Saturday night saw a trip to Milton Keynes for Laibach, where I met up with Matti for some food before the gig, and he took me to see some indoor skydiving, which was quite fun to watch but probably not my sort of thing to actually do.
Then we sauntered off down to the Woughton Centre to find Simon and Adelle, who were waiting patiently in the bar for our arrival.
The show didn’t start until some time after we arrived, and there was no support act (or perhaps they supported themselves, I can’t work it out). The first half was made up of their interpretations of various national anthems from around the world. These were those on their latest album, but somehow made more poingiant by the twin projected backdrop showing a depth of cynicism that doesn’t come across in the recorded material.
The arrival of two teutonic drum maidens heralded the start of the second part of the set, starting with a rendition of Live is Life. Its been a long time since I’ve seen a band this tight, they clearly all know what they’re doing and have a sense of timing. And having three drummers makes for quite a significant sound. There followed a bit of detour via a number of their own tunes before finishing off with credits rolling on the projectors to a soundtrack of a medley of their songs.
A stonking gig, I wish there were more like it.