Gary Numan Replicas 2008 Tour

carchaeologist

I couldnt make the gig in the tripod, did anyone here go to it, if so,how was it?

whatthe...

Never in Tripod before. Stage is quite close and can get a good view from where ever your standing. Place was packed. Support band (dunno who they were) were ok. Bass guitar was waaay too loud and thus drowned out the female vocalist. They only played a short set but didnt really get the recognition they deserved from a crowd made of cardboard cutouts.

Numan, consisting of a full band dressed gothic-like were quick to enter the stage. Full intro with light show etc got the crowd a little more animated than before. He opened the set with three songs from the Jagged album and then went off into his '80s tunes for most of the gig until the end when he finished with another 3/4 tunes from his more darker efforts.

I think his more up to date stuff is excellent and would have thought this would be the list for the set. But unfortunately although it was great to see him live, I walked away a little disappointed with the songs that were played. Overall, Id say it was OK. Whatever he played he did it well. But the majority of the music was not for me.....too 80's.

carchaeologist

Thanks for that! A very good review!!Theres alot of difference between his early and new stuff, most people like either one or the other,im sure it makes it difficult for him playing live to balance out both.

judas101

whatthe... wrote: »

He opened the set with three songs from the Jagged album and then went off into his '80s tunes for most of the gig until the end when he finished with another 3/4 tunes from his more darker efforts.

oh no he didn't. there was no songs from jagged.

here's the setlist from the Numan website:

Me I disconnect from You
Do you need the Service
Praying to the Aliens
We have a Technical
I nearly married a Human
Down in the Park
The Crazies
When the Machines Rock
Only a Downstat
The Machmen
It must have been years
We are so Fragile
You are in my vision

For an encore
Are Friends Electric
Cars
Every Day I Die
Prayer for the Unborn

carchaeologist

It was the 1979 replicas album as promised so. Im raging that i couldnt make it,aah well next time!!

judas101

carchaeologist wrote: »

It was the 1979 replicas album as promised so. Im raging that i couldnt make it,aah well next time!!

yep, Replicas in full + a few other big songs.

All the Replicas songs were modernised greatly in what could be described as in the style of 'Jagged'

Quite a show!

carchaeologist

How did that come across, the old stuff modernised?The new jagged stuff is great.Almost rammstein like.