Roll Call - SBE, London, UK

[GAFAAAAA]

Who's in the brewdog?

[tdb810]

Have a great show!!! 

[subinai]

be at brewdog soon. what time will the band go on?

[ericm]

Have a great show!!! 

I gotta say, I'm digging following along on these European Show threads. I REALLY wish I could've done some but love the buzz everyone going seems to have.   

I'm interested in hearing how the crowds were, and the vibe inside the venues too. I'm sure these shows are kicking ass, and I hope the guys are getting all the love they deserve.

Selfishly hoping these shows are a huge success so they return on the next leg, and maybe I'll get another chance at seeing them across the pond. 

Have a blast everyone! 

[steve_h]

We need MMJ back in the UK soon. Amazing in Manchester on Sunday. Hope you all have a great night tonight London.

[mind at large]

Have a great show!!! 

I gotta say, I'm digging following along on these European Show threads. I REALLY wish I could've done some but love the buzz everyone going seems to have.   

I'm interested in hearing how the crowds were, and the vibe inside the venues too. I'm sure these shows are kicking ass, and I hope the guys are getting all the love they deserve.

Selfishly hoping these shows are a huge success so they return on the next leg, and maybe I'll get another chance at seeing them across the pond. 

Have a blast everyone! 

the köln crowd was pretty solid and the venue was the smallest i have seen (or will ever see) mmj.  capacity at the gloria theater is 900 and i don't believe the show was sold out.  a lovely german couple behind me saved my spot (for beer runs), the overall concert etiquette was excellent, and the band got more and more love as the show progressed.

i slightly lost my head once they started playing "the dark" and was an absolute crazy person with steam engine followed by masterplan (a curation request of mine). 

at some point i may add to the band's blog page, but 2015 has been a an incredible year of travel, but at times, the journey seems outweighed by family tragedy and loss.  the show was like a physical and emotional catharsis that i desperately needed. getting a photo with jim before the show and talking with carl after made the experience all the more memorable.

can't wait for amsterdam on thursday

[LoveJoy]

Carl just melted my face off and I wasn't even at the front. Well played gentlemen

[ericm]

Have a great show!!! 

I gotta say, I'm digging following along on these European Show threads. I REALLY wish I could've done some but love the buzz everyone going seems to have.   

I'm interested in hearing how the crowds were, and the vibe inside the venues too. I'm sure these shows are kicking ass, and I hope the guys are getting all the love they deserve.

Selfishly hoping these shows are a huge success so they return on the next leg, and maybe I'll get another chance at seeing them across the pond. 

Have a blast everyone! 

the köln crowd was pretty solid and the venue was the smallest i have seen (or will ever see) mmj.  capacity at the gloria theater is 900 and i don't believe the show was sold out.  a lovely german couple behind me saved my spot (for beer runs), the overall concert etiquette was excellent, and the band got more and more love as the show progressed.

i slightly lost my head once they started playing "the dark" and was an absolute crazy person with steam engine followed by masterplan (a curation request of mine). 

at some point i may add to the band's blog page, but 2015 has been a an incredible year of travel, but at times, the journey seems outweighed by family tragedy and loss.  the show was like a physical and emotional catharsis that i desperately needed. getting a photo with jim before the show and talking with carl after made the experience all the more memorable.

can't wait for amsterdam on thursday

Thanks for the info. Definitely the kind of things I was talking about.  

Sorry to hear about your family loss but I'm glad you've had these shows to help ease the pain. No question they can help even if only for a couple of hours. Nice job on getting a pic with Jim, and a chat with Carl too.

Enjoy Amsterdam and please keep us informed on that show too.

[johnnYYac]

[subinai]

awesome show. great to see them in a theater again. carl was on another level last night. he was pete townshend-ing during mageetah. face melting guitar work.

stand outs for me were get the point, at dawn, and memories.

the guests for down on the bottom were taylor from dawes and marcus mumford.

[bhyman]

Oh my.... that setlist is right in my wheel house. Encore with DotB, Dancefloors, and OBH FTW!!!!

At Dawn -> In Its Infancy is just perfect...

[parkervb]

Completely agree on At Dawn->In its Infancy.  After hearing that transition at RR on the word again, it got me thinking about how you could link together songs from throughout MMJ's discography to carry a common thread/theme or even tell a story... it might have been my state of mind at the time but who knows, maybe someone else has already done that. 

