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Darling Buds, Helen Love – The Lexington, Islington
Almost Christmas! Definitely getting a Christmas feel now, but don’t know why.
I don’t know much about Helen Love except that they are Welsh (I assumed because of this song, which, as football songs go, is damn catchy) and that they’ve released millions of songs. Tonight I found out that those millions of songs all sound the same. It’s not necessarily a bad thing, but they do have a distinctive “sound”. All looked good on stage though, some great visuals as well. Oh and I particularly liked the Mary, Mingo and Midge at the end!
The Darling Buds were as great as ever – the 7th time I’ve seen them, and the 6th time since they reformed five years ago. And I got some decent photos too! The Lexington must have paid its lights bill, and turned them on a bit brighter!
Notice there’s a brass section there too – they played on Jump In, which would be released (without the brass but with more jangle) as a single two years later.
A lot of new songs in the setlist too …
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Setlist:
- Crystal Clear
- Big Head
- Spin
- Lost Time
- Complicated
- Please Yourself
- Hey St Jude
- It’s All Up To You
- Evergreen
- Tiny Machine
- It Makes No Difference
- Giddy In A Good Way
- Oh No You Don’t
- Jump In
- Long Day In The Universe
- Sure Thing
- Shame On You
- Burst
- Hit The Ground
Saturday 23 November 2019, 139 views
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Gigs index
- Hybrid Kid – Shortts Bar, Brighton
- Speakeasy Vol 1 – Buckinghamshire New University, High Wycombe
- S*M*A*S*H, The Astronauts – Club 85, Hitchin
- Thousand Yard Stare, The Shop Window – Academy 2, Islington
- Bugeye – The Horn at the Half Moon, Bishop’s Stortford
- Ned’s Atomic Dustbin – Powerhaus, Camden
- Sea Power – Esquires, Bedford
- Salad, Piney Gir – The Lexington, Islington
- Fightmilk, The Spaces – Oast Community Centre, Rainham
- Fightmilk, Gold Baby, Gutts – The Victoria, Dalston
- Genesis – Liverpool Arena
- Pop Will Eat Itself, Utah Saints, Collapsed Lung – Assembly Hall, Islington
- Salad, Maschina, Burnout, Stick In The Wheel – High Tide Festival, Twickenham
- Hybrid Kid, White Dog, Lemur Lemur – Prince Albert, Brighton
- Futureheads, Mt Misery – Esquires, Bedford
- Sea Power – Craufurd Arms, Milton Keynes
- The Primitives, Jetstream Pony – The Lexington, Islington
- Becontree 100: Nova Twins – Parsloes Park, Dagenham
- Abdoujaparov, Big Boy Tomato – The Holroyd Arms, Guildford
- Pop Will Eat Itself, Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer – Assembly Hall, Islington
- Smokin’ Donuts – The Chequers, Billericay
- Republica, All Tomorrow’s Stories, Saint Nevis – The Boston Arms, Tufnell Park
- Dream Wife – Audio, Peckham
- Xmas Freak Show – The Railway Hotel, Southend-on-Sea
- Pop Will Eat Itself, Jeana – Craufurd Arms, Milton Keynes
- Steve Hackett – The Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea
- Darling Buds, Helen Love – The Lexington, Islington
- Salad, Cozy Slippers, Gold Baby, Macadamia Sluts – The Finsbury, Finsbury Park
- Hurtling, Pink Haze, Petrol Boys – The Horn at the Half Moon, Bishop’s Stortford
- Divine Comedy – Empire, Shepherd’s Bush
- Jim Bob, S*M*A*S*H, Midway Still – Esquires, Bedford
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