Deacon Blue, Brighton Centre

I had booked to see Deacon Blue at the Brighton Centre for nearly a year! the way things are if you want tickets they are up for sale early and close out if not enough bookings.

We had first seen them in Brighton in 1988 in the top rank nightclub ...  with around 200 people, this was over ten times that number.

We left Bertie being supervised by Katie and Lloyd who were down for the weekend and set out for Brighton around 5pm. A good job we had time as there was lots of traffic around Worthing due to road closures, and we parked in the rail station car park - we knew where this was after the AAC walk earlier this year.

A stop at a noodle bar on the way down to the sea front for dinner, and we still had over 30 mins to wait in our seats.

We had seats just above an exit so no people standing in front of us, and a reasonable view of the stage.

they played three sets ...  an acoustic opening , then the main loud set, followed by a long encore set.

Acoustic

• Wages Day (acapella first verse)
• Queen of the New Year
• S.H.A.R.O.N.
• Chocolate Girl
• Delivery Man
• Cover From the Sky
• A New House
• Dancing In The Dark (Bruce Springsteen cover)
• Homesick

Electric

• The Hipsters
• Wages Day
• Bethlehem Begins
• Your swaying arms
• Ragman
• Loaded
• Your Town
• On Love
• When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring)/ Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)
• Twist and shout
• Real Gone Kid
• The Believers
• Raintown
• That's What We Can Do

Encore:

• Peace Will Come
• Dignity
• Fergus sings blues
• Keep Me in Your Heart (Warren Zevon cover)