Recenzje Les Nuits Botanique 2008 w Cirque Royal / Koninklijk Circus

Concerts of 2008

18 XII 2008, 22:35 przez stardust_be

Here is my list of the most memorable gigs of last year:

1. Fleet Foxes @ Botanique: I was fortunate enough to see them in such an intimate venue before the start of the big hype (a few months later they would sell out the AB). Those gorgeous harmonies made you feel like you were in paradise for an hour. A gig I will treasure forever.

2. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band @ Sportpaleis: Of the many times I've seen Bruce live this concert was without a doubt the best one. Taking requests from the audience and playing rarely performed songs, the setlist was a dream for the fans. And finally I got to hear my favorite song Thunder Road.

3. Josh Ritter @ Rotterdam: As always supported by his big smile, Josh played an amazing gig where everybody on stage clearly were enjoying themselves. I even got a hug from the man himself afterwards!

4.Elbow @ Botanique / Pukkelpop / Eindhoven (I couldn't choose!): The year in which they finally got their big breakthrough, every gig I've seen of them was nothing less than amazing. …

Tindersticks @ Koninklijk Circus, May 2 2008

8 V 2008, 0:10 przez ElBandido

Fri 2 May – Les Nuits Botanique 2008

A bit late and hugely hangover I arrived at the Royal Circus Hall in Brussels. This could be the beginning of an interesting story, but it isn't. Anyway, I didn't see Sara Lowes play, but I wonder if she even played as they took a very long time setting up the instruments for Tindersticks. Well that's kind of understandable seen as the band consisted that night of about 13 people (I forgot the exact number, but it was a lot).

They started to play the new album in the exact order, which annoyed me a bit, but around the 6th or 7th song they inserted some older tunes. All sounded quite dandy, especially new personal favourites like "Come Feel the Sun" and "The Hungry Saw" (in the second part). The weird distorted guitar in "Mother Dear" was also impressive.

Nearing the end and during the encores they played some more classics like "She's Gone" and "Her". Oh and before they'd already done "Tiny Tears".
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