True, but I still don't read links associated with Vice
― i like to trump and i am crazy (DJP), Wednesday, 9 March 2016 13:06 (eight years ago) link
Lush are playing a warm up show in Hackney April 11th btw
― Just noise and screaming and no musical value at all. (Colonel Poo), Friday, 1 April 2016 09:55 (eight years ago) link
Ticket link?
― Chewshabadoo, Friday, 1 April 2016 09:59 (eight years ago) link
http://www.alt-tickets.co.uk/lush-tickets
― Just noise and screaming and no musical value at all. (Colonel Poo), Friday, 1 April 2016 10:00 (eight years ago) link
Good timing cos I'm working in London that day!
Actually, £26 has put me off :)
― Chewshabadoo, Friday, 1 April 2016 10:01 (eight years ago) link
Yeah it nearly did for me as well tbh, but it has been almost 20 years since I last saw them and it's a small venue, no dealing with Roundhouse crowds.
― Just noise and screaming and no musical value at all. (Colonel Poo), Friday, 1 April 2016 10:03 (eight years ago) link
So this is tonight! No support band, on stage at 8:30.
I only saw Lush twice and both times it was during the Britpop years, just slightly too young to see them in the early 90s, apparently their setlist will be drawing heavily from the early stuff on this tour, much like Ride I guess.
― Just noise and screaming and no musical value at all. (Colonel Poo), Monday, 11 April 2016 13:17 (eight years ago) link
Enjoy. I'm glad they'll be focusing on the earlier stuff (as I was with Ride) as I didn't listen to much they did after Spooky.
― Lionel Richie the Wardrobe (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Monday, 11 April 2016 13:43 (eight years ago) link
i know Split is considered to be a lost classic but they hated making it. i'm guessing setlists would pretty much resemble the Ciao 'Best Of' but i'd be happy if it was mostly pre-Split tbh. now i just have to avoid seeing the setlists for another 6 months after they shifted the Manchester date around from May to November.
― piscesx, Monday, 11 April 2016 13:54 (eight years ago) link
SPOILERS
http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/lush/2016/oslo-london-england-5bf19778.html
― piscesx, Monday, 11 April 2016 22:02 (eight years ago) link
Was great. Emma fluffed the solo on hypocrite but that was early on and they were pretty tight after that. I was struggling to think what I'd've liked them to play and only came up with nothing natural. Of course my fucking train was cancelled but luckily there's one more.
― Just noise and screaming and no musical value at all. (Colonel Poo), Monday, 11 April 2016 22:28 (eight years ago) link
sounds excellent judging from reports. saw their last ever Uk gig in 96, bit gutted to have missed the first one since. and yeah no Nothing Natural is weird.
― piscesx, Monday, 11 April 2016 23:06 (eight years ago) link
My sister came to visit me in Reading while I was at uni there in 1996 and Lush were playing and she somehow lost her ticket on the way down. We walked all the way back looking for it but didn't find it. I went back and watched them on my own anyway. We did eventually see them together a couple of months later at phoenix festival. I was 19 she was 16. Tbh I only really remember that they played their Zounds cover at the end
― Just noise and screaming and no musical value at all. (Colonel Poo), Monday, 11 April 2016 23:13 (eight years ago) link
Review, set list, videoshttp://www.brooklynvegan.com/lush-played-london-their-first-show-in-nearly-20-years-pics-video-setlist/
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 12 April 2016 09:47 (eight years ago) link
tonight's LA show is being postponed til the 25th
http://buzzbands.la/2016/04/14/lush-show-postponed/
― piscesx, Thursday, 14 April 2016 17:33 (eight years ago) link
Out of Coachella too. Visa problems, I think.
― Lionel Richie the Wardrobe (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Saturday, 16 April 2016 08:44 (eight years ago) link
this Visa stuff sounds bloody crazy.
in the meantime this is excellent
http://4ad.com/forewords/choruslines/
― piscesx, Saturday, 16 April 2016 21:55 (eight years ago) link
Miki: Steve left after our 'secret' support appearance with Ride at ULU in London, in December 1991. To be honest, when Lush started, we needed a bassist and I asked Steve because he was a nice bloke, not because he was an amazing bass player! His taste in music was quite different to ours and I don't think he even liked any 4AD bands. Once he'd had the experience of a headline tour and making a record, he was done.
