Electric Picnic. Setlist as it arrives.

RTE 2FM are covering it, Lucy sent me the link

they're on at 10pm right?

Listening to the RTE coverage here now.Guess they not broadcasting NO live then?

Johnny

Webcast http://www.rte.ie/electricpicnic/

Via Sky Channel 0164

No sign yet

Digital Mike wrote: Johnny

Webcast http://www.rte.ie/electricpicnic/

Via Sky Channel 0164

No sign yet

yeha got that webcast on here too.dj is just playing records and is just listing artists they have coming up.

oh hang on.he just mentioned "New Order are baning away on the main (?) satge as we speak,its all going off here" didnt say if they gonna broadcast it though.

sky 164 yer say Mike? i'll put that on too

It's on Radio Johnny

Found sirens on the radio channel not the web one they are playing two radio shows one on normal radio and one on the web sirens then transmish now

I've got the RTE radio special on, but I ain't hearing no NO!

oldmonkey wrote: I've got the RTE radio special on, but I ain't hearing no NO!

Got it now, Krafty starts with Bernard complaining about not being able to sell records!

Good start for your boys shug today nice set so far youd be having your fag bout now mate

Barney sounded like he was gonna cry.

This ain't gonna be a very long set if BLT is sixth!

got it now on SKY 0164

Cheers Mike

BLT now

Shug, every time i see you falling i get down on my knees and i pray, that you buy me a pint

Are NO second on the bill?

The fucking dufus in the studio has left his mic on - every time he moves or picks up a piece of paper we get the noise coming through over the top of the broadcast!

BLT in "live" shock - Steve just triggered the wrong sequence!!!!!

oldmonkey wrote: BLT in "live" shock - Steve just triggered the wrong sequence!!!!!

Thought it sounded off.

Shug wrote: http://www.rte.ie/electricpicnic/

Click the bottom link

Cheers Shug.got it now :)

Christopher Owens wrote: Barney sounded like he was gonna cry.

didnt catch that bit,what he say?

You predicting Temptation Shug, or is the broadcast 5 mins behind real time?

Fook what load of Bollocks at the beginning of True Faith

Sorry for sounding a bit dim, but which song is KW1?

Hopefully someone will be able to turn this rather shite broadcast into a decent recording, including editing the muppet presenter out!

Johnny wrote:

Christopher Owens wrote: Barney sounded like he was gonna cry.

didnt catch that bit,what he say?

After KW1 finshed.

Cheers

Well predicted.

Bastards, get that rap shite off!

FUCKING ADS!!!!!

Whats the point!!!! FFS!

That presenter is gonna get a

Gerry Ryan can fuck off!

Good morning to yer!

Wonder if that's it?

feckin adverts and news now

Bring back Temptation

Ta

Oh boy, they found a body.

2-3-5-16-17-38 your lottery numbers, winner in the midlands

ah, there's temptation again

back! end of temptation. grr

Short set - only nine songs! Shortest since about 1986 I think!

WTF was Hooky on about?

Why does Barney have to screech like that during LWTUA???

Why does Barney have to screech like that during LWTUA???

CAHM ON

the dj is singing what a cock

hes even worse than you shug

They must be taking the piss out of us with all these whoops and come-ons! Never heard so many!

The presenter should be shot!

Shug wrote:

oldmonkey wrote: Hopefully someone will be able to turn this rather shite broadcast into a decent recording, including editing the muppet presenter out!

I am recording so will edit this into single tracks the morra, unfortunately the first two tracks sound terrible. I had to reconnect after them and the sound since has been good.

That's good,i'll be round yours for a copy tomorrow

TPK and BM?

TPK

why no age of consent ?

Someone's pressed a wrong button in it - misfiring a bit at the moment. This isn't the tightest of performances, it must be said!

About 10 "CAH MON!" shouts in LWTUA. Hilarious. Who was responsible for all that?

Announcer giving a play by play of the encore break. How many sponges can they put on Steve? "And now Steve's shirt comes off."

"A quick turn-around. That's rock and roll. YES!!"

oldmonkey wrote: They must be taking the piss out of us with all these whoops and come-ons! Never heard so many!

If they play Blue Monday , my Telly gets it

oldmonkey wrote: They must be taking the piss out of us with all these whoops and come-ons! Never heard so many!

That's what I was thinking.

TPK is one of my faves, first time I've heard it live :)

Hope they play it @ Wembley

Shug wrote:

BALDRICK wrote:

Shug wrote:

oldmonkey wrote: Hopefully someone will be able to turn this rather shite broadcast into a decent recording, including editing the muppet presenter out!

I am recording so will edit this into single tracks the morra, unfortunately the first two tracks sound terrible. I had to reconnect after them and the sound since has been good.

That's good,i'll be round yours for a copy tomorrow

Nae bother, I will be putting it to CD in the morning.

