A great gig and hardly any fluff in sight. There were none of the new songs, sadly. Instead they worked through the back catalogue. I'd thought there might be a Michael Jackson tribute but there was only the briefest reference to this. We were spared the band attempting Thriller. I'll be There would be great for the 'Babes.
Twitter traffic suggested they were struggling to rehearse some of the older tracks so there can't have been any time to attempt anything new.
What messages can we take from their first outings since recording their new album? The 2009 style will be up-tempo. Only Stronger was done as a ballad. Overloaded, About You Now and Denial were all performed up-tempo. The selection of songs was up-tempo. In the Middle was resurrected. The clothing was black with no changes, signalling a return to the days of cool.
The clip shows the start of Girls, possibly the worst single the Sugababes ever issued - but a short clip is okay. The gig finalled hysterically and jubilantly on About You Now, arguably the best pop song ever issued by everyone. Push the Button was performed with a stonking intro from the band, drawn from The Who's Don't Get Fooled Again. The gig kicked off with Freak Like Me, again an unimaginably classic track. And the support act was great - a neo-punk female singer with a great band and strong influences of Toyah Willcocks. Alex Roots? I think.
There is everything to hope for!
When I've done some editing I will post more.
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