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spooky_miss) wrote2010-10-11 11:30 am
spooky_miss) wrote2010-10-11 11:30 am
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Gig - Placebo, Brixton Academy, 27th September
I had been waiting for years to see Placebo properly (I think I've seen them once before at a festival, but it wasn't too great), so it was great to see them. The evening started well, with my being able to push in right at the front of the queue as I had an O2 phone!! I must remember that for the next gig I go to at an O2 place, haha. Then when I got in there I saw Kassie and Hayley, and so stood with them at the front. The first band were a bit rubbish, a girl singing who sounded like she was trying to be Juliette Lewis - but failed - along with an extremely indie band, so that wasn't too great. They were definately just trying too hard. The second band were better, the music again was a bit meh, but the singer's voice was amazing. He was really wasted in that band, he would have been great in a goth band or something like that. Thinking about it his voice sounded a bit like Peter Murphy+Robert Smith+the guy from Muse. He was also extremely over enthusiastic, and jumped into the crowd during the first song, haha. The crowd seemed to take it quite well though, and didn't let him fall. I think he then tried to jump back onto the stage and missed, as everyone in that bit laughed, but he seemed ok and was laughing about it himself when he got back on stage.
Then after a short interval Placebo came on. It was a bit weird at first, seeing Brian Molko right there, after all the years I've liked them! But he's actually not as good looking now as he used to be, haha, which was a shame! He was also wearing one of those horrible men's V Neck tshirts, which I think is just horrible! Eugh! But anyway. They started with Nancy Boy, which was great. Unfortunately they didn't do Pure Morning, which I really really wanted to hear! It was good though, as even though I don't really know their two latest albums, I still enjoyed the gig. They covered "All Apologies", which was really good, "for absent friends" - so I wonder who that was! I can't remember all the songs exactly, but there were some good ones! In the gap between them going off and coming back on again at the end, guys with clown faces were shooting tshirts into the audience with these gun things which looked like they were gas powered, which I thought was great of them. In the encore this cannon thing near us kept shooting out confetti, which was pretty annoying - it was like watching a gig while it was snowing! Overall the gig was good, but I'd only give it 7.5 / 10 because they didn't play my favourite songs! :)
Then after a short interval Placebo came on. It was a bit weird at first, seeing Brian Molko right there, after all the years I've liked them! But he's actually not as good looking now as he used to be, haha, which was a shame! He was also wearing one of those horrible men's V Neck tshirts, which I think is just horrible! Eugh! But anyway. They started with Nancy Boy, which was great. Unfortunately they didn't do Pure Morning, which I really really wanted to hear! It was good though, as even though I don't really know their two latest albums, I still enjoyed the gig. They covered "All Apologies", which was really good, "for absent friends" - so I wonder who that was! I can't remember all the songs exactly, but there were some good ones! In the gap between them going off and coming back on again at the end, guys with clown faces were shooting tshirts into the audience with these gun things which looked like they were gas powered, which I thought was great of them. In the encore this cannon thing near us kept shooting out confetti, which was pretty annoying - it was like watching a gig while it was snowing! Overall the gig was good, but I'd only give it 7.5 / 10 because they didn't play my favourite songs! :)
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