Nice one,i'll be round when i get back from Drayton Manor in the evening,Cheers Shugzv!!!!!

TPK segued into BM nice.

i aint been to drayton manor for years

back to gig.nice sex noises sample there and now its BM

Fuck this, cya later

And BM to finish.

I'm assuming that they had already played Crystal and Regret before the broadcast started, can't really see them leaving either of them out, and it would put the set back to a normal length if they had been included.

oldmonkey wrote: And BM to finish.

I'm assuming that they had already played Crystal and Regret before the broadcast started, can't really see them leaving either of them out, and it would put the set back to a normal length if they had been included.

they played this lot apparantly

1Love Vigilantes 2 WFTSC 3 Transmission 4 Krafty 5 KW1 6 BLT 7 True Faith

Nice to see another poster from Pompey mr recycle have you met him shug or tim? see hes listed a few gigs but I dont think Ive met him

Playing the synth line of TPK in the middle of BM vastly improves it. That was nicely shambolic.

Announcer said something about Radioactivity being sampled at the end. Sounded a "bit" like it, but not sure about that.

Nope, not met anyone!

oldmonkey wrote: I'm assuming that they had already played Crystal and Regret before the broadcast started, can't really see them leaving either of them out, and it would put the set back to a normal length if they had been included.

They were left out.

Re order at the wedge later this month there are a few going and also Bournemouh is not far away may meet you then mate

Yeah I'm going to the Wedgies for that, should be a good a night.

Shug wrote: Just had a text from Dave legge.

Apparently they also played Crystal, Regret, 24 Hours and Ceremony!!!!

FUUUUUCCCCCKKKKKK.

Bastard shitey webcast!

i just had a text of Uncle Liam,he said it was an awful crowd

He just sent me that too, it's cos us lot aren't there

I got a text also, whilst i whilst trying to sleep throgh Blue Monday

... and we all thought we were special

Shug wrote: Just had a text from Dave legge.

Apparently they also played Crystal, Regret, 24 Hours and Ceremony!!!!

FUUUUUCCCCCKKKKKK.

Bastard shitey webcast!

Qualitaaay!!!

His Holiness, The Pope wrote: Playing the synth line of TPK in the middle of BM vastly improves it. That was nicely shambolic.

Announcer said something about Radioactivity being sampled at the end. Sounded a "bit" like it, but not sure about that.

it does a bit yeah

The link don´t work

Shug wrote: Just had a phone call from me ole mucker Mr Dave Legge.

Apparently there were a lot of youngsters down the front in the mix and obviously they are not fully trained in the art of moshing yet

Best story so far - Al was drinking bottles of wine which apparently tasted shit and weren't strong. He had 8 or 9 bottles and by the time of the gig he was falling all over the place. I guessed something was up when I didnae receive an update every three or four songs

Dave's words were "He's a fucking disgrace" The rest of the Vikings had a great time though......

The Witchwood revisited

Does Irish radio normally sound as though it comes from Craggy Island? National news, someone has been arrested for posession of Class A drugs!!!

Shug wrote: Just had a phone call from me ole mucker Mr Dave Legge.

Apparently there were a lot of youngsters down the front in the mix and obviously they are not fully trained in the art of moshing yet

Best story so far - Al was drinking bottles of wine which apparently tasted shit and weren't strong. He had 8 or 9 bottles and by the time of the gig he was falling all over the place. I guessed something was up when I didnae receive an update every three or four songs

Dave's words were "He's a fucking disgrace" The rest of the Vikings had a great time though......

My god, great story!! I can see it now - Al trampling on everyone in sight and getting smaller Vikings in a headlock.

Bet he feels shit at this moment!! Hope he remembers the gig.

Thanks to Leggey for pic of Barney in action (on my phone that is)!

Denial_1963 wrote: The link don´t work

You meant "doesn't work"

Nice one Shug.

If anyone wants the full quality version check out here

http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=110441

I recorded it from sky+.

enjoy

Tocknet wrote: Nice one Shug.

If anyone wants the full quality version check out here

http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=110441

I recorded it from sky+.

enjoy

Great! Thanks for putting it up.

cljfx wrote:

Tocknet wrote: Nice one Shug.

If anyone wants the full quality version check out here

http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=110441

I recorded it from sky+.

enjoy

Great! Thanks for putting it up.

I agree with this bloke.

Thanks!

Tocknet wrote: Nice one Shug.

If anyone wants the full quality version check out here

http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=110441

I recorded it from sky+.

enjoy

Thanks a lot mate, I'm grabbing this now. Is this the full show ?

Barney sounds quite pissed during the intro to KW1.

Well done Al - has anyone heard from him yet?

Thanks for the text Liam - Mr Vegas took care of the reply (not that I like telling tales or anything, but I though you should know that it was him!)

(And I had to help him with the spelling!)

