{"id":3310,"date":"2014-04-11T23:10:54","date_gmt":"2014-04-11T23:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sleigh-munoz.co.uk\/quims\/?p=3310"},"modified":"2014-04-20T08:03:18","modified_gmt":"2014-04-20T08:03:18","slug":"elbow-jimi-goodwin-leeds-arena-11th-april-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sleigh-munoz.co.uk\/quims\/2014\/04\/11\/elbow-jimi-goodwin-leeds-arena-11th-april-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Elbow, Jimi Goodwin – Leeds Arena 11th April 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Elbow<\/a><\/p>\n

On the way through town to Andrews leaving do*, there was a steady procession of \u2018grey-tops\u2019 heading to the Arena to see Elbow. I\u2019ve always liked them but didn\u2019t really want to pay stadium prices to see them – so um\u2019d and ah\u2019d about getting a ticket until it was too late and they\u2019d sold out. I then got the new LP \u2018The Take Off And Landing Of Everything\u2019 and one track in particular \u2018My Sad Captains<\/a>\u2019 just stuck in my head\u2026.a lament for lost days and nights with your mates, getting out of it and watching the sun come up.\u2026..as the song says \u201cWhat a perfect waste of time\u201d\u2026\u2026. \u201cI wish I\u2019d have got a ticket now\u201d I was telling myself when, as if by magic, a teenage tantrum made a ticket available\u2026. Simon announced that he had a spare ticket and asked if I wanted it\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026Yeah! So I joined Si, Bel and Emma on what was supposed to be a family night out and turned out to be a great evening.<\/p>\n

Support tonight was from Jimi Goodwin \u2013 with beards and subdued performances, it was a night of improbable lead singers. I last saw them at a Manchester Vs Cancer gig when Guy Garvey had joined them on a song (if I remember correctly). There were a few Doves tunes thrown into the mix and he went down well.<\/p>\n

\"elbow\"<\/a><\/p>\n

This was my first time at the arena and those Arup<\/a> folks know what they\u2019re doing. There was a slight football stadium feel to the 2nd<\/sup> tier but the seats were comfortable and the view fabulous \u2013 hard to believe there\u2019s 13,500 people in there until you hear the roar of anticipation as the band walk on stage.<\/p>\n

Tonight they had a lovely strings and brass section who majestically swelled the sound \u2013 and what a lovely sound it is. Great banter from Guy who seemed perfectly at home wandering up and down the central isle, getting us all to wave our hands and clap along (quite hard to do with some of the more Soporific tunes but we tried). We got to cheer at his sister, Boo at David Cameron and think about the plight of refugees \u201cWhen you\u2019re forced to leave the country you love for whatever reason and here you\u2019re treated like Pirates, come to rob the treasure\u2026.sorry for going a bit \u2018Bono\u2019 on you but\u2026..\u201d That’s as U2 as it got…..’special guest’ turned out to be 6Musics Shaun Keavney…..before he was swiftly removed by the security staff……<\/p>\n

At one point Guy took a camera phone from someone who was filming\/taking photos of the gig and took it on stage getting close ups of all the band whilst singing before getting a selfie with the crowd and handing it back to her \u2013 class!<\/p>\n

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The gig finished with \u2018My Sad Captains\u2019\u2026..just wonderful\u2026.before the inevitable encore which inevitably closed with \u2018One Day Like This<\/a>\u2019 with Guy’s son joining him at the end.<\/a> Everyone was up on their feet by this point, singing our hearts out. I didn\u2019t see a single sad face as we left \u2013 the sound, the lighting, the music, the sense of being together \u2013 it was a Perfect Waste of Time<\/p>\n

\"Elbow<\/a><\/p>\n

Bob the Chiropodist<\/p>\n

*Andrew \u2013 sorry for leaving your leaving do early \u2013 will make it up to you next time!<\/p>\n

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