[MarkW]

Steam also segued into Memories, which meant there was no mental drumming from Patrick to finish SE off.

Another great gig.  It was also clear during the encore with the Mumford and Goldsmith from Dawes how much better MMJ's musicianship was than their guests.  They're on a different level to almost anyone else I've ever seen live.

Wish I could be going to Amsterdam, but I think it's going to take me a week to recover from several hours spent in the Brewdog pub before and after!

[Lucius]

I had very high hopes for last night after months spent on here reading what a class act the band are and I was NOT let down in the slightest. I was blown away, live recordings of MMJ do not do them justice! Actually being there I was almost in a trance the whole time!

Victory Dance, Spring, Mahgeetah and OBH were my highlights. All very rockin'

Only Memories is 100x better live. It sounds so sexy and mellow, the studio version is a bit rigid and just kinda drags on but I didn't want it to end last night!

10/10, will be definitely be catching them again! I hope!!

[Michael-uk]

Hi all,

Some quick random thoughts and impressions.

I absolutely loved the London show. I came with high hopes having seen YouTube and Okonokos DVD etc, but what I saw and heard surpassed all expectations.

I agree with Lucius re Only Memories. way better live. it was great that all the Waterfall tracks received the same wildly positive response as the older loved songs.
The set list was fantastic and all flowed so well.

The band hit the stage pretty much bang on advertised start time of 9pm and ended just after 11pm curfew for the venue.

Jim didn't say  a word between songs at this show, which would have been cool, but on other hand any extended comments would have cut time from the music.  Certainly at the end of the show the band seemed to clearly visibly appreciate the huge response with standing ovation from the three circles (seated upper levels) at the venue.

Several good pictures of the show are on Twitter.

Here's an interesting online review that helps answer some of your questions Eric m. And confirms my comments on the strength of the audience response. See link at foot of post.

I would say the audience age range was mostly 30s to 50s, some 20s too. See review below on that too.
Male to female ratio about 7:3, maybe 8:2? I'd be interested if it is more balanced at shows in the USA?

I'll post links to other reviews when/if they appear.
http://www.gigwise.com/reviews/102730/my-morning-jacket-live-gig-review-shepherds-bush-empire

[johnnYYac]

What a fucked up review.

[jcc0065]

Hi all,

Some quick random thoughts and impressions.

I absolutely loved the London show. I came with high hopes having seen YouTube and Okonokos DVD etc, but what I saw and heard surpassed all expectations.

I agree with Lucius re Only Memories. way better live. it was great that all the Waterfall tracks received the same wildly positive response as the older loved songs.
The set list was fantastic and all flowed so well.

The band hit the stage pretty much bang on advertised start time of 9pm and ended just after 11pm curfew for the venue.

Jim didn't say  a word between songs at this show, which would have been cool, but on other hand any extended comments would have cut time from the music.  Certainly at the end of the show the band seemed to clearly visibly appreciate the huge response with standing ovation from the three circles (seated upper levels) at the venue.

Several good pictures of the show are on Twitter.

Here's an interesting online review that helps answer some of your questions Eric m. And confirms my comments on the strength of the audience response. See link at foot of post.

I would say the audience age range was mostly 30s to 50s, some 20s too. See review below on that too.
Male to female ratio about 7:3, maybe 8:2? I'd be interested if it is more balanced at shows in the USA?

I'll post links to other reviews when/if they appear.
http://www.gigwise.com/reviews/102730/my-morning-jacket-live-gig-review-shepherds-bush-empire

i would say in the US we have many more females (still more guys) and a much younger group of people going to the shows. that being said there are still a great deal of the older generations attending.

[jcc0065]

What a fucked up review.

yeah i dont really get it. he absolutely loved it, but doesnt want to repeat it again? must be just different over ther

[ericm]

What a fucked up review.

Agreed. Any review that even mentions MMJ in the same sentence as Bon Blow Me, let alone compare them to that garbage is fucking whacked!! 

I stopped reading right there.

[Michael-uk]

fair enough all,
It was really the comments on the audience mix and emotional response that l was interested in.  I have been to London gigs in the past where annoyingly the audience have been tired and uninvolved, an Afghan Whigs show is a particular memory. It was really gratifying that for MMJ there was palpable love for the band throughout the show.
I am still going over the whole show in my mind...