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Premiere of 'Tales of us' at Manchester Int Festival, July 17/18 2013
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  • Vote Up0Vote Down 9oldfrapp9oldfrapp
    Posts: 44
    Enjoyed last night immensely! The new stuff is exactly what I hoped for, and the old tunes sound amazing with the orchestra and the choir!
    After the first listen, my ranking of the new tracks:
    Ulla
    Clay
    Annabel
    Drew
    Alvar
    Laurel
    Stranger
    Simone
    Joe
  • Vote Up0Vote Down 9oldfrapp9oldfrapp
    Posts: 44
    See you guys again tonight! :)
  • Vote Up0Vote Down VesperVesper
    Posts: 126
    So which are the 2nd and the 3rd track we hear in the trailer ? :)
  • Vote Up0Vote Down tweetytweety
    Posts: 1,451
    reflecting on last night it was such a very special gig. the new album, the old favourites, the strings, choir and Will, bumping into angie and davide outside, seeing so many frappers and having such a blast. it really was great. having heard the new tracks for the first time I really feel this album is a grower, so many layers to unfold. I'm really looking forward to tonight now :D

    I have your somerset house ticket now Eugene :)

    "its MY favourite song"
  • Vote Up0Vote Down chokkachokka
    Posts: 744
    I think Annabel, Jo, Clay then Annabel again...

    There was that line in Jo ...

    "You better run for your life"....
  • Vote Up0Vote Down 9oldfrapp9oldfrapp
    Posts: 44
    The 2nd is Jo and the 3rd is Clay. Then back to Anabel. :)
  • Vote Up0Vote Down 9oldfrapp9oldfrapp
    Posts: 44
    tweety said:

    I have your somerset house ticket now Eugene :)




    :-bd
  • Vote Up0Vote Down Hells_BellsHells_Bells
    Posts: 1,792
    Merchandise. If its artwork might have to be careful it's not in the box set version. Don't want to be doubling up!!
  • Vote Up0Vote Down VesperVesper
    Posts: 126
    And... no videos from yesterday ?
  • Vote Up0Vote Down 9oldfrapp9oldfrapp
    Posts: 44
    Filming was not allowed yesterday, they were watching us like hawks.

    The artwork merch that is sold at the gig is bigger than 12"x12" so it wouldn't fit inside the deluxe box. I got one. And I love it. :)
  • Vote Up0Vote Down pob06pob06
    Posts: 84
    Everyone was pretty respectful, a few people taking flashless pics but mostly everyone was there for the music. Signs saying no pics/recording equip too :-)
  • Vote Up0Vote Down pingping
    Posts: 1,248
    pob06 said:

    Everyone was pretty respectful, 



    yep, it was nice to be in a crowd that really wanted to be there and listen 
  • Vote Up0Vote Down VisualFallacyVisualFallacy
    Posts: 242
    Ahh it was amazing.  Sorry I couldn't stay around afterwards, but I had to drive back to Brum (via Liverpool)... managed to be home and in bed by 1:30 which was quite good going! It was lovely to see so many of you guys again though. 

    the gig itself was absolutely perfect.  Everyone seemed to be on really good form and I have never seen Alison so relaxed, she was engaging with the crowd and just came across happy. It was lovely. 

    I didn't take many photos as it wasn't allowed and I'm always under the impression some jobsworth will steal my phone/camera off me, but the woman next to me was taking photos the whole way through (don't get me started on how irritating it was) so I took a healthy 4 photos! This was the best one... 

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  • Vote Up0Vote Down mrfozziemrfozzie
    Posts: 2
    In fairness this was the new album i suspect come proper tour time cameras/filming will be allowed but cmon smart phones are the norm now with very good cameras on them,its asking a lot of people who've gotten used to filming etc.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down Halloween_JackHalloween_Jack
    Posts: 2,293
    Can only repeat what Tweety, Sally and others have said - a very special performance, with Alison, Will and the whole band appearing to have as good a time as those of us in the audience. Also fantastic to see many, many familiar faces from the Forum... and one or two new ones (eg Chrissy, Jon). :)

    The new songs, which were performed during the first half of the show... were brilliantly revealed, with a 20-strong string section providing a lush accompaniment. Alison looked stunning (and very happy & relaxed) in a black trousery thing(?) As expected, the new ones were quite subtle, musically. Very much growers, I'm sure. I couldn't help but imagine looking back on them, from a later vantage point. Hard to explain! The standards, in the 2nd half, were amazing, with Little bird and Caravan girl in particular benefitting from the choir.

    The audience were the most respectful I've seen, with very little during-song chatter, and mercifully few people holding cameras/mobiles aloft. There was no security check, so big cameras could have been snuck in, but everyone I knew just wanted to be there for the experience. Which was also why myself and others didn't post during the gig itself.
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