Just got an email from Al, he's off to get some kip :)

Shug wrote: Just had a phone call from me ole mucker Mr Dave Legge.

Apparently there were a lot of youngsters down the front in the mix and obviously they are not fully trained in the art of moshing yet

Best story so far - Al was drinking bottles of wine which apparently tasted shit and weren't strong. He had 8 or 9 bottles and by the time of the gig he was falling all over the place. I guessed something was up when I didnae receive an update every three or four songs

Dave's words were "He's a fucking disgrace" The rest of the Vikings had a great time though......

"a fucking disgrace" in a good way, natch

Ness Order wrote:

My god, great story!! I can see it now - Al trampling on everyone in sight and getting smaller Vikings in a headlock.

Bet he feels shit at this moment!! Hope he remembers the gig.

Me being "the smaller Viking"

Falling on top of him as he hit the deck with my head firmly under his arm.

During BLT

And he wondered this morning why he was covered in mud

El Jarvo wrote:

LutonOrder wrote: During BLT

I was still there for BLT!

Not one of my finer moments, going up to the Mixing Desk and demanding the setlist .... er, whilst the band were still actually playing!

Cheers to Cuana-D for getting me and Leggy home after Wolfram and JG had simply had enough of our shenanigans and fcut off back to Dublin without us! Hope your motor ain't too muddy after we'd been in there!

And cheers to the wedding party for, erm, supplying us with all their grub. Involuntarily.

And I bet Eimar regrets giving me her moby number.

Oh, and I do really have snaps of Liam 'blowing' Ian Curtis.

You'd gone away (to get more piss weak white wine )and you came back, announcing your reappearance by grabbing me round the head and launching us into the rows in front; who promptly parted like the Red Sea

Indeed, big and to Eimear and Conrad. See ya in Bournemouth :)

Bastards, especially considering that at the Hot Press interview Bernard claimed they liked Bloc Party. Mind you, he didn’t sound too convincing.

Well done, Al on remembering anything at all. No mean feat considering the state you were in.

Dave – I’ll join you as a party to GBH proceedings against Al if you like; although it would be attempted in my case: despite his best efforts at tripping me up and pushing me over, he didn’t quite succeed. Always one step ahead!

El Jarvo wrote: Oh yeah, just remembered - boo boys of the day were Bloc Party, who - rather naughtily - told everyone to enjoy 'Snooze Order' at the end of their set.

Bit rich coming from a band who's whole sound appears to be based around being a Public School answer to Joy Division.

Posh fcukers.

That's a bit of a cnut act.

El Jarvo wrote: Oh yeah, just remembered - boo boys of the day were Bloc Party, who - rather naughtily - told everyone to enjoy 'Snooze Order' at the end of their set.

Why don't we all raid the Bloc Party Forum...?

Assuming they have any fans that is.

Well lets wait outside the school gates and duff em up

We'd better take some monster munch then

LutonOrder wrote:

Ness Order wrote:

My god, great story!! I can see it now - Al trampling on everyone in sight and getting smaller Vikings in a headlock.

Bet he feels shit at this moment!! Hope he remembers the gig.

Me being "the smaller Viking"

Falling on top of him as he hit the deck with my head firmly under his arm.

During BLT

And he wondered this morning why he was covered in mud

You see!!! I knew it! :p

Ay up.

Just got back from Ireland after a cracking Electric Circus, well worth going for the full weekend.

Anyhow, have put the first of my pics up at:

http://jakesgigs.fotopic.net/

Let me know what you think

Gary Numan, PSBs, and Massive Attack pics to follow (if yer interested like.....).

Jake

Cheers Jake,good photies

Barney, the one toothed wonder?

Great pics!

Hadn't noticed that before! I actually thought he was looking a lot better than he did over this last year, especially in relation to the November gigs.......!

Have added a few more now.

And for anyone else who saw him at the Electric Picnic, is Gary Numan the seperated at birth twin of Zoolander..........?!

FCUKIN ELL - Hooky IS Pete Townsend!

Not one of my finer moments, going up to the Mixing Desk and demanding the setlist .... er, whilst the band were still actually playing!

I'll be having words with 'the lady at the controls' about this El Jarvo!

Was looking for you's all earlier, but located a free stash of Bud [don't ask] and it all goes a bit hazy after that. The 'oirish' were well up for it where i was located, i had a very enjoyable evening, jumping up and down with a 40 something year old bloke who was approaching 7 foot tall and singing our little heads off. I'm down for Wem-ber-lee [at least,depending on cash flow]so i'll try and say 'hello' then.

Great weekend and No were great. Well they seemed great as I really pissed when they came on

LutonOrder wrote:

El Jarvo wrote:

LutonOrder wrote: During BLT

I was still there for BLT!

Not one of my finer moments, going up to the Mixing Desk and demanding the setlist .... er, whilst the band were still actually playing!

