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Post by mancityblues on Sept 10, 2005 3:28:01 GMT -5
The quality of the performance was good, but the crowd was very small. Arena less than half full. You could absolutely tell Liam was disappointed.
The arena would not let beer into the seating area, so the crowd was very subdued, something Liam made mention of early on.
Also, Noel mentioned at the start of the show that they boys had had a bad travel day, but he also noted that they had used a "Zen" approach to get through it. And to their credit, you would've never known.
I would guess there was about 5,000 ppl there, the upper level was completely empty, kind of depressing - but the boys played a good show, very professional, it was nice to see.
Example of what the guv'nor thought of the crowd: he sang all of the choruses of dlbia, no sing-along, b/c he probably knew people wouldn't know the words or really partcipate.
After having gone to two Manchester shows, MK and MSG in NYC, it was a major downer, but the good news is that Liam reacted in a good way, trying to get the crowd involved and not mocking them the way he might've in the past. He was a total pro. His voice was great, he did slack a bit on a couple songs, but nothing too bad.
I had a non-Oasis fan with me, her first Oasis show, and she LOVED it, so that should tell you something. Those of us that know the band really well and go to a lot of shows should realize that the music is really the thing - and to not worry about the other stuff too much. At the end of the day, the songs are just flat-out mega - so enjoy them. I'll never get sick of DLBIA live. Or LF, CS, WW, etc.
Overall, it was a good experience. And I'm so looking forward to the H-Bowl on Monday. That will be refreshing.
Also, I'm not slagging Seattle or Everett, ppl were cool and it's a smaller population base, so you can't really expect a huge crowd.
Setlist the same as Vancouver btw. Exactly.
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Post by OasisDouglas on Sept 10, 2005 22:32:12 GMT -5
Spot on review!
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Post by giggergrl on Sept 10, 2005 22:38:52 GMT -5
good 2 see the lads in good spirit.. yeah heard gem talk about shows with no beer/alcohol - unheard of !!!! they shld have a big crowd in ca. ! good practice nite then !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! haha - nole's comment about zen appraoch to dealing with travel.. hope they don't grow too weary.. they r booked solid ! gonna see them in baltimore then stat island.. did u go to msg meet up ? i was there too !
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Post by mancityblues on Sept 11, 2005 4:28:28 GMT -5
everyone will be happy to know that the girl i took to the oasis show, who wasn't a fan before, is now madferrit!
she's downloaded about 20 songs today and is begging me for bootlegs. and this after probably the least inspiring gig i've seen the boys play (not that they were bad on stage, but that the crowd was small and unresponsive with no alcohol).
it's so sad that radio here has blackballed them, besides ww and cs. they would still be huge in the U.S. if that hadn't happened - and that girl is a great example. no interest until she saw them live and heard all the killer tracks from DM, WTSMG and a few new ones.
but we'll see what happens in the future. i know rkid is determined never to be a nostalgia act, and how badly he really does want to get back on top - and will keep pushing noel.
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Post by hindu on Sept 11, 2005 6:39:24 GMT -5
the gig was "SOLD OUT" show,want it??
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Post by iamthewalrus on Sept 11, 2005 11:53:35 GMT -5
funny there weren't many people in seattle...there was maybe 500 less than capacity in Vancouver so about 12000 people but it felt like it was sold out
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Post by NoelandMeMay29 on Sept 11, 2005 14:25:50 GMT -5
Why didn't they play in the heart of Seattle?
That was probably the main reason. Isn't Everett like a suburb way out.
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Post by mancityblues on Sept 11, 2005 17:50:35 GMT -5
Not that far, about 30 min. We drove from Seattle and it was easy, no traffic. Audioslave is playing there coming up as well.
It didn't make a difference. Playing Vancouver hurt more. If it'd been one Northwest show, it might've sold out.
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