Astoria - AFTER PARTY - Set list and Reviews

[CC]

Great pic!
Any board members among the group huggers?

not sure, but it looks like dragonboy and his wife are left of the huggers. black shirts, arms raised.

[DuDess]

great, great night. i'll have some more pics up soon.
got to meet quite a few boarders and can honestly say they're a really cool bunch.
tore! dragonboy! miki! vatro! draz13! frankharrigan! janvdpoel&friends! smog&friends! and i'm sure there were a few more i'm forgetting right now. dudess, were you the one from berlin?

yeah, I'm the one from berlin, but me and my friend couldn't make it to the tottenham pub, didn't found it  :(.

so yeah, we drank somewhere else beer...

the show was so amazaing, unbelievable. and the encore was so long, it could have been a gig for itself  8)...



for me it was very emotional as well, I wiped some tears off my eyes ( I guess it was during the bear) :'......( ;)

and so cute, the little mammut...



drank a beer at JJ's BAR



and the absolut highlight was a meet and greet with the guys!!!
me and my friend waited some minutes at the backdoor. and then we saw them, came over to them and chatted it bit, made some pictures, got an autograph, pleased them to come back to germany, And my heart was jumping and jumping, I was sooo excited  :)



an unforgettable evening!

..and I bought my first MMj-T-shirt, very nice design  8) ;)

[CC]

yeah, I'm the one from berlin, but me and my friend couldn't make it to the tottenham pub, didn't found it  :(.

well we did meet, you handed me your camera for that last shot ;)
good to hear you had a great night.

[Dee.]

Glad to hear you all had fun.  That's a great pic, CC.  

[Chills]

not sure, but it looks like dragonboy and his wife are left of the huggers. black shirts, arms raised.

Ah, the pumped fists, I should've known that was him  :)

[manicminer]

Myself and my GF are in the "Group Hug" Pic, the two most left @ right up front :)

Totally insane night I regret now not waiting to meet the guys but oh well had a great time anyway!

[dragonboy]

Haha, that is indeed me with the pumped fists & my wife Miki to my right!
ManicMiner, if you're in the group hug then I have a feeling it might have been you or one of your friends that I asked to please stop talking during I Needed It Most.
It was great to meet CC, Mark (getting to the toilet & back was damn near impossible!) Stephen (Ben Grim) & Sarah.

What with the gig, my sisters wedding & having spent the last 24hrs or so in airplanes & airports everything is a blur right now. I will sit down & write a review when I can, until then I shall leave you with these 4 words:

[size=10]Hammer Of The Gods!!![/size]

Anyone who has seen the Jacket live knows exactly what I'm talking about...

[manicminer]

yeah we are in the pic but it wasnt us you said that to. we are right at the rails on top left corner :)

[BH]

Just got back from a long weekend to River Root Live festival in Davenport, IA.  (Had a great time.)  But I'm glad to see the reviews and pics.  It's cool that everyone got to meet.  Glad all went well db.  Can't wait to hear more about it!

[dragonboy]

yeah we are in the pic but it wasnt us you said that to. we are right at the rails on top left corner :)

Sorry ManicMiner, I must have mis-read your post.
The people in the group hug talked the whole way through I Needed It Most & the intro to Dondante.
Some people just don't get it  :-/

[Mr. T.]

[size=10]Hammer Of The Gods!!![/size]

Anyone who has seen the Jacket live knows exactly what I'm talking about...

I do, I do, I do ;D 8) :o

You got served one hell of a show Dragonboy! And rightly so!
I'm looking forward to read (or 'reading', I don't know, throw me a bone here) the whole story ...

[scoopy_oiseau]

Hi all.
that was my first mmj gig and it was totally awesome!!!! loving them more than ever now. Run thru was seriously good espec when it was broken down to the drum solo in the middle. i got some great pics that i can e-mail peeps if they wish.
jen

[SMc55]

I do, I do, I do ;D 8) :o

You got served one hell of a show Dragonboy! And rightly so!
I'm looking forward to read (or 'reading', I don't know, throw me a bone here) the whole story ...