Cheers to Cuana-D for getting me and Leggy home after Wolfram and JG had simply had enough of our shenanigans and fcut off back to Dublin without us! Hope your motor ain't too muddy after we'd been in there!

And cheers to the wedding party for, erm, supplying us with all their grub. Involuntarily.

And I bet Eimar regrets giving me her moby number.

Oh, and I do really have snaps of Liam 'blowing' Ian Curtis.

You'd gone away (to get more piss weak white wine )and you came back, announcing your reappearance by grabbing me round the head and launching us into the rows in front; who promptly parted like the Red Sea

Indeed, big and to Eimear and Conrad. See ya in Bournemouth :)

No problems lads - i'm surprised Al rememberd anything really he couldnt remember back 5 minutes on the night - I reckon he asked each question at least 8 times!

And AGAIN(!) Wolf & JG were persuaded to go on by us - in the hope that Wolfram could get a pint in at the hotel before they stopped serving - he'd been sober all day, the poor lad

Roll on Bournmouth now

BTW, I've downloaded the NO interview from before the gig from my phone - but cant upload to youtube (they only take up to 10 minute length, & its 28 mins!) Any great ideas where i could upload it so you can all have a listen to the wit-&-wisdom of NEWorder (picture quality is shite tho)

His Holiness, The Pope wrote: About 10 "CAH MON!" shouts in LWTUA. Hilarious. Who was responsible for all that?

I think I'm one of those guilty of singing the CAH MON's along:D Oh, that's brilliant, that was actually recorded?!

This was my very first NO concert, I'm still grinning from ear to ear, hehe.. (and those bruises from all the wild dancing are starting to fade, already )

Angel with a Catapult wrote:

Dave – I’ll join you as a party to GBH proceedings against Al if you like; although it would be attempted in my case: despite his best efforts at tripping me up and pushing me over, he didn’t quite succeed. Always one step ahead!

Good plan

I've got photographic evidence supporting our claims.

Is there a lawyer in the house ?

Johnny Giles wrote: Rough order of events....

Friday:

Meet up with Al and Bonzette for drinks in North London. Al and I contribute 4 mins to a 3 hour conversation. Stop at Al's gaff.

Saturday:

Arrive at airport 3 hours before flight. Check-in girl faints. Get to departures, see Graham Coxon wearing exactly the same gear he had on at Clapham Common last Sunday. Also see a lad who, about a year ago, bought my £12 Ladytron ticket for £92, on ebay. Decide to avoid. Catch delayed flight to Dublin. Collect hire car. Arrive at hotel. Can't work out out how to switch on TV. Realise I'm out of practice.

Steve drives me, Al and Dave Legge to Festival. Am the only person in the car with any CDs so make them listen to a selection of twee indie Swedish bands. Have 20 minute conversation with Steve and Dave about Lawrence from Felt/Denim. Al pretends to look interested. Establish that the band name 'Suede' wasn't inspired by 'Felt' or 'Denim' as Denim came along after Suede and Felt weren't much cop anyway.

Stop at only Cash Point we see in the 1 hour drive from Dublin to the Festival. Dave and myself have precisely 0 Euros between us. Cash point refuses to accept either Dave's or my bank cards. Now in even more debt to Al. ATR phones Al from the VIP bar, to request that we buy cans of cider for him. We don't.

Collect our passes and find a bar near the main stage. Al drinks small bottles of wine like they are pop. Al says "I've had 4 of these and I don't feel any different". Buys two more small bottles of wine. Al presents Gordie with an inflatable skeleton, called 'Ian' to give to ATR who's still in the VIP bar. Liam gives a passable impression of what he would be like with a blow up doll. Occasionally, people stop and ask about the skeleton. Liam reponds by kissing the skeleton. Using his tongue.

Bloc Party play and then ask everyone to enjoy 'Snooze Order'. Make mental note to smack Kele O, the public school twat if I see him at Dublin airport tomorrow. Move to the front and meet up with Angel *swoon*, CuanaD, Snoopy, Gerard and the two Motherwell lads - both totally cnuted. Liam is wearing a silly purple ladies hat. Some lad takes it off his head during the gig, then won't let him have hit back, for about 30 seconds. Liam looks like he's about to start crying. Lad gives him the hat back. Liam stands there with 1 hand on his head, clamping the hat in place for rest of the gig. Liam denounces the crowd as "crap".

Al now careering round the crowd. Out of control. Stumbling into people and shoving anyone within arms reach. Try to speak with Andy Liddle after the gig but Al interrupts every 3 seconds after Andy starts talking. Give up trying to persaude Al and Dave to return to the car. Wolfram and me spend AGES walking thru fields of campervans and parked cars. Eventually find our car and spend next 20 mins driving around fields in the middle of rural Ireland looking for two drunk lads from Luton. Fail. Around this time, Al sends suggestive text message to Angel. Dave phones to advise that CuanaD is giving them a lift back as they haven't a clue where the car is. Steve gets us back to the hotel in quick time.

