Friday, July 07, 2006

Flaming Lips / Bob Dylan - Nowlan Park, Kilkenny June 24















Never missing a Flaming Lips show in this country again, absolutely the best live band I've seen so far in my short life. Santas, Aliens, Giant Hands, Giant Spacemen, Confetti Cannons and a setlist of songs which are twice as good in front of an audience.

Could Bawb meet this band head on and deliver a class performance? I'm not up on giving a verdict on that because between acts I helped myself to a large portion of Cranberry Juice and Gin which took hold very very quickly and the rest of the night is a blur.







I remember certain songs - I also remember annoying some old guy who made the mistake of telling me that he had gone to see Dylan in Cafe Wha? in the early 60's. I probably told him about the photo below and wrecked his head for information while dancing like a fool.













This is Dylans Setlist for that gig

It's got a few personal favourites on it; Stuck inside of memphis, Summer Days and Absolutely Sweet Marie (arrr, now I remember screaming along to the 'six white horses' verse). Got talking to someone else before the encore and we were trying to outnerd each other with our Dylan knowlege. He'd been to see Dylan play in the 70's which I could'nt beat because I wasnt born and he also had a bob tattoo on his leg. Can't beat that either. But I can take a photo of it so I did...
















This is worth seeing as well; The flaming lips on the Jools Holland Show. If you dont get a kick out of this, you're just a jontas.
The W.A.N.D (The Will Always Negates Defeat)
Warpigs (Black Sabbath Cover)