Tag: Johnny Marr

417. Blondie: First Direct Arena, Leeds [4.5.22]

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Artist: Blondie

Support: Johnny Marr

Venue: First Direct Arena, Leeds

Date: 4.5.22

Originally planned for 21.11.21 with Garbage as the support band but rescheduled to 4.5.22 with Johnny Marr supporting (an equally welcome substitution).

Johnny Marr Setlist: Armatopia / Panic / Night and Day / Spirit Power and Soul / This Charming Man / Getting Away With It / Walk Into the Sea / Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want / How Soon Is Now? / Easy Money / There Is a Light That Never Goes Out

An evening of pop art and rock royalty. Blondie toured without Chris Stein (due to a heart condition) but with the addition of Glen Matlock replacing Leigh Foxx on bass. Debbie Harry lacked the moves and vocals that she once had but was still a formidable and focal front woman at 76 years old.

Blondie Setlist: X Offender / Hanging on the Telephone / Sunday Girl / Picture This / Mother / Fade Away and Radiate / The Tide is High / What I Heard / Atomic / (I’m Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear / Shayla / Union City Blue / Long Time / My Monster / Rapture / Maria / Dreaming / Heart of Glass // Fragments / Call Me / One Way or Another

388. Johnny Marr: Leeds University Stylus [20.9.21]

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Artist: Johnny Marr

Venue: Leeds University Stylus

Date: 20.9.21

Johnny takes to the stage and tells the crowd that this is the first time he’s played live since before lockdown. Some of us have already braved the return to live music but for many others it’s also their first gig in a long time. But this is Johnny Fuckin’ Marr, masterfully delivering a set of solo sounds, The Smiths and Electronic classics, so everything is going to be alright.

Setlist: Hideaway Girl / Panic / Spirit Power and Soul / Tenemant Time / New Town Velocity / Rubicon / Night and Day / Get the Message / Getting Away with It / The Headmaster Ritual / Sensory Street / This Charming Man / Walk into the Sea / Hi Hello / How Soon is Now? / Armatopia / There is a Light that Never Goes Out / Easy Money // Counter Clock World / Some Girls are Bigger than Others / Bigmouth Strikes Again