Steve: I'd had a brilliant time in the band but I wasn't keen to get on the tour-record-tour bandwagon which I could see looming, so I got out while I was still enjoying it. I missed Miki, Chris and Emma, but I spent my first year out of Lush travelling round the world with my girlfriend and it was the best thing I ever did so I didn't regret leaving.
^ Interesting. I was wondering why they had chosen to go with Phil rather than Steve for the reunion. I was at that gig (the Ride one) and I remember them announcing that it was Steve's final gig with them.
― Lionel Richie the Wardrobe (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Saturday, 16 April 2016 22:46 (eight years ago) link
yeah some fascinating stuff in this. good to hear from Steve again. i recall the last gig i saw with him (October '91) they said he was going off 'to write a book'. i sorta forgot just how 'different' each of the first 3 EPS/singles sounded, each having a different producer. they don't sound that separate from each other now.
had to lol at this
Emma: I remember a meeting at Columbia. While they were schmoozing us with all the amazing things they were going to do for us, one of their people was sitting next to me taking notes. I caught a glimpse of his notepad and he'd written: "We already have Ultra Vivid Scene, do we need this band as well?"
― piscesx, Saturday, 16 April 2016 23:04 (eight years ago) link
And my interview with Miki!
http://www.sfgate.com/music/article/After-two-decades-British-band-Lush-returns-to-7245970.php
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 21 April 2016 01:15 (eight years ago) link
Neg Raggett is a freelancer writer.
lol is that your PUA name?
― Just noise and screaming and no musical value at all. (Colonel Poo), Thursday, 21 April 2016 08:40 (eight years ago) link
Having seen the set lists for the two gigs they've actually managed to play, it doesn't look like they're going to play my favourite (Ocean) or one that I thought they would definitely play (Nothing Natural).
― Lionel Richie the Wardrobe (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Thursday, 21 April 2016 09:09 (eight years ago) link
xpost -- Good ol' Neg.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 21 April 2016 14:21 (eight years ago) link
Neg Radget
― i like to trump and i am crazy (DJP), Thursday, 21 April 2016 14:21 (eight years ago) link
Neg Ratchet
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 21 April 2016 14:43 (eight years ago) link
lol
― how's life, Thursday, 21 April 2016 14:48 (eight years ago) link
I'm at The Roundhouse. They'll be on in an hour. Support band is awful.
― Lionel Richie the Wardrobe (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Saturday, 7 May 2016 19:22 (eight years ago) link
Support band were so irritating. "Tallyho, gollygosh this is a big crowd" put down your Innocent smoothie please
Lush were ace despite not doing "Nothing Natural", and the dedication to Chris had me a little teary.
― boxedjoy, Sunday, 8 May 2016 07:45 (eight years ago) link
As someone who didn't see them in the 90s,they were fantastic. It's been a long time since I've heard guitars sound that good. Also Miki was clearly having the time of her life up there.
They were literally giving tickets away outside though.
― Matt DC, Sunday, 8 May 2016 11:53 (eight years ago) link
who was the support?
― akm, Sunday, 8 May 2016 20:27 (eight years ago) link
oh Pixx. she's on 4ad. I liked one song I heard about a year ago
― akm, Sunday, 8 May 2016 20:28 (eight years ago) link
?
It wasn't Pixx last night, some group called Spectres
― Lionel Richie the Wardrobe (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Sunday, 8 May 2016 20:31 (eight years ago) link
I was there on Saturday. First time I'd seen Lush since Glastonbury 1992, and they were just great. Very fortysomething-pleasing. And though I love Lovelife, I was pleasantly surprised that they didn't draw much from it for their set.
― painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture (DavidM), Monday, 9 May 2016 10:28 (eight years ago) link
New EP is swell. "Lost Boy" the highlight for me so far.
