ROCKERPARIS

jeudi 8 décembre 2011

Pearl Jam European Tour 2012 announced

Pearl Jam 2012 European/UK Tour
Los Angeles punk rockers X will serve as the support act for all Pearl Jam’s own headlining shows.

20.06 Manchester (men arena)
23.06 Isle of wight -festival-
26.06 Amsterdam (ziggo dome)
29.06 Werchter -festival-
30.06 Arras -festival-
04.07 Berlin (o2 arena)
07.07. Stockholm (globe)
09.07. Oslo (spektrum)

10.07. Copenhagen (forum)

Smith & Burrows @ Fleche d'Or, Paris Dec 07 2011

Far from being full tonight when we get @ Fleche d'Or after coming from The Horrors @ Bataclan.
First Aid Kit & Liz Green had already played their set
beautiful setting for the stage with Trees, fairy lights ...
No drummer tonigth just a guy on trumpet in the back, a cello played, a keyboard played and the singer of The Editors (also on piano and guitar) and the former drummer from Razorlight who's on vocals, guitar and piano.
Lots of covers from different bands ( Black , REM and others...) plus some christmas songs.
it's a very laid-back and relaxed concert, It's like seeing friends playing songs in your apartment for a kids party.
There was even a raffle to get some merchandising and a bottle of wine before the encore.

setlist

I didn't know what to expect as I was invited by friends when I was leaving the Bataclan , where The Horrors had just played, I'm glad I attended as They've done a great set.

reminder:
Razorlight @ Fleche d'Or Feb 2011, @ Bataclan in 2008
The Editors @ Olympia 2010, @ Bataclan 2009

The Horrors @ Bataclan, Paris dec 07 2011

We're getting into the Bataclan just as The Horrors are getting on stage, the pit is packed but there are seats left on the balcony upstairs.
As usual with The Horrors the lightning is "atmospheric", we already saw them @ Rock en Seine festival and we enjoyed it.

Tonight we're less convinced by their psyche-rock heavily influenced by Joy Division. Songs are sounding too much the same.
Good show nevertheless but it could have been better. Short set 65 min

setlist:( same every night on this tour)

Changing The Rain
Who Can Say
I Can See Through You
Scarlet Fields
Dive In
Endless Blue
Sea Within A Sea
Still Life

-encore-
9.Mirror's Image
10.Three Decades
11.Moving Further Away

mercredi 7 décembre 2011

The Ting Tings & Charlotte Gainsbourg to play private shows in Paris this week

The Ting Tings will play a private corporate show @ Caroussel du louvre on thursday (dec 08) for an internet Convention.

Charlotte Gainsbourg will play @ L'Album de la Semaine on saturday ( Dec 11) to promote her new Live album.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds @ Casino de Paris, Dec 06 2011

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds @ Casino de Paris, Dec 06 2011
& Electric Soft Parade

Electric Soft Parade

When we get in the support band was already on stage, part of the audience wanted them out, they took it with a laugh; too bad they've done a great set ending with a smashing ten minutes song. I've been told later that it was Electric Soft Parade, I remember now that i probably saw them many years ago opening for another band ( may be Oasis) at the Royal albert Hall.
They really deserve more success.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

This gig has been sold-out almost immediately when it went on sale, I understand why, it's full of English singing No-el for the whole set.
The band has a powerful sound and a great white light show.
The whole gig is being recorded by French tv Canal+ for a future broadcast, they've already did it last time Oasis played at the tiny Bataclan theatre in Nov 2008.

We haven't heard the record yet but we heard the single and it is sounding very good.
so it's no surprise that Noel's band is sounding much better than Oasis, probably because he's singing all the songs.
Needless to tell you that we're not Oasis fans over here.
Noel is alternating between acoustic & electric guitar, he's not a fantastic guitar player but he has very good songs including the Oasis ones which are sounding ten times better when he's singing them.
A few heavy tunes and some acoustic moments including acoustic versions of "Wonderwall", "Supersonic"...
He had a few requests but he preferred to stick to the setlist, he also had a few funny chats with some English members of the audience.