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jyllinge wrote: Tue 07 Apr 2026, 8:44 am Who were the musicians?

Claire Uchima from the Dreamworld tour and Max (forgot his surname), their new drummer.

What a fantastic night - was smiling and sometimes crying - and what a setlist. Totally happy!

Cool setlist! Though some songs are actually not that rare. "Two divided by zero" and "Do I have to?" were both played on the Pandemonium Tour for example, and that setlist also included "King's Cross".

A bit ballad heavy maybe, but some of my favourite B-sides there like "Hit and Miss","After the event" and "Your funny uncle"! I really hope these concerts are filmed or at least recorded.

Brilliant night.

Highlights for me were the crowd chanting back “Will o the wisp”, “It’s not all football and fags”, and “Come on” (during After the event). Songs that 99% of people you meet would never know, but here, everyone loves!

The sound balance where I was standing was a bit ropey at times and I’d have preferred a few more bangers but you can’t really complain when those slow songs include Kings Cross, Your funny uncle and Later tonight.

Oh, and when One in a million mashed into Mr Vain I could finally pretend I was watching them in Rio in 1994!

Also enjoyed chatting to the Podcast Boys!

All in all, feel very privileged to have been there.




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Absolutely awesome night. Great people, many from overseas. Some were queuing since 5.30/6am. I joined at 4pm and got 4 from the front. Boys were on top form, very jubilant and obviously thoroughly enjoying it. They came on about 8.35pm and finished around 10.20pm. Crowd were enjoying it but Discovery level it wasn’t. Think that having a number of mid-tempo/ ballads and many they’d played before might’ve had a bearing. Was hoping for more 80’s b-sides like IGEYGET, AMCGA, YKWYWW etc but overall what a great night …Mr Vain, Sylvia & a new track too!!

raggatwin wrote: Tue 07 Apr 2026, 12:13 am Crowd were dead

Dance music for wallflowers

Good gig though

The venue used to be 1,100 capacity, but got permission to up that to 1,500 not so long ago (as far as I'm aware, without any adjustments to the building). We were also about 10-12 "rows" of people back from the stage and it was very tight. But no different to a lot of gigs I've been to over the years at various venues.

The crowd certainly weren't "dead", just squeezed in a bit, making it hard to move. Given that most of us were 50+ in age, I'm not really sure exactly what those saying the crowd were sedated were expecting us to do!

Guessing the grumpy audience members one or two have mentioned just hadn't been to a standing gig like that for some time!

I loved the night. For many of the reasons others have stated. I think Neil and Chris enjoy these smaller, club-sized gigs as they so rarely play them.

What was the name of the "sleazy" Camden pub Neil said they used to go into, that had recently reopened?

I dare to write my opinion:
I must honestly say I am disappointed about the setlist as I was expecting a more party set and for
me there are not too much Obscure songs more obvious songs. And too many slow songs in a row. And too many
which were played already on more tours. I know that they never said we play 100% songs which were never played live.
And I know that still 11 songs missing. I go Thursday and Friday and will probably hear 5 till 6 other than in that first setlist
For instance at the end: 4 slow songs in a row with why don't we in-between and the 4 slow songs as an encore.
Ok Midtempo The way it used...

2/0 and Why don't we... were played on each Pandemonium concert. Why not choose Tonight is forever and I want a lover.

And what about some uplifting songs like:
Saturday night forever
Happy People
Radiophonic
Falling
I get excited
The boy who couldn´t

Or Obscure songs like:
A man could get arrested
One of the crowd
An open mind
Sense of time


Writting this, it could be that one of those above mentioned songs are played when I attend but
for me there are too many slow songs. This is my opinion and I know they can´t please anyone
at the same time. But for me there are songs which I would listen to when lying on a couch
and not at a concert.

TwizzleUK wrote: Tue 07 Apr 2026, 9:40 am What was the name of the "sleazy" Camden pub Neil said they used to go into, that had recently reopened?

Black cap

kokowski wrote: Tue 07 Apr 2026, 9:07 am Was the balcony open for everybody?

Most of it was - there are some reserved seats directly in front of the stage and the left side section (as you face the stage) was for VIPs ... but the rest was open to all.

rashomon wrote: Tue 07 Apr 2026, 9:54 am

kokowski wrote: Tue 07 Apr 2026, 9:07 am Was the balcony open for everybody?

Most of it was - there are some reserved seats directly in front of the stage and the left side section (as you face the stage) was for VIPs ... but the rest was open to all.

But there is only that one balcony on the left side?

I loved it. I cried way too much. Neil was great, voice sounded really good. They both smiled a lot. Crowd had fun. Gorgeous venue. My 18yr old daughter enjoyed it and she only knew half of the songs. It was a lovely night for their fans. Perhaps there might be an Obscure II in a couple of years - who knows? I'd pay for it again. But if that was it, i'm happy. Happy sad of course.

raggatwin wrote: Tue 07 Apr 2026, 7:44 am

redsock wrote: Tue 07 Apr 2026, 7:19 am Looking forward to Wednesday.

What was the time when people left the gig? Heard some say 10pm others 10.30pm. That's a big discrepancy. Need to get to friends in Wanstead before the buses stop.

You need to get the overground from Camden Road to Stratford and then get a bus. Wanstead is a long way from Camden on a bus

Cheers.

Was probably thinking northern line south and then the Elizabeth line, then?

To Face The Truth snippet :
Sorry wanted to enjoy and be in the moment so not the whole thing. Lol. But EVERYONE sang along to this

https://youtu.be/MoNRiGuXnpo?si=4j3ktFcGlaKKkl48

TwizzleUK wrote: Tue 07 Apr 2026, 9:40 am What was the name of the "sleazy" Camden pub Neil said they used to go into, that had recently reopened?

The Black Cap