The Primitives, Jetstream Pony – The Lexington, Islington
My first proper non-socially-distanced inside gig since the start of the pandemic! Which did make me a bit worried – although I have been double-jabbed so I probably shouldn’t have been worried. The rest of the audience should be more worried that they’re going to catch my Cold That Won’t Go Away.
Got in early to watch Jetstream Pony, who I had enjoyed interviewing recently, and their set was short but very sweet.
Added bonus that I’d managed to claim some of the padded seats on the left of the venue – the ones you can’t see in the dark.
The Primitives’ set was fantastic – but also short and sweet. Lots of music; only about 50 minutes or so. But still great to see them once again. When I bought Lovely on cassette back in 1988 I wouldn’t have imagined I’d be watching them play the songs live 33 years later.
The photos weren’t great – I wasn’t that close and the lighting at the Lexington is feeble, to say the least. My new S21 did its best!
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Setlist:
- I’ll Stick With You
- Thru The Flowers
- Spin-O-Rama
- Stop Killing Me
- Sick Of It
- Lose The Reason
- Petals
- Rattle My Cage
- Run Baby Run
- Where The Wind Blows
- Buzz Buzz Buzz
- Really Stupid
- I’ll Trust The Wind
- Empathise
- You Are The Way
- Nothing Left
- Crash
- Way Behind Me
Encore:
- Spacehead
- Everything Shining Bright
Saturday 4 September 2021, 111 views
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Gigs index
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- 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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