Bunnymen Liverpool

Did anyone from here go? Except fo Nobby who got thrown out of the aftershow party for falling asleep!

Me, too. I made a picture of you in the club after we left the Korova Bar. You didn't look very fresh, didn't you? I hope, it's ok for you, I didn't mention there, you support ManU.

Nov 28 2008 by Jade Wright, Liverpool Echo

IT’S good to know that love can last the distance. And last night, at the ECHO arena, Liverpool showed its affair with Echo And the Bunnymen is as passionate as ever.

Thirty years since the band began, the Bunnymen’s live performance of Ocean Rain had been mooted as one of the must-see events of Liverpool’s year in the sun.

And quite rightly so.

The seminal 1984 album has been hailed as one of the finest pieces of work ever to grace two sides of vinyl.

And to hear it played in its entirety, with an orchestra, was always going to be something special.

But there was more. Following a support slot by Glaswegian bright young things Glasvegas the first half of the show was the band’s greatest hits, showcasing the great Bring on the Dancing Horses, Lips Like Sugar and Nothing Lasts Forever.

Peering through the omnipresent dry ice, Ian McCulloch was on form – one part Lou Reed, one part Oliver Reed, with a bit of Jim Morrison thrown in for good measure.

Thirty years since he and Will Sergeant met at Eric’s his voice is slightly more gravelly, his chuckle a tone lower. But he is unfeasibly cool, the inspiration for a whole generation of new artists.

With a back catalogue like that, it’s not hard to see why.

They defined the sound and atmosphere of the early 1980s with their hard-edged post-punk and dreamy melodic Doors-esque psychedelia.

Then, after an interval, came the sublime Ocean Rain.

The packed arena crowd lapped up every line.

As the haunting strains of Silver, Ocean Rain and The Killing Moon rang out, you could see every face in the crowd mouthing the words.

“It may not be the best album ever made,” proclaimed McCulloch between songs.

“But it’s a pretty good one.”

I couldn’t agree more.

9/10 Still cool

Year in the Sun?

Fuck me. So they put down a few logos over some buses and trains, got fucking McCartney to do a gig, and built a shopping centre. WOW. Its still a fucking shithole.

Liverpool: Capital of Shite. This and every other year.

Had to go to some cathedral a few weeks ago. Horrible place. We all drove past and saw a shop called "Boss Tans." CLASSY.

As for the gig? An Interval? Christ they must be getting old.

Norbert, was the full arena they used or did they bring the stage forward and only use half of it?

Uncle Liam wrote: Year in the Sun?

Fuck me. So they put down a few logos over some buses and trains, got fucking McCartney to do a gig, and built a shopping centre. WOW. Its still a fucking shithole.

Liverpool: Capital of Shite. This and every other year.

Had to go to some cathedral a few weeks ago. Horrible place. We all drove past and saw a shop called "Boss Tans." CLASSY.

As for the gig? An Interval? Christ they must be getting old.

Norbert, was the full arena they used or did they bring the stage forward and only use half of it?

I would say 6000 people. It seemed to be the full arena. The atmosphere was very good.

Alex and Me were there at 1 pm. First we did a museum. There were an exhibition about the Liverpool Music scene, a UEFA exhibition about football and we had the most fun on the level with the aquariums. It was very well made.

They brought the stage foward, the management knew that they wasn't going to fill it when they booked but still went for it so they didn't have to do 2 nights at The Academy as they usually do this time of year.

How many people were there?

7 thousand.

It was half the arena with the stage built halfway along an dthe unused parts curtained off. The full arena is 10,600 seated and obviously more if the floor is standing.

Didn't see the gig itself but they were really on form in the sound check.

Big Clive wrote: Did anyone from here go? Except fo Nobby who got thrown out of the aftershow party for falling asleep!

Top night, it took me about two days to get over it...staying out with you two drunken gits!

Roll on the next manc/german visit!.

confusion wrote: Nov 28 2008 by Jade Wright, Liverpool Echo

IT’S good to know that love can last the distance. And last night, at the ECHO arena, Liverpool showed its affair with Echo And the Bunnymen is as passionate as ever.

Thirty years since the band began, the Bunnymen’s live performance of Ocean Rain had been mooted as one of the must-see events of Liverpool’s year in the sun.

And quite rightly so.

The seminal 1984 album has been hailed as one of the finest pieces of work ever to grace two sides of vinyl.

And to hear it played in its entirety, with an orchestra, was always going to be something special.

But there was more. Following a support slot by Glaswegian bright young things Glasvegas the first half of the show was the band’s greatest hits, showcasing the great Bring on the Dancing Horses, Lips Like Sugar and Nothing Lasts Forever.

Peering through the omnipresent dry ice, Ian McCulloch was on form – one part Lou Reed, one part Oliver Reed, with a bit of Jim Morrison thrown in for good measure.

Thirty years since he and Will Sergeant met at Eric’s his voice is slightly more gravelly, his chuckle a tone lower. But he is unfeasibly cool, the inspiration for a whole generation of new artists.

With a back catalogue like that, it’s not hard to see why.

They defined the sound and atmosphere of the early 1980s with their hard-edged post-punk and dreamy melodic Doors-esque psychedelia.

Then, after an interval, came the sublime Ocean Rain.

The packed arena crowd lapped up every line.

As the haunting strains of Silver, Ocean Rain and The Killing Moon rang out, you could see every face in the crowd mouthing the words.

“It may not be the best album ever made,” proclaimed McCulloch between songs.

“But it’s a pretty good one.”

I couldn’t agree more.

9/10 Still cool

the best band in the world forever!!!!!!!!