Altered Images, The Metatrons – Chinnery’s, Southend
I bought this ticket in June 2019. It’s been a long journey! (As you’ve probably worked out, it got rearranged a couple of times thanks to the Covid).
A great night out, not least because support was from the fantastic Metatrons, who I have seen before, and who didn’t disappoint on either occasion.
I can never remember faces and I lose my glasses all the time, but I can still remember where I bought hundreds of individual records. In the case of the 7 inch of Altered Images’ I Could Be Happy, this would have been in W H Smith’s in the Liberty in Romford back in December 1981. I remember telling some of my friends at school that I’d bought it, and they weren’t particularly impressed.
They should have been. Altered Images started as a post-punk outfit in the mould of Siouxsie and the Banshees – they were all originally members of the Banshees’ fan club, and wrote to the band to ask for a support slot, which they got! Steve Severin went on to produce them.
I briefly met Clare Grogan a few years in 2017 when she presented a show for Vintage TV that I attended – I decided not to repeat the experience tonight.
They will be releasing their first album in 39 years this year! Most of the songs tonight were new to me, but they put on a great show – really looked like they were having a lot of fun. And I was jealous of the Old Person Energy they’ve all still got.
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Setlist:
- I Could Be Happy
- See Those Eyes
- Mascara Streakz
- Insects
- Love to Stay
- Glitter Ball
- Bring Me Closer
- Beautiful Thing
- Dead Pop Stars
- That’s Not My Name (Ting Tings cover)
- The Colour of My Dreams
- Change of Heart
- Don’t Talk to Me About Love
- Happy Birthday
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Gigs
- Gigantic Indie All Dayer – Marble Factory, Bristol
- HMS Morris, Pictish Trail – Tŷ Pawb, Wrexham
- The Others – The 100 Club, Soho
- Stray Tracks: White Gates Band, Mystery Team, Basharan, SNM, Monumental – Pink Toothbrush, Rayleigh
- Franz Ferdinand, Master Peace, Great Leslie – Empire, Shepherd’s Bush
- Melys, Yr Anghysur – Neuadd Ogwen, Bethesda
- Ynys, Sybs, Lafant – Y Cwps, Aberystwyth
- Sultans of Ping FC – Saint Luke’s & The Winged Ox, Glasgow
- Franz Ferdinand, Permanent (Joy) – Grand Central Hall, Liverpool
- Half Happy, em koko – Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
- My Life Story – The Quarry, Liverpool
- Melys, Osgled – Y Cwps, Aberystwyth
- They Might Be Giants – The Roundhouse, Chalk Farm
- Darling Buds, Simon Love and the Loves – 229, Great Portland Street, London
- Fightmilk, Tugboat Captain – Paper Dress Vintage, Hackney
- Bugeye, Lucky Number You – The Victoria, Birmingham
- Art Brut – The Castle & Falcon, Birmingham
- Sultans of Ping FC, Meryl Streek – The Ritz, Manchester
- Chroma, Baby Brave, Lila Zing – Tŷ Pawb, Wrexham
- Melin Melyn, Ynys, Pys Melyn – Town Hall, Llangollen
- Antarctic Monkeys – The Buttermarket, Shrewsbury
- Bloc Party – The Institute, Digbeth, Birmingham
- Urdd Gobaith Cymru: Achlysurol, HMS Morris, Llareggub Brass Band – Mathrafal Field, Meifod
- Echobelly, Camens – Live 45, Kidderminster
- Futureheads, Adult Play – Shrewsbury Castle, Shrewsbury
- Adwaith – Hare & Hounds, Birmingham
- Melys, Pys Melyn, Sophie Kilburn – Neuadd Ogwen, Bethesda
- Sea Power, Callum Easter – Town Hall, Birmingham
- Dydd Miwsig Cymru: Morgan Elwy, Tew Tew Tennau, Mynadd – Y Institwt, Llanfair Caereinion
- Bikini Beach Band – The White Hart, Stoke Newington
- Pacifica, House of Women – Academy 2, Islington
- Fonda 500, Bugeye, Hurtling, Colossus – Amersham Arms, New Cross
- Snow Coats, Toodles and the Hectic Pity – Signature Brew, Haggerston
- Snow Coats – Tunbridge Wells Forum
- Darling Buds, Keeley – The Thunderbolt, Bristol
- Fightmilk, Feeble Strength – Signature Brew, Haggerston
- Thousand Yard Stare – The Lexington, Islington
- Thousand Yard Stare – Prince Albert, Brighton
- Be Your Own Pet – Rough Trade East, Whitechapel
- Brian Butterfield – Bush Hall, Shepherd’s Bush
- Pulp – Apollo, Hammersmith
- Blur, Self Esteem – Wembley Stadium, Wembley
- Blur, Wu Lu – City Hall, Newcastle
- Salad, Repetitive John – Arts Club, West Hampstead, London
- Salad – The Hope and Ruin, Brighton
- The Others – The Garage, Highbury
- Fightmilk – Signature Brew, Haggerston
- Ynys, Gillie – The Victoria, Dalston
- Republica, Freya Beer – Powerhaus, Camden
- Pop Will Eat Itself, Sigue Sigue Sputnik – 229, Great Portland Street, London
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