Rokia Traoré + Concrete Knives @ Hotel de Ville, Paris , July 20 2013

Rokia Traoré + Concrete Knives @ Hotel de Ville, Paris , July 20 2013

Back at Hotel de Ville for this Free festival, We already saw Rokia Traoré @ UNESCO for the Evening of Solidarity with Mali in February  where she was invited to perform with other Afrivcan artists , at the time she only played a couple of songs. We have a bit more tonight 25-30 min set.

Pop-Rock with African rhythms, nice. Better when she's singing in English than in French. 

Then we have Concrete Knives, a french indie-pop band with, once again , African Rhythms, The kind of music to dance to.

Not really our stuff but very enjoyable and a singer very "French Chic" with the attitude of Jeunes Gens modernes.

Babyshambles + Jake Bugg @ Soirs d'été, Place de la République, Paris July 08 2013

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Babyshambles + Jake Bugg @ Soirs d'été, Place de la  République, Paris July 08 2013

Free concert on Place de la République

Puggy 8:00pm

Jake Bugg 9:20 pm
Babyshambles 10:30pm

 Also playing in Paris tonight:

Brian May + Kerry Ellis @ Cigale...
The Beach Boys @ Olympia...
Otis Taylor @ New Morning...

Many gigs tonight in Paris, we chose to stick with BABYSHAMBLES for their LIVE return to Paris. It's been may years, way too long. I guess we all have enough  of Peter's shambolic acoustic gigs.

We want some proper Rock 'n Roll and BABYSHAMBLES is the right band.

Jake Bugg is opening, we already saw him once @ L'Album de la Semaine TV show. He's OK, the audience likes him. Lots of beautiful girls in the audience but it seems that many people are here just to be with their friends , talking and having a drink, more than to attend a proper rock concerts.

Then we have a walk backstage, the band is ready, Peter still in his port cabin. We walk on stage with them and their entourage.
Of Course we have a perfect view, not sure but it sounds like they've played the new single ( just heard it on the BBC, it's rockin' and smokin') then some of the hits including "Fuck Forever", the last song of a VERY short set, no more than 30 min.

The band is tight and Peter in fine spirit.

Really nice show but 30 min ?!? Come on guys !!!

As soon as Pete's leaving the stage he's caught by OUi fm for a very short interview , behind the stage we can still hear the audience asking for more.But the band won't go back, too bad.

Legendary photographer Bob Gruen is seen hanging around backstage.

SETLIST:(correct)
Fireman
Delivery
Nothing Comes to Nothing (new single)

 I Wish
Maybelline

Les Copains d'abord/ Killamangiro
Pipedown
Fuck Forever

Live on oui Fm:

"Fuck Forever"


Babyshambles' new single: "Nothing comes with nothing" (sounds great)



Archives:
Peter @ Bus Palladium March 19 2013; Peter & Babyshambles @ Le Fontania March 22 2013
Peter @ Maroquinerie Feb 2013, Peter @ Olympia March 21 2012
Peter @ We Love Green Festival 2011
Check our reviews of ( all but two) Peter Doherty's solo shows for 2010 in Paris:
Pics & reviews : 1) Fleche d'Or 2) Joseph Store 3) Truskel1 4) Truskel2 4) Truskel3 5) Maroquinerie

The WHO ( Part 2 ) @ Paris Bercy, July 30 2013

The WHO ( Part 2 ) @ Paris Bercy, July 30 2013

Great show !

Sixto Rodriguez @ Cigale, show N°3, Paris June 05 2013

Sixto Rodriguez @ Cigale, show N°3, Paris June 05 2013

  SIXTO RODRIGUEZ : Résurrection à la Cigale.Hallelujah !!!

 

Hard to believe, after probably the worst shows I've been to this year 2013, that RODRIGUEZ will be alive & kicking tonight !

8:30 pm and Rodriguez is getting on stage. He has a voice, the band is playing better, the atmosphere is religious with real fans attending and not some of the posh bitches I saw at the Zénith for both shows.We even had a couple of youngsters getting on stage to sing with him and thank him. That was fun and harmless but not very respectful to a 70 year old man !

Ok he's still asking for wine between songs , but his valet was reluctant giving some to him so he had to be patient to have a glass... for the better.

His voice was a bit weak after a few songs but much better than yesterday.

Still lots of cover songs tonight: "La vie en rose","c'est si bon",  "I only have eyes for you", Carl Perkins' "Blue suede shoes", Bob Dylan's" Like a rolling stone"and a couple of ohers, some of his own songs are edited but we had a VERY GOOD SHOW. It was night & Day compare to the Zénith shows !

70 min show

Hallelujah !!!

 

anyone has the complete setlist ?


review for show N° 1 @ Zénith June 03 2012, Show N° 2 @ Zénith June 04 2013
 

Sixto Rodriguez @ Zénith , show n°2, Paris June 04 2013

Sixto Rodriguez  @ Zénith , show n°2, Paris June 04 2013

Another sold-out show for RODRIGUEZ @ the 6500 seats capacity Zénith in Paris.
Another sad show: the voice is weak, songs are under-rehearsed (in fact not at all I've been told), Rodriguez is editing songs, constantly asking for more wine between songs.
Sometimes I was wondering if I was not at a Peter Doherty show.
So sad.
Many people left before the end, and after talking to many people They all thought it was pathetic and that his family should leave him alone now that he's successful and has money.
Couldn't be more true.

 review for his show yesterday is here
Show N°3 @ Cigale June 05 2013 HERE

 60 min show