Bis, Ace City Rockers – The Lexington, King’s Cross
One of my favourite bands from the 90s in one of my favourite venues from the nows, what could go wrong?

This was my 300th gig, not bad over 25 years and a bit, almost one a month!
My first Bis gig for 16 years and it was a real cracker. I remember watching Bis when I was in my mid-20s surrounded by a lot of teenagers (and younger) and feeling just a bit out of place, even though I loved the music (particularly debut album The New Transistor Heroes, although it was all good). Now I’m surrounded by a lot of people my own age which was reassuring, even though a lot of them seemed to have decamped from Glasgow for the week. To be honest I think a lot of them were the same teenagers, they’d just aged really badly and looked older than me now.
Bis were brilliant, and really seemed to be enjoying themselves. I managed to camp very close to the front of the stage and was unbudged all night.
Was very pleased with the videos, sound always comes out good at the Lexington:
Managed to catch a bit of the support, Ace City Rockers, too:
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Setlist:
- Action And Drama
- Hit Girl
- School Disco
- I’m A Slut
- Starbright Boy
- Boredom Could Be Good For You
- Icky-Poo Air Raid
- Kandy Pop
- Burn The Suit
- Kill Yr Boyfriend
- No Point
- Robotic
- Eurodisco
Friday 29 June 2012, 600 views
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- 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
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- 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
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- Fightmilk, Feeble Strength – Signature Brew, Haggerston
- Thousand Yard Stare – The Lexington, Islington
- Thousand Yard Stare – Prince Albert, Brighton
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