Its now gone 1am. Hotel bar is shut. But can order drinks and sarnies in the lobby. Which we do. CuanaD safely deposits Dave and Al in the hotel lobby as we're waiting for the pints of Guiness they ordered by text. They are wasted. A Wedding reception is drawing to a close. About 20 guests are hanging around, with their 600 children. Al finds a plate of food in the lobby which someone has left. We demolish a tray of sarnies and sausages. Say goodnight to CuanaD and order another round of drinks. Woman comes over and asks us if anyone has seen the last tray of food from the Wedding buffet. We look as innocent as you can do with bread crumbs down your shirt and ketchup on your chin. Dave talks us out of a kicking. Woman invites us into the residents bar for a drink. We slope off to bed before it gets nasty.

Sunday:

Steve and Dave miss brekky cos instructions in the hotel room are wrong. Al and I discuss our breakfast for 10 minutes. Around this time, Al sends an apologetic text message to Angel. Angel wishes Al a hangover. She needn't have worried. Return car to car hire. Arrive at check-in before it's open. Check-in girl faints. See Pat Jennings in departures with exactly the same haircut he had in 1978. Al tells poor Pat Jennings joke (not to Pat Jennings). Realise I've lost my prescription sunnies.

Somewhere in the middle of all that NO play a gig.

That was even funnier than actually being there.

Johnny Giles wrote: Rough order of events....

Friday:

Meet up with Al and Bonzette for drinks in North London. Al and I contribute 4 mins to a 3 hour conversation. Stop at Al's gaff.

LOL, I've NEVER heard her breathe in :D

Johnny Giles wrote:

Steve drives me, Al and Dave Legge to Festival. Am the only person in the car with any CDs so make them listen to a selection of twee indie Swedish bands.

deleted rest as you obviously missed out someone.... what were the cd's? kent? the cardigans?

you sure denim came after suede mind?

Shug wrote:

Best story so far - Al was drinking bottles of wine which apparently tasted shit and weren't strong. He had 8 or 9 bottles and by the time of the gig he was falling all over the place.

wondered why he disappeared from the front....

mind you when you say bottles of wine, they were the one glass size the lightweight

your arse definitely ain't lightweight!

did you go see any other bands btw?

sfa? lol, that's about the 4th time i've "seen" them now, at least two of which were waiting for new order.

Johnny Giles wrote: Rough order of events....

Friday:

Meet up with Al and Bonzette for drinks in North London. Al and I contribute 4 mins to a 3 hour conversation. Stop at Al's gaff.

Saturday:

Arrive at airport 3 hours before flight. Check-in girl faints. Get to departures, see Graham Coxon wearing exactly the same gear he had on at Clapham Common last Sunday. Also see a lad who, about a year ago, bought my £12 Ladytron ticket for £92, on ebay. Decide to avoid. Catch delayed flight to Dublin. Collect hire car. Arrive at hotel. Can't work out out how to switch on TV. Realise I'm out of practice.

Steve drives me, Al and Dave Legge to Festival. Am the only person in the car with any CDs so make them listen to a selection of twee indie Swedish bands. Have 20 minute conversation with Steve and Dave about Lawrence from Felt/Denim. Al pretends to look interested. Establish that the band name 'Suede' wasn't inspired by 'Felt' or 'Denim' as Denim came along after Suede and Felt weren't much cop anyway.

Stop at only Cash Point we see in the 1 hour drive from Dublin to the Festival. Dave and myself have precisely 0 Euros between us. Cash point refuses to accept either Dave's or my bank cards. Now in even more debt to Al. ATR phones Al from the VIP bar, to request that we buy cans of cider for him. We don't.

Collect our passes and find a bar near the main stage. Al drinks small bottles of wine like they are pop. Al says "I've had 4 of these and I don't feel any different". Buys two more small bottles of wine. Al presents Gordie with an inflatable skeleton, called 'Ian' to give to ATR who's still in the VIP bar. Liam gives a passable impression of what he would be like with a blow up doll. Occasionally, people stop and ask about the skeleton. Liam reponds by kissing the skeleton. Using his tongue.

Bloc Party play and then ask everyone to enjoy 'Snooze Order'. Make mental note to smack Kele O, the public school twat if I see him at Dublin airport tomorrow. Move to the front and meet up with Angel *swoon*, CuanaD, Snoopy, Gerard and the two Motherwell lads - both totally cnuted. Liam is wearing a silly purple ladies hat. Some lad takes it off his head during the gig, then won't let him have hit back, for about 30 seconds. Liam looks like he's about to start crying. Lad gives him the hat back. Liam stands there with 1 hand on his head, clamping the hat in place for rest of the gig. Liam denounces the crowd as "crap".