Like you, I'm looking forward to reading all about it Mr T.

[Mr. T.]

Like you, I'm looking forward to reading all about it Mr T.

Point taken, dear doctorinthehouse  :D
thanks

[SMc55]

Point taken, dear doctorinthehouse  :D
thanks

My pleasure  :)

[nutsngum]

Thought I'd register and say I was also there, great night!
I was right near the person in the black t-shirt in the photo (in fact I was next him for some of it I think, if that's the person that said "come to Japan"?) - the group that were shouting "mammal" were pissing me off during I needed it most, always seems to happen at gigs eh! thanks to the person that told em to shut up anyway!

I was wearing an orange t-shirt if anyone saw me hehe.

They seemed in great form, hope they tour again soonish! (that'll mean a new album probably).

[SMc55]

Thought I'd register and say I was also there, great night!
I was right near the person in the black t-shirt in the photo (in fact I was next him for some of it I think, if that's the person that said "come to Japan"?)

That sounds like dragonboy. You'll meet him soon if you stick around.
Welcome to the board nutsngum  :)

[draz13]

We are back in Croatia. Just returned from Pearl Jam Zagreb concert.

Here is my review from London. On Croatian  8)

http://www.vip.hr/sp/d_show?idc=2100208&page=&idnews=78742

[dragonboy]

I was right near the person in the black t-shirt in the photo (in fact I was next him for some of it I think, if that's the person that said "come to Japan"?) - the group that were shouting "mammal" were pissing me off during I needed it most, always seems to happen at gigs eh! thanks to the person that told em to shut up anyway!

Hey Nutsngum! It was me that shouted 'come to Japan' & it was me that asked the chatty group to keep it down. One of the guys apologised to me later saying that he 'forgot what it was all about for a minute' I think they were pretty drunk...
Sorry we didn't get to talk, I do vaguely remember an orange T-shirt  :)

[dragonboy]

Upon arriving in London on Friday the 22nd of September 2006 I gave my wife a short tour of London (in the rain, of course). From our hotel we walked down The Strand to Trafalgar Square & Nelson's Column to Piccadily Circus to Chinatown etc, ending at The Astoria on Charing Cross road. As if I wasn't excited enough, seeing the band's name in red above the entrance to the theater made me shiver all over (on one of the signs, an R was missing so that the band's name read MY MO NING JACKET)
I have to confess that like a star struck teenager I wondered around the back to the stage door hoping to catch a glimpse of the band. I even asked the security guard what time the band were due to souncheck. He was kind enough to tell me 4.00pm but was quick to point out that it wasn't Pearl Jam, only the support band?!! Thanks for that...
Still suffering from jet-lag, we deciding that it would be better to get some rest so bought a couple of Red Bulls & headed back to the hotel.
Jump to 6.50ish & we're in the queue outside. All around us people were talking about the band (I over heard one person say to another 'I think they're from Texas') & proudly wearing their Jacket T-shirts. Nothing exceptional there, I know, but all of this added to the excitement & helped me to realise that this really was happening (I have been a fan of The Jacket for more than 4 years now ever since I first heard At Dawn. I don't think I've ever had to wait this long to see a band that I love live (I used to live near London & go to gigs all the time) & was convinced that it wasn't going to happen for one reason or another)
I was lucky enough to notice Carl & Bo leave the venue & I chased after them (like a star struck teenager!) leaving my wife in line. I caught up with them in a sandwich shop & they were both extremely friendly & happy to talk. Thanks so much for that guys!
Jump to 7.50ish & we're inside, soaking up the atmosphere & enjoying the music (I only remember hearing an Aretha Franklin track & an old country song about Satan that got played twice) I met CC at the bar which was a pleasure (just as Billy Preston was often referred to as the 5th Beatle, CC will always be the 6th member of MMJ for me!)

