Perhaps
they are too clever. Perhaps they are too musically accomplished.
Perhaps touring with a string section makes them appear too prog.
Elbow, post Seldom Seen Kid, should be selling out medium size arena
like this easily so why you can still get tickets the day before? It's
big arena staging with projections and a walkway with mid crowd stage
for Guy Garvey to do his work. The new songs in the set, of which there
are many, fit seamlessly into an energetic and powerful show replacing
older standards with no loss of class. Neat Little Rows and Open Arms
being the highlights of the set. The magic of Elbow, and not just
Garvey, is that they do very little on the stage but radiate all the
warmth and charisma needed to fill these and bigger arenas. They make
you feel welcome. Quirky, evocative and uplifting, all the elements of
their studio music are magnified live and delivered with an effortless
precision. Just six dates in to a no doubt long tour, can it get
better? Perhaps.
The Audience:
Groups,
couples singles, middle age or younger, more familiar with the new
songs that you would expect for an album that has been out for less than
a month.
Food & Drink:
6000
people standing in an arena? Get it beforehand. Although a tenner for
three cold beers didn't seem such a bad deal in the circumstances.
It Made Me Think...:
Make
sure you enjoy them in these venues while you can because,by the time
this tour has been though summer festivals, TV shows and promotions you
won't be able to get near an Elbow gig for love nor money. Which is as
it should be. Perhaps.
First posted as "A Night Out With ....... On Th Word Magazine website (http://www.wordmagazine.co.uk/) 25th March 2011
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