Al now careering round the crowd. Out of control. Stumbling into people and shoving anyone within arms reach. Try to speak with Andy Liddle after the gig but Al interrupts every 3 seconds after Andy starts talking. Give up trying to persaude Al and Dave to return to the car. Wolfram and me spend AGES walking thru fields of campervans and parked cars. Eventually find our car and spend next 20 mins driving around fields in the middle of rural Ireland looking for two drunk lads from Luton. Fail. Around this time, Al sends suggestive text message to Angel. Dave phones to advise that CuanaD is giving them a lift back as they haven't a clue where the car is. Steve gets us back to the hotel in quick time.

Its now gone 1am. Hotel bar is shut. But can order drinks and sarnies in the lobby. Which we do. CuanaD safely deposits Dave and Al in the hotel lobby as we're waiting for the pints of Guiness they ordered by text. They are wasted. A Wedding reception is drawing to a close. About 20 guests are hanging around, with their 600 children. Al finds a plate of food in the lobby which someone has left. We demolish a tray of sarnies and sausages. Say goodnight to CuanaD and order another round of drinks. Woman comes over and asks us if anyone has seen the last tray of food from the Wedding buffet. We look as innocent as you can do with bread crumbs down your shirt and ketchup on your chin. Dave talks us out of a kicking. Woman invites us into the residents bar for a drink. We slope off to bed before it gets nasty.

Sunday:

Steve and Dave miss brekky cos instructions in the hotel room are wrong. Al and I discuss our breakfast for 10 minutes. Around this time, Al sends an apologetic text message to Angel. Angel wishes Al a hangover. She needn't have worried. Return car to car hire. Arrive at check-in before it's open. Check-in girl faints. See Pat Jennings in departures with exactly the same haircut he had in 1978. Al tells poor Pat Jennings joke (not to Pat Jennings). Realise I've lost my prescription sunnies.

Somewhere in the middle of all that NO play a gig.

Nice work, JG!

Were you really not able to find the others or were you actually trying to make a swift exit so as to not have to listen to “I can’t believe we’re still fcuking lost”, “I don’t remember seeing tents”, and “this definitely doesn’t look familiar” over and over and over and over and over ad nauseam....poor Cuana D got it in the neck instead while you lot were ensconced in your hotel swilling pints.

That was my 4th time seeing NO and easily the best. I've never seen them so intense, focused and tight. Barney's vocals were a hell of alot better than I've seen before. Fantastic!

You werent the emo kid who I abused, were you? If it was you, you looked pretty intense if it was.

flyjoy wrote: That was my 4th time seeing NO and easily the best. I've never seen them so intense, focused and tight. Barney's vocals were a hell of alot better than I've seen before. Fantastic!

If that was tight, I hate to think what your women are like!

bit different being there to listening to it on a poor quality radio broadcast timbo - atmosphere can easily cloud your judgement

A strange day it was, first ever gig and first time ever seeing the band to me. Mari and I decided to go all the way and spend all three days at the festival: there were good bands here and there and also some obviously crap ones (although I'm sure Mari will disagree with me on Gary Numan and the world music Spinal Tap that is Rachid Taha ).

Sometime near the end of the Super Furries' set we got a SMS from CuanaD speaking about the Order arriving to the Hotpress tent. We had had no idea of the whole thing, hadn't been on the net since Friday morning. We had to wait for The Frames and their fans to get the fuck out of the tent so we could get to the front. Which we did, but NO were late about 40 minutes or so; "delayed by Dave Fanning" according to the guy who did most of the interview. So there we just sat nervously; two Vikings took the piss out of us because we didn't feel like drinking. It was all in good spirits though, even the joke about doing a Mexican wave just when NO would come out. I'm sure CuanaD must have been sitting to the right in his green NOOL shirt and camera, but we didn't even have the guts to go and say hello to him, bugger! We were just so nervous about seeing the band so close.

The interview was hilarious, I couldn't stop laughing for most of it. I can't remember that much about it anymore so I hope Spotnick or someone will help CuanaD in putting that interview file up for everyone! I'll just write down what I remember.

Have to agree with Angel (in the other thread) that the interviewer did a decent job, he seemed to have read most of the latest news from NOOL at least. Hooky cracked me up by trying to look all shocked when people started clapping during the entrance of the Order. Phil arrived a bit late and as usual he and Steve said the least. There was talk about Steve doing the soundtrack for Cracker (which is a mini-series, just three weeks or so in October), The Best Of Electronic (which Barney didn't comment much on because he obviously has fuck all to do with it!), Hooky's bookwriting (and he said the same as in a recent interview: "I've just bored everyone I know with stories about the Hacienda so I just might write a book about it"). He said he's written about three words for it so far which would be the title (which caused Barney to start counting the words: "How To Run...").

