other songs (the venue had three bars). These are the songs performed (have missed any?):
20th century
The One Who Walks Through You
He's a Liquid
Plaza
Metal Beat
Ultraviolet/Infrared
From Trash
Underpass
Crash and Burn
Slow Motion
The Man Who Dies Everyday
No encores though, which I hope was due to the tight time schedule for the acts rather than any displeasure on the part of John and Louis. They should be very satisfied with their effort! I'll try to scan Swedish media for any kind of reviews.
Bye, Fredrik
just got home from Gothenburg where I attended John's gig at the Scandinavian Alternative Music Awards last night. It was the first time I've seen John live, though being a fan for almost 30 years now! I thought John and Louis gave a great performance with a good mix of new and old stuff - hearing The Man Who Dies Everyday and Slow Motion live was for me a rather emotional experience....
A number of other acts also performed on two different stages during the evening, and some of them are probably more well known than John to the audience. This would explain the fact that the crowd seemed a bit thin during Johns performance - well, at least it made it possible to get close to the stage. I'll try to post some pictures later.
As for the set list, they started out with 20th century, but I really can't remember the running order of the other songs (the venue had three bars). These are the songs performed (have missed any?):
20th century
The One Who Walks Through You
He's a Liquid
Plaza
Metal Beat
Ultraviolet/Infrared
From Trash
Underpass
Crash and Burn
Slow Motion
The Man Who Dies Everyday
No encores though, which I hope was due to the tight time schedule for the acts rather than any displeasure on the part of John and Louis. They should be very satisfied with their effort! I'll try to scan Swedish media for any kind of reviews.
Bye, Fredrik