Wednesday 22nd October 2014 - SHEFFIELD O2 Academy

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Wednesday 22nd October 2014 - SHEFFIELD O2 Academy

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

The home of Pulp, Richard Hawley and Arctic Monkeys. Also Def Leppard, the band who catapulted Mutt Lange to worldwide super producer fame

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Sheffield#Popular_Music

It looks really nice inside, complete with glitterball

http://www.academy-music-group.co.uk/gallery/index.aspx?galleryName=SEARCH_O2%20Academy%20Sheffield#2

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Will the Rats be in the big room?

The £3.5m development includes a large auditorium with a capacity of 2,350 and a secondary smaller room, emulating the success of its multi-room format at other AMG venues across the country, to hold 500.

Over the years, Academy Music Group has built a successful model of venues with varying capacities and as a company is totally committed to supporting new music and emerging talent. The roll-out of smaller rooms, with capacities of 400-600, in regions such as Sheffield is important to the development the Group, the industry and new artists, who need to play in professionally run, production-complete venues in the early stages of their careers.

suss · In the Long Grass

"SHEFFIELD!! Are you Fuc£ing READY?!?!" smile

suss · In the Long Grass

Just getting prepared with a little Barefootin' biggrin

-- Edited by suss on Wednesday 22nd of October 2014 04:12:15 PM

Scottie · Loudmouth

Just told them on twitter that Boomtown is all one word. You would think they would know.

bigbosscentral · House on Fire

what was the setlist in sheffield?

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Scottie wrote:
Just told them on twitter that Boomtown is all one word. You would think they would know.

By rights, it should be two words if they followed Bound for Glory to the letter...

...an' yore letter, an' yore pack of mangy curs! Boom town rats!...

...Hooray fer th' tanks! That'll teach a lesson To th' boom town rats!...

I think they'd have been better off dropping off the adjective and just calling themselves The Rats ala The Damned, The Clash, The Jam, The Stranglers etc.

There was a band called The Rats back in the sixties which had Mick Ronson on guitar. And Curt Wild was the lead singer of the Rats in Velvet Goldmine.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

suss wrote:
Just getting prepared with a little Barefootin'
You see the Rats in everything. Funnily enough, I bought the Barefoot Sauvignon Blanc yesterday at the local Waitrose.
In future, I shall stock the cellar with Rat themed wines. I shall start with House wine on Fire...
(I'll get my coat)

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

bigbosscentral wrote:
what was the setlist in sheffield?

http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-boomtown-rats/2014/o2-academy-sheffield-england-43cccb6b.html

Still keeping Having My Picture Taken in reserve for the southern dates.

(I Never Loved) Eva Braun
Like Clockwork
Neon Heart
(She's Gonna) Do You In
Someone's Looking at You
Banana Republic
She's So Modern
I Don't Like Mondays
Close As You'll Ever Be
Mary of the 4th Form / I Wanna Be Your Man / Boom Boom
Looking After No. 1
Rat Trap

Encore:

All The Rage
Diamond Smiles

Encore 2:

The Boomtown Rats

suss · In the Long Grass

Great to hear All the Rage reinstated, but as Bob pointed out at end of song, came as a surprise to him and most of band. Garry just launched into it, with slightly elongated guitar intro until the others realised what was going on.

Good sound and vibe in Sheffield, even if the numbers were slightly down on some others, maybe 600-700 there?

bigbosscentral · House on Fire

Thanks for the setlists! Much appreciated