The promised quick follow-up to WFTSC was given a NO (big surprise) from the band because they haven't apparently recorded anything in addition to the seven leftover songs; the interviewer asked if it was going to come out in 2008 and didn't get anything definite out of them. About Control: they said that they had recorded (or will record) about 1,5 minutes of music for the entire soundtrack (because there's Bowie and Iggy and such on it already). Then they talked about their past photosessions with Corbijn and so on.

There was usual talk about Barney's favourite tracks that he's done (nothing that we didn't know already, NO: Temptation, JD: Atmosphere) and they were also taking the piss out of Gary Numan (apparently there was a fan of his in the tent), Courtney Love and Gang Of Four (who were the next to be interviewed). Also some talking about the first gigs they ever went to, Hooky jokingly claiming that for him it was the Sex Pistols, Barney taking it a step further by saying it was The Velvet Underground and Steve admitting that for him it was Status Quo when he was eight years old and he had taken his mum and dad with him. Go Steve!

Best moment for me was when they started to reminisce about the Irish gigs they'd done: Kilkenny 1983 obviously came up. The Order said that the atmosphere on that one was close to a fucking wedding reception and supposedly there was a guy near the front of the stage with his mouth open all the time, expecting the band to pour wine into it! Explains most of the immortal Barney quips during that gig.

The question about the small amount of touring was quickly handed over to Barney by Hooky; Barney mostly went on about being sick last night, having vomited all over and then joking about NO's floorfillers. :p

The audience asking questions at the end was pretty much the usual stuff: the Cliff Richard question was followed up by Steve commenting on it being appropriate because other obscure rock geniuses like Arthur Lee and Syd Barrett had died this year. The guy asking about Neil Tennant didn't seem to have any idea of the difference between NO and Electronic! Then they were asked about the current bands and who they would like to work with, blah blah. Someone asked about the drum intro to BM: "a happy accident or a stroke of genius", to which Steve said: "happy genius".

Speaking of which, I got the Happy Genius' autograph before they all went to prepare for the gig. It made the long trip and the nights slept at the tent all worth it for me, especially since it's likely I won't be seeing them for a long time again. You bastard Steve, thank you.

The gig itself: it didn't matter a fuck to me how the band performed, they certainly didn't seem all that tight and were making mistakes all the way. And the setlist didn't matter to me either; AOC or Procession in the middle of all of that would've been perfect but obviously too much to ask for. I just sang along out of tune during the entire gig and moshed and jumped around although I was still nowhere near true Viking behaviour. I did see the inflatable skeleton and Al Jarvis (unmissable, obviously!) standing at Hooky's side. Alex got a greeting from Hooky right at the beginning, other notable banter by him included Kelly Osbourne's marriage ("your mum and dad's gonna kill you!") and "the Sugababes" (the girls who were dancing backstage at the beginning of Temptation). At the beginning of BLT he cracked me up by stepping around like a disco diva. As usual, he and Phil liked playing the most, jamming at the end of BM a bit when Steve and Barney had left. Phil pretended trying to knock over the keyboards during Temptation. The fondest memory though, is Hooky's big, warm smile during the gig. He enjoyed it, the big bastard!

Thought the crowd was good myself; everytime someone tripped over in the front people around quickly lifted him/her up. The kids enjoyed LWTUA and BM the most, as usual. Temptation and PK were the highlights to me; I was chuffed about hearing the latter even as a torso because it's my favourite NO track. The hard synth bit during Hooky's syndrum bit wasn't very audible in the audience but seems to be intact on the webcast. Barney tried a wimpy solo at the end. Here's hoping that they'll restore it to its full length and/or play some of the other old favourites in October!

Ok, over and out for me. Thanks to CuanaD for the Hotpress alert (and sorry for not meeting you!), Shug and Tock for the broadcast they both recorded, and to Mari who was a proper silent nerd just like me. We've deserved our Steve's Quiet Life badges. Maybe we'll get back to the British Isles for the Order again one day.

hibster wrote: bit different being there to listening to it on a poor quality radio broadcast timbo - atmosphere can easily cloud your judgement

even when they don't play it!

A fine read Gaius

No more f'ing saudade wrote: We had to wait for The Frames and their fans to get the fuck out of the tent so we could get to the front. Which we did, but NO were late about 40 minutes or so; "delayed by Dave Fanning" according to the guy who did most of the interview. So there we just sat nervously; two Vikings took the piss out of us because we didn't feel like drinking. It was all in good spirits though, even the joke about doing a Mexican wave just when NO would come out. I'm sure CuanaD must have been sitting to the right in his green NOOL shirt and camera, but we didn't even have the guts to go and say hello to him, bugger! We were just so nervous about seeing the band so close.

The interview was hilarious, I couldn't stop laughing for most of it. I can't remember that much about it anymore so I hope Spotnick or someone will help CuanaD in putting that interview file up for everyone! I'll just write down what I remember.

