A desire to get away from home and limited by Sue's mobility we chose to take
in the Waterboys who were playing at the Brighton Centre ... This is really
just Mike Scott with none of the classic line-up, however there was new and
old music to be entertained with.
We parked in the Russel square underground car park and walked along the sea
front to the centre.
As we were early and did not want to wait in the queue we sat for a while
looking over the beach, then returned after door opened.
We were seated in the stalls balcony, over looking the "standing floor" and
fairly near the middle. The floor was virtually empty when the support act came
on - as is the way these days they would also feature during the main act.
Zervas
& Pepper were trying to be West Coast hippies - I liked some of the guitar
melodies, but the singing left me a little perplexed.
The floor filled up as the time approached the start of the main act, however we
had no one in our row until the next aisle, and the seats in front were empty. I
am not sure if people had swapped the seats for standing or if they were not
sold.
The band started with some rockier numbers from recent years (I think)
About a third of the way through the show changed to showcase his latest album -
built around Dennis Hopper.
There were some backlit visuals to go along with these songs, but I was not sure
about them - I think I was expecting more lyrical content.
Then back to the classics ... reimagined, with extended instrumentals.
Mainly we avoided the audience participation apart from during the Whole of the
moon. It was interesting to see that the phones only came out to record the old
favourites! - we could see the glow backwards from them.
I did wonder if there would be an encore as the audience was struggling, but
they came out and we had more enjoyment - A girl called Johnny, and Fisherman's Blues to finish ( I ignored the middle tune as it did not fit)
Set List
(I think .... to be confirmed) Zervas & Pepper also popped up from time to time
- A Pagan Place
- Glastonbury Song
- How Long Will I Love You?
- All Souls Hill
- Medicine Bow
- This Is the Sea
-
Kansas (Sung by Steve Earle on a visual background)
- Live in the Moment, Baby
- The Tourist (with Barny Fletcher)
-
Andy (A Guy Like You) (with Barny Fletcher)
- Blues for Terry Southern
-
Hopper's On Top (Genius) (with Barny Fletcher)
- Transcendental Peruvian Blues
-
Michelle (Always Stay) (with Barny Fletcher)
- Ten Years Gone
-
I Don’t Know How I Made It (with Barny Fletcher)
- Golf, They Say (with Barny Fletcher)
-
The Passing Of Hopper (with Barny Fletcher)
- Don't Bang the Drum
-
The Whole of the Moon (with Barny Fletcher)
- Spirit
- The Pan Within
Encore:
- A Girl Called Johnny
-
Wasted Sunset (Barny Fletcher cover) (with Barny Fletcher)
- Fisherman's Blues (with Barny Fletcher)
