any cardiff reviews?

**Mon Dec 12, 2005 7:00 pm**

heaven't seen any yet.

**Mon Dec 12, 2005 7:03 pm**

Well the Dropkick Murphys dont hit the stage for 37 minutes. Bit early yet.

**Mon Dec 12, 2005 7:11 pm**

I didn't know Nostradamus was still alive :shock:

**Mon Dec 12, 2005 8:02 pm**

thought the gig was last night. Oops. You guys could have at least made up a review or something

**Mon Dec 12, 2005 8:10 pm**

joseph wrote:thought the gig was last night. Oops. You guys could have at least made up a review or something

It will have been the greatest show I ever didn't attend. The way that James will have deftly thrown around the squeezebox; the way that Spider will have played with the audience; Philip will have been dangerously balancing on Shane's chair; Andrew's most masterful rendetion not yet performed of Star of the County Down.

What else can I say? This will be the finest show I've ever not seen.

**Mon Dec 12, 2005 8:26 pm**

Just as i expected.

**Mon Dec 12, 2005 8:28 pm**

hoepfullly some dude will come home straight away tonight and write a review and setlist!!

**Mon Dec 12, 2005 9:24 pm**

Yeah, can't wait to see the setlist. :!:

**Mon Dec 12, 2005 9:59 pm**

same here...its 10pm now in cardiff and theres a load of lucky fuckers having a blast with the pogues!

**Mon Dec 12, 2005 11:22 pm**

im guessing it'll be over now. just waiting for people to get home.

looking forward to seeing the setlist.

**Tue Dec 13, 2005 12:37 am**

The Pogues were on top form tonight

.Hearing sayonara and london your a lady live was an absolute treat.Definitly the best Pogues gig i have ever attended.The christmas trees on the stage and the snow falling really set fairytale off.Cerys matthews did a wonderful job preforming with Shane, its just a shame kirsty couldnt be there.Although i dare say she was there in spirit.

**Tue Dec 13, 2005 1:07 am**

Just back or 'newydd ddod nol' as we say in these parts.

It's the fourth time I've seen them (though never back 'in the day' unfortunately) - London Fleadh (when Strummer was support), Manchester last year, the Guilfest and now in my home town.

I have to say it started a bit ropey - Shane was off the beat, unable to keep up and generally just making a noise for probably the first five or six songs he performed. I was there with friends I'd persuaded to come and was a bit apologetic.

Then he somehow just got better and better (and the band were very tight throughout - Spider sand well Tuesday Morning, Phillip's Thousands Were Sailing was faultless) not just the slower songs (that I'd heard him perform well before) but the fast ones too. Dirty Old Town along with c.7000 Welsh backing voices brought the roof down and they got into the groove.

Shane shouted out "Iechyd Da" (Good health) along with the customary cackle, Spider asked what "Merry Christmas" was in Welsh, Darryl asked people to stop throwing the plastic glasses or someone 'would lose an eye lash'.

A few songs from Hell's Ditch and Peace and Love and no Pair of Brown Eyes or Rainy Night in Soho was surprising but it was good to have a change from some of the regulars.

Cerys Matthews and Shane were wonderful for Fairytale - made my night.

Guessing at the set list (apologies but I'm rubbish at remembering so I wouldn't take it as being definitive) - it's not complete and in no particular order:

Streams of Whiskey
If I should fall form Grace
The sick bed of Cuchulainn
Misty Morning Albert Bridge
White City
Tuesday Morning
Thousands are Sailing
Broad Majestic Shannon
Irish Rover
Sally MacLennane
Sunnyside of the street
Dirty old town (Shane dedicated it to Kirsty)
Young ned on the Hill
Dark Streets of London (I think)
Turkish Song of the Damned
Star of the County Down
One of the fast instrumentals with Spider leading on tin whistle (Dingle Regatta?)
Bottle of Smoke (wasn't far off the CD!)
Fairytale
Fiesta

All in all it was a bloody good night and it was great to see the Pogues in Wales and they all looked to be enjoying themselves too - Terry Woods and james were jumping all over the place and Phillip was going for it (and of course Spider got the tray out for Fiesta).

Fantastic.

Diolch yn fawr i'r Pogues.

**Tue Dec 13, 2005 1:11 am**

I said I was rubbish at remembering - as Blondie has pointed out Sayonara and London You're a Lady too!

**Tue Dec 13, 2005 1:34 am**

I have to agree with Dylan. The first few songs were a dissapointment. After opening with streams of whiskey all you could hear was "Shane is steaming... I paid 30 quid to see them and he can't even keep in time..."
But as time went on things got better and after just a few songs, they were perfect.
Some great surprises, excellent setlist, great stageshow, and the dropkicks well... blew me away. All in all, a fabulous night ! <3 x

**Tue Dec 13, 2005 7:34 am**

dylan wrote:One of the fast instrumentals with Spider leading on tin whistle (Dingle Regatta?)

Repeal of the Licensing Laws?

any cardiff reviews?

any cardiff reviews?

so excited for a review

Re: so excited for a review

good work DZM

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