I was sitting directly in front of Bernard/Hooky - beside the centre aisle - with the Gary Numan fans to my right - this time wearing my grey NOOL shirt (couldnt wear the same one as last year ) I'm really pissed off that you didnt come over & introduce yourselves - I was looking forward to meeting you both. Did get to meet Snoopy & sean o'ceallaigh there anyway, so I would have felt like some minor celebrity if anyone else had come over to shake my hand! :D

How did you remember so much of the interview? very impressed! I emailed it to Nick today, so hopefully he will be able to split it into 3 9minute segments for youtube, or host it somewhere himself.

if it makes you feel any better, I do feel guilty for not pushing my fellow silent nerd a little more to answer your textmessage ;) Because that was just brilliant sitting at front row for the interview, VERY grateful you tipped us! Ah, $%#^#@# , we did actually look your way wondering 'if'... yeah, we were both pretty starstruck and overwhelmed, anyway.

So noone recorded the interview?

I'll reread Gaius account and see where I can fill in.

edit: Only thing I can add is that, according to Steve, the Cracker series is actually just a two-nighter, one episode cut in half. Very mini indeed.

And asked about other concerts the rest of the year, perhaps coming back to Ireland, Barney answered something like "if you have the choice between Argentina and Ireland, what would you do?" Some talk from the Hotpress guy about the rain, and sunny Manchester in comparison.

Johnny Giles wrote: the two Motherwell lads - both totally cnuted.

Daarrr !! Yeah I'll agree with that, though at the time I thought we were stone cold sober ..... ish. I only realised how bad I was when the next afternoon, I could remember what songs the boys played, but I had no idea which order they played them in (apart from finishing with BM, but that is gimmie these days) !! Yes & your also right, Mr Giles, at the JP night I'm in a picture with a flag that just says "The Vikings" with "New Order" underneath, it must be because the colours of the flag are black and white that I assumed it also says "Widnes" on it somewhere !

No more f*ing Saudade - great report! Another Shug in the making!!

(Oh dear!)

Shug, I won't be there for October (skint as always and booking the EP tickets before having any idea of the UK tour was a dumb move on my part!) but I trust you'll do your usual great job.

Mari wrote: if it makes you feel any better, I do feel guilty for not pushing my fellow silent nerd a little more to answer your textmessage ;)

To be fair, my phone pretty much died right after I had received Conrad's first SMS but I did give you his number before that. ;)

There's some stuff from the interview that I most likely got wrong. And some bits I forgot still keep on coming back like the first gig Phil saw (Mark Farner) or Barney's vomiting tales from the Hacienda. So if you get the interview posted I'll be watching it with glee again.

You have mail Shug

As i mentioned before - the video quality is shite, BUT the sound is grand

No more f'ing saudade wrote: And some bits I forgot still keep on coming back like the first gig Phil saw (Mark Farner) or Barney's vomiting tales from the Hacienda.

Oh God - the rubber gloves & apron - I had forgotten that one :barf:

Mari wrote: that was just brilliant sitting at front row for the interview, VERY grateful you tipped us!

It was alright! - worth the entrance fee just to be there at the front, in my opinion

CuanaD - D-plus wrote: You have mail Shug

As i mentioned before - the video quality is shite, BUT the sound is grand

Hey Shug, did you get that email?

did anyone see what the message was on the speaker stacks? was too close to the front to be able to see!

Salford Star from what I remember.

El Jarvo wrote: Oh yeah, just remembered - boo boys of the day were Bloc Party, who - rather naughtily - told everyone to enjoy 'Snooze Order' at the end of their set.

Funnily enough the guitarist from Bloc Party was heartily enjoying New Order just in front of me. This was the skinny guy with the stupid hair who doens't sing. Him and some bird were doing some of the weirdest dancing I've ever seen. And I had just watched Barney dancing.

I reckoned it was the bass player who came out with the Snooze Order line, so decided not to pick on the weedy guitarist.

Yep, it was deffo that posh twat Kele.

Saying that, Bloc Party werent that bad. Still shit though.

Uncle Liam wrote: Yep, it was deffo that posh twat Kele.

Saying that, Bloc Party werent that bad. Still shit though.

Sorry, I was convinced Kele had walked away from the mic at that stage.

Bloc Party were okay - but a lot better than Oxegen last year.

Shug wrote: I was gonna try and just record the audio - but the file would be massive for the best quality.

I have posted this to Nic, he should have it up here very shortly.

Cheers amigo, I thoroughly enjoyed it

No probs, anyone else who wants a 28minute, 10 Mb filesize interview - drop me a mail

Finally got the photo's sorted out.

In the 'Vikings in Ireland' thread.

Sorry, none of the band

Here's Crystal - 1st song at the gig - I just uploaded it to youTube. Recorded on my phone - so quality is crap, but you get the idea anyway

Crystal at ElectricPicnic