'Mon the Biffy!

Getting to the gig was no problem in the end; just got the tube and bus, and that was that. The venue was quite small – it had a standing area at the front, and loads of seats at the back. My ticket was for sitting in one of these seats at the back, but once I got in, I noticed that it didn’t matter at all if I was sitting or standing – there was no one regulating it (don’t worry, I don’t consider it stealing – there was no difference in price between sitting and standing). Biffy Clyro got right into the swing of being in Sweden, starting promptly at 7:30. I literally walked into the venue as a small cheer went up, and the opening of ‘57’ started; and then I just went straight to the standing section – I’m not sitting down for Biffy Clyro and Bloc Party, that would be pointless.
Anyway – the setlist (for those who may be interested):
57
Who’s Got a Match?
Saturday Superhouse
Love Has a Diameter
Get Fucked Stud
Now I’m Everyone
The Kids From Kibble and the Fist of Light
Living is a Problem Because Everything Dies
Glitter & Trauma

Surprisingly, nothing from Vertigo of Bliss; unfortunately, no Wave Upon Wave Upon Wave; depressingly, only a 30-minute set. Literally, only 3 people were there to see Biffy – they were the only people really getting into the songs, and they knew all the words to the stuff that hasn’t been released yet. A lot of people cheered when they said “This is our last song”. Still, they played well (especially the new stuff), and it makes me want to see them again. When Bloc Party started, it was like being at a different gig – suddenly the venue filled up, and everyone was interested in the music. I somehow got pushed pretty much right to the front, which was cool. I’m not gonna write the set-list – they played for an hour and a half, and pretty much played everything from both albums. They were really good, but by the end, I just wanted a drink of water. To be honest, I was mainly there to see Biffy anyway.

Between the two bands playing, the venue blasted out ultra-cool tracks like ‘Something Kinda Ooh’ by Girls Aloud, and that Li’l Chris song that goes ‘Ch-ch-ch-checking it out’; behind me, two girls were singing along, and one of them said something like “I shouldn’t know the words to this” and I turned round to say “You should be ashamed of yourselves”. Then I thought “Hang on...”, turned round and said “Wait – are you English?” One was from Liverpool and the other from Brighton; I talked to them for a short while, but I can’t really remember what about. And after the gig, I had to wait an hour for the bus (it was a bank holiday, so the buses came every half an hour – obviously the first one got packed out cos everyone had JUST BEEN TO A GIG), but that was alright, cos I just chatted to some people who were waiting for the same bus.

Anyway, that was that – in conclusion, it was a lovely gig.