![]() They finish to a round of applause from the few of us assembled and Phil Harvey immediately jumps up and suggests that it should make a return to the setlist. Every head in the room is nodding and it’s pin-drop quiet besides the band. Suddenly things snap into place and it’s clear that this is the one. Straight away though, Chris suggests doing it once more. They jump back into it playing another ending that can be edited on. They make it through one version, fluffing only the ending. Initially, there’s lots of nervous laughter and joking about forgetting how to play it. Not only have they not played the song for a long time, but they haven’t done an acoustic thing for a while. Chris points out, “We’re on gig one hundred and fifty something and we haven’t played this song at any of them. When I slip into the recording, they’re giving Shiver a try, which is a bit of a blast from the past. Two paper napkins is deemed to be the correct amount of acoustic damping (along with a towel around the tambourine). Champion notably spends some time modifying his egg shaped shaker as it seems too bright and loud for the song in question. It ends up being a gloriously lo-fi affair. It’s been a while since they’ve done anything like this, so it’s a bit of a roadie scramble to work out what’s going to be required to make it happen. I’m sure it’ll all settle down by Sunday…Īfter soundcheck, there’s a little acoustic session to do in the dressing room to go with the live broadcast of the show. ![]() ![]() Three shows to go and still making changes. ![]() There’s also talk that Jay-Z will be up to do his bit in Lost tonight, so I’m busy under the stage fiddling about extending Will’s Hip-Hop drum loops in the middle section. This means getting in early and soundchecking almost the whole set (albeit only half of every other song). Today in Glasgow, we have Radio 1 recording the show for a Live Lounge transmission. Things seem to be more hectic than ever though. We’re within sight of the finish line, which means we should be coasting to a nice comfortable finish. ![]()
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