Franz Ferdinand + Yo Majesty + Get well soon Festival des Inrocks Paris Cigale Nov 13th 2008

Festival des Inrocks , Live @ La Cigale in Paris on Nov 13th 2008 with Franz Ferdinand , Yo Majesty and Get Well Soon.

Of course, the show was SOLD-OUT a long time ago almost as soon as Franz Ferdinand was announced.
First band to play is Get Well Soon, they've done a decent set , it's their first record and probably first time in Paris. They've listen to Radiohead's OK Computer too many times , just imagine an indie Radiohead without the electronic and with a trumpet player ( who was stunning ) and you have a guess to what Get Well Soon sound like. Promising for the future.
Then we had Yo Majesty , what the FUCK were they doing here ? Two black girls and a DJ escaped from south central or the Bronx rapping over some electronic shit.
The music is crap but they were enjoyable , they know how to work an audience.

Franz Ferdinand ended the Festival in style. Can we call this a festival with only 3 bands playing between 35 min and 60 min ?
I like them very much LIVE and we were not disappointed at all.
From start to finish they've rocked La Cigale. Many people tried to get on the stage and crowdsurfing to everyone's delight in a lively atmosphere, everyone was jumping up and down in the pit.( see video )
These guys are having fun and we're having fun too.
The set was very short ( 60 min with the encore , COME ON guys you can do longer than this !!! ) but they've pleased Paris by playing a greatest hits gig.
One of the best show i've seen for a few months.

SETLIST : ( TBC )
Bite Hard ( new song )
Do You Want To
Matinée
Kathryn, Kiss Me
Walk Away
40 Ft.
Turn it on
Take Me Out
Ulysses (new song )
What She Came For
Michael
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The Outsiders
This Fire
- they may have play another new song ? -

Nice view from the balcony

Mitch Mitchell ( drummer for Jimi Hendrix ) found dead

Sad news as Mitch Mitchell drummer in the Jimi Hendrix Experience was found dead this morning in a Portland hotel room.
He was the last surviving member of the band ( Noel Redding died a few years ago ).

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008383077_webdrummer12m.html?syndication=rss

THE FACES to reform with Rod Stewart & Ronnie Wood

Hi everybody

-THE FACES ARE BACK TOGETHER-

Very good news from London , my friend Ray Morrissey met Rod Stewart yesterday night at a party at the Claridge Hotel in London. And Rod told him that he was meeting up with Ronnie on monday for their first rehearsal just to check if they can remember the song .
Current Rod Stewart bass player will join as Ronnie Lane died a few years ago.

Here's the link to my friend's website : http://www.raysgigs.com/raynews.php
This news is so big that the NME took it from his site :http://www.nme.com/news/faces/41015

Hope they will tour in continental europe.

OASIS @ Bataclan Paris Nov 10th 2008

Oasis Live at the Bataclan in Paris ... at last .
Gig was supposed to take place on sept 30th and was posponed because of what happened to Noel Gallagher In Canada. Fuckin' Canadians.
Adam Green and Gary Moore are also playing tonight in Paris and i really would have prefer to go to Gary Moore, but seeing Oasis in a theatre is something you can't miss as they're filling up stadiums in England.
They will be back in Paris in Bercy next year in March.

The marquee & setlist

I' m not a big fan , i've seen them a few times and i always though they were a bit average on cd and on stage.
Can't say anything on the poor guy who is opening tonight , one song was enough so we left for the bar.
The show is recorded for Canal+ TV ( to be broadcasted December the 11th at 10 :30 pm ) so there are a few cameras , strange enough the lightning is shit they've played most of the first part in the dark.
I didn't know that but the show was broadcasted live on France Inter radio.
http://www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/ev/fiche.php?ev_id=529
Sorry no picture for this gig as , Patrice Guino , our photographer didn't bother.
Liam and Noel are very static so are the other members of the band and the bros are not really communicating with the audience as least we didn't hear Liam saying "fuck" at all, times they are a changing.
After Liam threw his tambourine in the audience it took 2-3 songs for someone to finally get it, ten people were fighting like mad to get it. That was funny to watch from the balcony.
The setlist is up there , as you can see they've played many old songs at the end.
They've played their usual show , nothing more nothing less, on autopilot.
Thankfully they ended the gig with " I' m the walrus " one of my favorite Beatles song.
Liam threw his microphone to a girl at the end.

contact : irockinparis@yahoo.fr

ULTRAVOX are reforming .

Ultravox are reforming for a full UK tour in April 2009 and includes Hammersmith Apollo on April 24th

This news is from my friend's site : http://www.raysgigs.com/raynews.php

Ray's going to many gigs and lots of parties almost every night in London.
Check his database with concerts from 1973 in London.

Tomorrow OASIS is playing the Bataclan ; pictures, videos and review just after the gig.
well i hope so ...