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Brixton Academy, Friday June 25th, 8pm - 3am

ORBITAL
Plump DJs
Bent

I got my tix.

wOOt wOOt wOOt!!!

Thats a lineup.
Massive!

Im sure the 3 other people in the UK on this board will be interested too.

Sorry for being excited and all that. Last time I'll ever get a chance to see the brothers Hartnol, and I know there's some massive fans out there.

Got my ticket ready.

Why you apologizing?

Tons of people would cream themselves for being able to see those 3 acts all toghther on one bill. I know I just did.

I was just pointing out the lack of Uk peeps on here thats all, enjoy yourself oh brit one.

Booyah.

I think the entire rhythmism London contingent is on the way to this one. Pre-drinks/pills/shrooms?

I've seen all three on separate
occasions. All of them together
sounds awesome. Have fun!!

Just thought that "Im sure the 3 other people in the UK on this board will be interested too" sounded a bit on the old bitchy side of things, and I didn't mean to offend.

i've said it before and will say it again: i wish i was there!

I'm down. We also have 3 New Yorkers also making there way here staying at Nellie's. I should be out of work by 6PM (hopefully).

Jane, get your ass over here already.

jealous like crazy
i expect a full review, eh

My cousin and his mates that are coming have to go to a wedding tomorrow at like 11am

Albeit, if it wasn't for this wedding they'd be at Glastonbury anyway.

I'm so sorry to all the people out there that are never going to get a chance to see them.

This was, without a doubt, the best "live" music event I have ever experienced. Unbelievable. A sea of people all with their hands in the air, going berserk, absolutely berserk.

Got in there about 9.30 with Bent on stage but was too busy chatting to people and stuff to take much notice. Met up with Eddie and Nellie but lost them fairly quickly in the crowd as we tried to get nearer the front of a RAMMED Brixton Academy.

Orbital came out after a warm up DJ bit that included Underworld - Cowgirl, and the crowd were loving it from the start. The Hartnolls, wearing their trademark spectacle/light things, had lots of electronic equipment that no-one really knows what they are doing with it, but it didn't matter.

Can't remember the first 2 tracks as I don't think I recognised them, and the hippie-flipping was kicking in quite intensely.

Then they played Belfast, and I went to the back to get some air, with my friend Nic's long curly hair looking at me a bit funnily, in awe of the music. Absolutely in awe. I'm a dork, I know it, but fuck you! I was there.

Then, as Satan kicked in (not the best sample to hear on a lot of shrooms I can tell you) a picture of George Bush flashed up behind them and I rushed back to the middle of the mayhem where my friends were. Straight from Satan into Halcyon (with the classic Bon Jovi/Belinda Carlisle break in the middle, though this time along with The Darkness - I believe in a thing called love), and the crowd were going MAD.

All the while the crazy light show going on behind and the hugely intricate music was playing havoc with my head, it was truly amazing.

Then, after pretending that was all, they came on for the greatest encore I could have imagined. Impact from the Brown Album ( - my fave Orbital tune of all time), then a 20/25 minute rendition of Dr Who straight into Chime (where it all began at the cost of 20p). They said thank you over the mic and then went off. I didn't even stay to hear one record of the Plump DJs, there was no way they could follow it.

I got home and my flatmate asked me how it was, and I was actually speechless. For the few of you that know me, this is a rare and blessed thing. I own most of the albums but it is nothing, NOTHING compared to seeing them live.

The only thing I was expecting was them to flow it all together a bit more, like Underworld and the Chemical Brothers do, but it didn't matter in this case. It was an Orbital greatest hits, and having watched the sickness of the gig at Glastonbury last night, I'm glad I caught them just before they ended.

In absolute awe.

Bring on an Underworld and Chemical Brothers live tour this summer please!

Good to see the Jizm London crew representing, quality to see you again.

WOW great review..
gave me goosebumps.

(Love the SATAN bit..)


Anyone take pics?
Eddie?

|M|

My cousin got some video clips on his phone, when we figure out how to sort them on the computer and then find somewhere to host I'll get them up.

It was amazing, everyone was jumping where we were, probably the sweatiest I've ever been but I was just in awe. Brilliant.

Left my camera at home for this one. Awesome party, Orbital played everything I wanted to hear and tracks from the new album. Had a blast. The concert was broadcast on XFM radio. If you have a bit torrent client you can download Orbital's set from a link in this thread (link should still work):

http://www.sharingthegroove.org/msgb...hlight=orbital

Unfortunately it's in wav format, which means long download time.

Only real classic left out was Lush-3, and I think that's because it was surpassed by the underworld remix.

Fantastic review. Hate that I wasn't there but I'm glad it was such a killer.

My boss left me repeated messages on my work vox-mail from Glasto so I could hear "Chimes." The bastard...

Some photos. Not my photos, we were on the other side and closer to the front, but photos nonetheless:







Shrooms with that light show, imo.

Holy shit.

Can't believe I had to miss this.

I'm sorry that anyone had to miss it.

great review, I regret that i've never seen them.

Moreso that you never will

one last show stateside, please....



nice review playtime.

i miss their live shows...