8.20pm & the band take the stage. The opening chords of Wordless Chorus ran through me like a bolt of electricity. Jim picked up a toy wooly mammoth that had been sat on one of the amps before the band came on. He clutched it to his chest & sang his heart out, making me think of James Brown & Otis Redding when he fell to his knees.
I had hoped for It Beats 4 U to follow, they seem to fit so well together on the CD & I automatically think of the intro to It Beats when Wordless finishes. The line 'who can count the time I'm beating, with my hands' still destroys me every time. Anyway, it got played later & obviously hearing Gideon wasn't a disappointment.
The triple hit of Off The Record, What A Wonderful Man & One Big Holiday that followed was almost too much. Off The Record was amazing. This was the first song that really made me think, my god, this band is SO tight! The stop/start riffs that play before the 'psychedelic jam' at the end of the song were mind blowing.
What can I say about One Big Holiday that hasn't already been said? Like all true Jacket fans the high-hat intro to this song has been engraved in my brain & will remain there until the day I die. Kind of like the most elaborately beautiful, kick-arse (pain-free!) tattoo that we can all wear with pride. Hearing this song gives you the right to walk down the street smiling knowingly at all the passerby's that don't know. 'What you haven't heard One Big Holiday? Shame...'
I Will Sing You Songs & Golden were simply beautiful. The intro to Phone Went West had me leaping up in the air & screaming at the top of my voice. Some guy turned to me & said 'you like this one, do you?'
The triple hit of Laylow, Dondante & Run Thru was the night's big highlight for me. Don't get me wrong, I like these 3 songs but they weren't amongst my favourites until that night. I've always liked Laylow but not as much as Wordless, Wonderful, Off The Record & Anytime etc. This said, Laylow live is a completely different beast. The jam at the end was phenomenal. Patrick is quite simply the best drummer I have ever seen play live music. I have 2 names for you, Keith Moon & John Bonham. I honestly do believe that Patrick is up there with these 2 drummers. One Big Holiday is our Whole Lotta Love (not so much in the way it sounds, more the impact it has) Patrick is our John Bonham. Watching the band play Laylow really did make me think of The Hammer Of The Gods.  
Dondante was always a great song for me but I remember the thread we had a while back Steam Engine Vs Dondante. Until last Friday it would have said Steam Engine, no doubt, now I'm not so sure. I guess you could say this about a lot of the Jacket's songs but I do honestly believe that you haven't heard Dondante until you've heard it live, same for Run Thru (so fucking powerful!). Dondante really moved me that night & totally blew me away!
I unfortunately had to make a pit stop to the toilet at this point in time. This was when I bumped into MarkW!
Just as they did during the into to Dondante, the people talking through I Needed It Most was the only disappointing thing about the whole concert. Made me so angry...
Xmas Curtain was excellent, Steam Engine was just heaven, a very welcome surprise! I loved the outro, I wish Bo's part at the end had been longer. The band have turned I Think I'm Going To Hell into something very big. Carl played slide guitar like a man possessed. It's so interesting to watch the 3 guys up front. I LOVE Jim's rock & roll showman-ship, his foot on the moniter, his leaps & (star) jumps. How he can do these not miss a beat amazes me. Tommy plays the bass with a look of stern concentration yet somehow remains casual & very, very cool. Carl though...Carl plays his guitar with a fiery intensity like something I've never seen before, literally like his life depends upon it there & then. Amazing....
Mahgeeta has become the perfect closer. I LOVE the huge stop/start outro that left me once again thinking this band is SO tight!!! Amazing band (the best in the world IMO) amazing show! The sound was perfect & the band was incredibly powerful without being too loud. All of my fav's got played & I discovered some new ones (I swear, I've pretty much played nothing but Dondante since). Simply amazing! The only problem now is there's no way I can wait another 4 years to see them again!

I met Ben Grimm after the show, who was (extremely) kind enough to give me his set list.
We went for a couple of drinks (tried the Tottenham but it was packed). I must confess that I went by the venue one last time to see if the guys were still there. I met the crew who informed me we'd just missed them. I thanked the guy in the Slayer T-shirt for his great work (he seemed to think he hadn't done anything of importance!) & we talked about the WM3.

Thanks guys for everything, hope to see you again soon. Apologises for screaming at you but I really did mean it...please come to Japan!!!