Comments on: The Assembly, Leamington Spa gig – 28 January 2010

By: Mad Dave

Mad Dave — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:38:12 +0000

A good mix of old and new, where do you start and stop! Bet the bloke in 24 Garage People reads Dan Brown. Looking forward to seeing them again when they’re down this way.

By: nick

nick — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:01:15 +0000

Haven’t seen the Biscuits for 14 years before this gig. Bought a couple of houses, got married, had three kids and three jobs – but some things never change. It was like their triamphant return at the 1990 Reading Festival, when the whole tent (unsponsored in those days) showed their distate for Nerys Hughes. Best thing though was that it was in my hometown, at a superb venue, 15 minutes walk from my bed! I count myself very lucky.

I am going there to see a Joy Div tribute this Saturday – the oven gloves might not go down so well!

By: Charles Exford

Charles Exford — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:35:52 +0000

Did any other Projectistas find themselves tuning in to last Friday’s Mastermind on the iPlayer (to see the poor bloke who got the lowest ever score) and thanking Nige for giving them the answer to the question about the world’s oldest lawn tennis club? (I think Mrs. Exford was suitably impressed).

I did and I wasn’t even at the gig – thanks to Roger’s review on hmhb.co.uk!

Great idea this gig section :-; . Thanks for the review Dave – that CDO line is one he recycles from time to time but it’s a good’un.

By: Neil G

Neil G — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:27:22 +0000

The use of the Segway is well illustrated in Weird Al Yankovic's White and Nerdy video.

By: Third Rate Les

Third Rate Les — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:41:39 +0000

gosh – I never realised segway and segue were the same word.
Thanks, and many sincere apologies. I’ll be saying “should of” next.

I was wondering if we’d get some new material, some new material, some new material. Perhaps they’ll be playing it on the quiet, like. Secret.

By: Dave F.

Dave F. — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:58:52 +0000

Pedant alert: segue not Segway (Ed's note: the American folly which, amusingly, is now British). Sounded like a great gig. Isn't it about time they started unveiling some new material?

By: Third Rate Les

Third Rate Les — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:08:00 +0000

Set list reads as follows:

1. Light tunnel
2. Squab
3. H. Quinn
4. B. Wilson
5. Deep House
6. F. Titmus
7. Bad Losers
8. E. Gazebo
9. Monmore-slippers
10. Chatteris
11. Irk
12. Uffington
13. Bad Review – Europe
14. AOR
15. San Antonio
16. D. Prague
17. Slipknot
18. T. Riots
19. 24hr Gge
20. Shite Day
21. Restless Legs
22. Look Dad-LARK
23. Village (N Hughes?)

24. E/Swing
25. Apache
26. JDOG

notes:
2. i.e. Running Order Squabble Fest
9. “slippers” being the “there is nothing better in life” bit from “The Best Things In Life
13. Was supposed to segway neatly into “you can’t put your studs up in Europe” from I Went To A Wedding, but he forgot until he looked at the list
17. i.e. Vatican Broadside
23. Glad they decided to do Nerys Hughes – not sure if it was before or after Village

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:42:19 +0000

@ Third Rate Les. Are you saying the light show’s “excellent!” there? I smell Petri dishes and other assorted equipment.

By: Swanaldo

Swanaldo — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:56:10 +0000

Indeed he does. He also follows Valentino Rossi on Twitter.

By: Third rate Les

Third rate Les — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:02:27 +0000

I got a setlist – will write it up when I get home.

I love the venue more and more; the only whinge I have it that the “shock and awe” tactic of blasting us with flashing lights and Hawkwind to make us clear the floor seemed a little heavy-handed. But as ever – nice cheap bar, good restaurants nearby, good crowd without being packed – perfect.

There was some good banter at the start while Neil tried to get his bass amp working – it turned out he’d just plugged it in the wrong way. Duh. Performance -wise it was ace, with the only glitches being that Nigel was rushing the lyrics a bit on I Hate Nerys Hughes (or as he would probably argue, the drummer wasn’t going fast enough), and I think he fluffed the opening line of “deephouse victims minibus appeal” too.

Pringles now £2.40, although I think that got reduced to £2.30. What’s the world coming to, eh?

I think they actually were making a half-hearted attempt to do the Shadows walk, although Nigel also just sat against the back of the stage for some of it too. Ace.

Also – I think they had lilac (well, purple anyway) lights on during A Lilac Harry Quinn. Ah – I see what you did there. Production opulence. The crowd yelling along to Sturmey Archer Campagnolo was something to remember.

And apparently the 24-hour garage man has a key fob with “I Love the Stig” on it.