― Ys Man a.k.a. Have One on G (geoffreyess), Tuesday, 10 May 2016 02:48 (eight years ago) link
I wasn't as close for the Chicago show Sunday night as I was for Belly on Saturday, but I did get a few pics you can see here. I love that Phil King was just wearing a black t-shirt that said SHOEGAZE in white letters.
https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/14379927_10209618056464937_121885206211117349_o.jpg
― Cumstaun (Phil D.), Wednesday, 21 September 2016 01:37 (seven years ago) link
How were they?
― Brevs Mekis (dandydonweiner), Wednesday, 21 September 2016 02:28 (seven years ago) link
Outstanding -- just like with Belly, they haven't missed a beat. Miki plays that 12-string -- and the Gibson Firebird she switched to for a few songs -- with amazing ferocity, and Emma sounds as great as ever. Rhythm section was super-tight. They opened with De-Luxe and it was like being back in 1991.
Full set list:
De-LuxeBreezeKiss ChaseHypocriteLovelifeThoughtformsLight From a Dead StarUndertowLit UpScarletEtherielDesire LinesFor LoveOut of ControlLadykillersDownerSweetness and Light
Encore:Lost BoyNothing NaturalLeaves Me Cold
Encore 2:Monochrome
― Cumstaun (Phil D.), Wednesday, 21 September 2016 11:51 (seven years ago) link
am so jealous. Thanks for posting pics Phil.
― Brevs Mekis (dandydonweiner), Wednesday, 21 September 2016 12:00 (seven years ago) link
I am so gutted they didn't do Nothing Natural when they were in London
― boxedjoy, Wednesday, 21 September 2016 12:19 (seven years ago) link
Saw them in Boston, equally great. Miki was pretty funny, "Do you remember this one? That's because you're fucking OLD!" Also said "If you have teenagers, you'll relate to this song" before they played "Out Of Control" from the new EP.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Wednesday, 21 September 2016 15:18 (seven years ago) link
Someone put up De-Luxe from the show the other night. Does not capture Miki's frequent between-song vaping.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DhH07e_yzg
― Cumstaun (Phil D.), Thursday, 22 September 2016 20:30 (seven years ago) link
Huh.
Band Statement:
We are very sad to announce the departure of Phil King from the band. As a result, we will no longer be able to appear at the Iceland Airwaves and Rolling Stone Weekender festivals - massive apologies to everyone who was looking forward to seeing us play there. We are in the process of acquiring another bass player and look forward to our final show at Manchester Academy on November 25th.
Phil's twitter:
Before you ask...no comment.
― Just noise and screaming and no musical value at all. (Colonel Poo), Tuesday, 18 October 2016 11:47 (seven years ago) link
Does "final show" mean final show ever? Have they said anything about carrying on vs. stopping?
― heaven parker (anagram), Tuesday, 18 October 2016 12:09 (seven years ago) link
I'll do it!
― thomasintrouble, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 12:33 (seven years ago) link
his twitter said "before you ask, no comment" and then "I would say "I need to spend more time with my family" - but that just makes me sound like a disgraced politician." so who knows; could be a personal family thing.
― akm, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 13:14 (seven years ago) link
it's a weird one.. i mean there were only a few dates left to play. i wonder why he couldn't have hung on a few more days, especially now they've had to cancel some shows. bit of a downer to end the tour on! still i hope they find a bassist. it's been a successful reunion it seems, although cursed with some bad luck (visa hassles, rescheduled dates.. ) 20th anniversary yesterday of Chris Acland's passing too. after this tour i guess that's 'that'?
― piscesx, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 13:35 (seven years ago) link
Hey, if Steve Rippon's not doing anything...
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 14:05 (seven years ago) link
So what really happened with Phil that caused him to up and quit?
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Wednesday, 8 March 2017 04:40 (seven years ago) link
He's in the Jesus And Mary Chain now, by the way:
"Damage and Joy is out March 24 via ADA/Warner Music. It follows the band’s 1998 LP Munki. The new album was recorded with producer Youth. It features contributions from the band’s touring drummer Brian Young, ex-Lush bassist Phil King, and Youth on bass. They’ve so far put out “Always Sad” and “Amputation” from the album."
― StanM, Friday, 17 March 2017 19:52 (seven years ago) link