Obscure SPOILER thread - set lists, reviews etc

[NOBODY75]

It's logical and understandable. But again, thanks to those who took the trouble to record parts of the concerts. Those of us who couldn't attend were at least able to see and capture a small part of what happened there, which is more than nothing. Personally, the video I'm most envious of for not having been there is the one with Miserablism.

[DYSMC2009]

As for a proper single off a possible live album, I know many are suggesting Miserablism, but I'd strongly recommend King's Cross, Positive Role Model or After the Event, too.

I was surprised how well Positive Role Model worked live, it's a song I dislike and it was a banger in the moment. One thing it really drives home is how little the YouTube videos capture the atmosphere of the show.

It was great at Glastonbury live around 2000. I am not surprised at all at how well it went down. I think Neil's performance definitely improved.

I agree with you about the YouTube videos - it was sustained, high energy and enthusiasm throughout most of the shows, with people singing along even to the most obscure songs. I am sure most, if not all, videos were recorded with not high-quality cameras, or at suboptimal settings, which can make it hard to capture it accurately.

[canveyboy]

It’s a real shame they didn’t decide to film these shows - I saw Billie Eilish at Electric Ballroom with my daughter, a couple of years ago and the whole thing was filmed. She released two live music videos on her YouTube channel and they look great!

I guess the best we can hope for now is a live album of some sort!

[alternativeformat]

I've seen various spreadsheets for the Obscure shows; hoping this one isn't redundant to someone else's efforts. It emphasizes the number of times a song was performed and aids in seeing the evolution of the sequence and inclusions over the week. Hope it's fun for others to look at, too. (And that Tapatalk makes it legible.)

Thanks again to @TheGardner for compiling the data!

Sent from my Pixel 10 Pro XL using Tapatalk

[nicmtrt]

I don't know if this information has been posted here already, but here is the famous original Spotify playlist put together by Chris as a place to start thinking of the Obscure setlist. This is mentioned in the news section of the last issue of Annually :

Two Divided By Zero
Later Tonight
Jack The Lad
King's Cross
A New life
Do i Have To?
Your Funny Uncle
To Face The Truth
Only The Wind
My October Symphony
Nervously
We All Feel Better In The Dark (extended mix)
Music For Boys (ambient mix)
A Different Point Of View
Dreaming Of The Queen
The Theatre
To Speak Is A Sin
Young Offender
One In A Million
Forever In Love
Shameless
Decadence
One Thing Leads To Another
It Always Comes As A Surprise
Up Against It
The Survivors
Hit And Miss
The Boy Who Couldn't Keep His Clothes On
Happiness Is An Option
For All Of Us
The Ghost Of Myself
Positive Role Model
Birthday Boy
E-Mail
Sexy Northerner
Always
Bright Young Things
Blue On Blue
Love Life
I Made My Excuses And Left
Luna Park
Casanova In Hell
The Performance Of My Life
After The Event
Transfer
This Used To Be The Future
Beautiful People
King Of Rome
The Way It Used To Be
Night Song
Hold On
Requiem In Denim And Leopardskin
Inside A Dream
You Are The One
Hoping For A Miracle
In His Imagination
In Bits
New Boy
Love Is The Law
Party In The Blitz
Through You
Everybody Will Dance

As Chris says in Annually : "I've realised that everybody is going to be disappointed, because we aren't going to play what they want".

[GalataPSB]

Classic Pop Magazine - June 2026

[dylanww73]

"...so good it's worthy of becoming a B-side."

[nicmtrt]

Should we use this thread for the Obskur shows or create a new one ?

[leesmapman]

Keep it here, I guess. It's the same tour

Verstuurd vanaf mijn SM-A528B met Tapatalk

[DopeFiend]

There's a thread for Obskur where we've been discussing it.
viewtopic.php?t=38983

[rathound]

Classic Pop Magazine - June 2026

I once played football against the author of that piece - John Earls. He was in goal, and I took it past him and he absolutely wiped me out with a terrible tackle.

[Vintage Youth]

'Earls' will always be the Teletext Guy to me. RIP Planet Sound!!

[redsock]

'Earls' will always be the Teletext Guy to me. RIP Planet Sound!!

Rebecca Nahid on the attack ...

[TheGardner]

Setlist Day One
--------------------------

01. INTRO – NIGHT FALLS (from Battleship Potemkin)
02. POSITIVE ROLE MODEL
03. WILL-O-THE-WHISP
04. AFTER THE EVENT
05. TWO DIVIDED BY ZERO
06. JACK THE LAD
07. TO FACE THE TRUTH
08. HIT AND MISS
09. BET SHE'S NOT MY GIRLFRIEND
10. ONE IN A MILLION/MR VAIN (no Sylvia)
11. PARTY IN THE BLITZ (w/Simon Tellier sung and on Guitar)
12. SEXY NORTHERNER (w/Simon Tellier on Guitar)
13. THE RESURRECTIONIST (w/Simon Tellier on Guitar)
14. IT COULD'T HAPPEN HERE
15. MISERABLISM
16. KING OF ROME
17. KINGS CROSS
18. LOVE IS THE LAW (w/Simon Tellier on Guitar)
19. WHY DON'T WE LIVE TOGETHER?
20. REQUIEM IN DENIM AND LEOPARD SKIN (w/Simon Tellier on Guitar)

(Encore/Break)
21. YOUR FUNNY UNCLE
22. THE WAY IT USED TO BE
23. LATER TONIGHT
24. I DREAM OF A BETTER TOMORROW


* started new after interruption

[nicmtrt]

Battleship Potemkin