Month: February 2019

326. Neneh Cherry: Leeds University Stylus [12.2.19]

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Artist: Neneh Cherry

Support: Greentea Peng

Venue: Leeds University Stylus

Date: 12.2.19

At my second ever gig, way back in 1988, Neneh Cherry was the support act for Bomb the Base. Even back then, she stole the show.

Over 30 years later she’s still the queen of cool. Mild mannered but exuding attitude and experience. New material is perfectly blended with timeless classics in a slick soulful set.

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Setlist: Cheap Breakfast Special / Fallen Leaves / Shot Gun Shack / Deep Vein Thrombosis / Faster Than the Truth / Kong / Poem Daddy / Synchronized Devotion / Natural Skin Deep / Black Monday / Slow Release / Manchild / Soldier // 7 Seconds / Buffalo Stance

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325. Tears for Fears: First Direct Arena, Leeds [9.2.19]

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Support: Alison Moyet

Venue: First Direct Arena, Leeds

Date: 9.2.19*

An awesome support slot from Alison Moyet; setting the 80s vibe with a set of Yazoo and solo tracks.

Tears for Fears followed suit and upped the ante with a powerful set of past hits.

This was by no means a retro gig, with the music of both acts standing the test of time and sounding as cutting-edge as it ever did.

*Originally scheduled: 27.4.18

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Setlist: Everybody Wants to Rule the World / Secret World / Sowing the Seeds of Love / Pale Shelter / Break It Down Again / Everybody Loves a Happy Ending / Change / Mad World / Memories Fade / Suffer the Children / Woman in Chains / Advice for the Young at Heart / Badman’s Song / Head Over Heals / Broken

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