Nottingham - Friday 11th July

[EvilGirl]

Who else is going?

[Salacious D]

It's at the Rescue Rooms, right? Decent venue in an awesome city. . . You'll have a blast : )

goshdarnit I'm jealous of you Brits . . .

[EvilGirl]

Yes its the Rescue Rooms..never been there before but my friend tells me its a good venue and quite smallish, which means that, as in Bristol, I will be really close to the band, which is nice!

[Jim Jams]

Ohh boy! Rescue Rooms is a great little intimate venue, so you can get close to the action. This is gonna be my first mmj show - it's too bad no-one i know around here realises this band's greatness, so i'm going solo but still gonna rock out!  8-)

[jaggysnake]

I'm going to the show tonight and cannot wait!

Rescue Rooms is a great, small venue, very intimate and I'm really pleased MMJ are playing there and not Rock City (the bigger room next door).

I saw Secret Machines at Rescue Rooms a couple of years ago and it was a great gig - I'm sure MMJ will be too!

[wadlar]

any idea who's supporting and what time MMJ are actually on tonight?

[jackethead]

any idea who's supporting and what time MMJ are actually on tonight?

I assume Everest are supporting - they're doing the tour with them, I think. i guess MMJ will be on about 9.00.

I'll be with EvilGirl - the tall guy down the front (hopefully) in a brown cord jacket and ten-mile smile (particularly if they play Dondante!!) ....

come and say hi,

Cheers,
John

[D. Sinclair]

An Evening with MMJ starts at 9 pm.

[Okkersmate]

Hi,
Travelling up from near Brum - they cancelled here last time and I have played the DVD of Okonokos to death. Heard it is a great little venue.
Expect me and my wife will be the oldest there - if you see a guy with glasses and short grey hair say hello.

[EvilGirl]

Wow..what a brilliant night.  The evening started on a good note for me early in the evening when I saw the band walking down the street near the Rescue Rooms.  I had a quick chat with Jim but didnt really like to bother them, although I wish now I had got a photo.  After the show had finished I bumped into Carl and asked for his autograph.  He told me he liked my t-shirt (it was a Neil Young t-shirt) and we had a chat about Hop Farm and Neil and how he was an inspiration to the band.  He was lovely.  The evening didnt end for me until about 4am as I met a couple of guys outside the venue and they persuaded me to go clubbing with them, so it was an excellent evening all round really!

I loved the Rescue Rooms..it is a tiny venue and only holds a couple of hundred people but has a good atmosphere.  The band were amazing and Jim was on form, running up and down the stairs to the balcony whilst playing the guitar..it was great to be right up close and Jim swivelling his hips at the end of One Big Holiday certainly gave me evil urges!  I managed to get a set list but some of it got ripped in the scramble.  I will post the set list a bit later when I have had a chance to work it out in my head.  Next stop London!

[MarkW]

Thanks for the post EvilGirl - see you on Tuesday in London.

ps - remember the setlist when you get a chance...

[j_rud]

It's at the Rescue Rooms, right? Decent venue in an awesome city. . . You'll have a blast : )

goshdarnit I'm jealous of you Brits . . .

Because they get 8 shows every 3 years?

[Jim Jams]

Great show! Jim was awesome, he seemed really playful and happy all evening and was a true performer. The band was solid and grooved it out.

But...one gripe: i'm devastated they took phone went west and steam engine (two of my favourites  :D) out of the setlist because some drunken arsehole was yelling for them constantly...and replaced them with magheeta. So, we lost two long, amazing songs for one shorter, very good song  :(

[EvilGirl]

Thanks for the post EvilGirl - see you on Tuesday in London.

ps - remember the setlist when you get a chance...

I think the set list is as follows in roughly this order although it may not be exactly right (some is from memory and some is from the ripped set list I took home)

Evil Urges
Off The Record
Gideon
Two Halves
Thank You Too
Sec Walking
I'm Amazed
The Way That He Sings
Mahgeetah
Lay Low
Golden
Smoking From Shooting
Touch Me Part II
Bermuda Highway
Look At You
They Ran
Wordless Chorus
Highly Suspcious
Phone Went West
Steam Engine
Anytime
One Big Holiday

[EvilGirl]

But...one gripe: i'm devastated they took phone went west and steam engine (two of my favourites  :D) out of the setlist because some drunken arsehole was yelling for them constantly...and replaced them with magheeta. So, we lost two long, amazing songs for one shorter, very good song  :(

Ah so thats what happened, I thought it strange that I didnt remember hearing those two songs..that guy was standing behind me and was a real pain, he was singing really loudly and really badly throughout Bermuda Highway, I'm glad he was escorted out of the building!

[SMc55]

I wish I could have gone to this one  [smiley=huh.gif]

[Ringo]

That's a bit out. Cutting out PWW and SE just because of some moron? Plus, if he was kicked out anyway what's the problem?

[j_rud]

Did Jim actually say "we're not playing those songs now. You ruined it on everyone" or something? Maybe they just werent on the setlist. That kind of stuff certainly does get annoying. I saw Iron and Wine last fall at an awesome little venue just outside of Philly (The Tower Theater) with GivenToFly. Second row seats. For the most part the crowd was great. Quiet and respectful during songs (not really sing-a-long music). But after every damn song some drunk guy would scream "Trapeze Swinger!!!". Eventually Sam Beam acknowledged the guy by looking at him and saying "Yeah, we know that one" in a way that made you think they were about to play it. He then turned around, gave a count off, and went right into Upward Over the Mountain. It was actually pretty damn funny, and the guy finally shut up.

[EvilGirl]

Did Jim actually say "we're not playing those songs now. You ruined it on everyone" or something? Maybe they just werent on the setlist.

They were on the printed setlist which was on the stage.  I didn't hear Jim say anything about these songs, they just didn't play them, so I don't really know the reason, but it is strange that these were the two songs that this guy was shouting out for all night!

[jaggysnake]

I thoroughly enjoyed my first MMJ show, it was everything I hoped for! The band were great, the crowd were great too - especially as I would say that 90% we seeing the band for the first time like I was?

Hope they come back to the UK again in the not too distant future!