Darn, i thought i would be the first of probably many many entries about this particular event, but Paan beat me to it...oh well.
So we went to the James Blunt gig. And what a show it was! He played in a cowshed, as he reminded us over and over again, acknowledged by the audience by various pitches of mooing sounds.
Before Mr.Blunt started his set, which was apparently the first night of his 9-months long world tour(!), his opening act was this Alanis-haired (of the Jagged Little Pill era) cutesy of a lass from Jersey, England. She was a cross between Tori Amos and Sarah McLachlan with some Jewel thrown in. Her songs were good, and she played her instruments well. But i thought her set was a bit too long.
Then we had to wait for the soundcheck for ages before JB took the stage. it was quite boring, especially when we were all quite hypoglycaemic from missing dinner. at one point we even thought the lighting guy who climbed all the way to the ceiling was JB (in fairness he had the same hairstyle and built).
The concert kicked off with Billy. He was pitch-perfect, and the band played awesome. And did he look hot! His set list consists of all the songs from Back to Bedlam, with You're Beautiful done as an encore together with a brilliantly covered Pixies' Where is My Mind. I liked the No Bravery performance the best. it was done with James on the piano, a single spotlight on him, with a projector of warzones in the background. it was a powerful performance. the crowd was properly hushed. He alsoplayed this new(?)song, i don't know the title but it has the phrase 'I really want you' repetitively in the chorus. this song is definitely a candidate to be a next big hit for JB.
It was indeed an amazing performance by Mr. Jmaes Blunt.
