More Annoying Gig Behaviour part II
David Ellcock has just posted about the audience behaviour at last night's Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan gig at the Manchester Academy.
I on the other hand would like to discuss what happened on stage. Or rather didn't. This is the first time I have been to a gig where I am able to repeat the entire evenings "between song banter" without fear of mistake. It was made up of just TWO post song "thank yous" from Mr Lanegan [who, while looking remarkably like Herman Munster's younger brother, spent the entire show looking mean n moody and didnt even crack a smile once] while Ms Campbell's contribution to the evening's chatter was one "thank you" and a reply to the shout of "We love you Izzy" with a "thanks, we need all the extra love"...and that was it. In full.
No "Hello, goodevening [insertnameoftownhere]"
No "I'd like to introduce the band..."
No "Here's one off the new album"
No "Goodnight, you've been a lovely audience"
Now I don't expect all performers to be great ranconteurs or stand up comedians but just the basics would have been welcome. Surely?
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Uh-huh
See comment re stagecraft, or rather lack of it, in my original post, Riccardo.
I saw them last year at the Royal Festival Hall, and there was equally little audience interaction on that occasion, except when Campbell messed up on a track, giggled, apologised, made some comment about that sort of thing happening every time a record company exec was in the audience and started the song over. I don't think Lanegan spoke a single word that night, so he was positively loquacious yesterday by comparison!
Perhaps they're both just really nervous types?
Yes, but at how much a ticket?
I kissed Izzy Cambell once. It was in Birmingham. She is luminous in real life. Still, a show is a show and you want your money's worth.
Worst gig ettiquette. Arseholes who have to video the fucking show on their twatty little phones and hold the bastards right in front of your view. I don't understand why half the world experiences real life at one remove. Click, click, click, whirr, whirr, whirr. Don't film it, jackass, live it!
Stone Roses
I saw the Stone Roses at Spike Island, I think Ian Brown said 2 words throughout the whole thing...
On the other hand, Suzanne Vega is a real raconteur with great inter-song chat.
i saw isobel and mark in
i saw isobel and mark in glasgow on friday, they spoke about two words between them, but I don't think its a problem. The songs are so amazing and wellplayed that 'banter' wasn't really needed. It was a great gig anyway!