Faithless @ Brixton, 11/07/09. Seen it all before?

How wrong could we be. I had my doubts to be honest. We saw them at Shepherds Bush a while back and it was there best ever set. Saw them in a farmers field, sorry Hyde Park, at the o2 Festival and they were ok. Last night they just stepped back in time and produced a mega show. We had green lasers and smoke for fucks sake!

Maxi Jazz has just turned 50 years old. As Mark said, that's just 7 years younger than his Dad (note: Mark's Dad isn't a lead singer from the biggest dance band in the world!) My legs were shot to pieces by the end from all the dancing and jumping but Maxi jumps for nearly the whole 2 hours. He's some fit bloke.

As they opened with Insomnia during the last year or so, threw us a bit that they opened with a 'slow one'. Didn't wait long though as second up was the big tune, Insomnia, and we cracked out the glow sticks and never looked back.

After 3 songs Pete rated the gig 11/10 so we knew we were on to a winner! Storming versions God is a DJ and We Come One obviously stand out and no, no-one ever tires of screaming 'ONE' all the way through. Encore was Muhammed Ali and Tarantula followed by the loudest cheering and applause for a gig I've ever ever heard. Everyone cheered so loud you couldn't hear anything, if that makes sense, just a roar of noise. Even Sister Bliss smiled.

We'll be back for more, possibly the best gig from them we've seen...... 10/10

Read about The Shepherds Bush Gig here
http://thegigguidediary.blogspot.com/2006/08/faithless-at-bush-1508where-do-i-start.html

Video from The Shepherds Bush Gig, including Insomnia, here
http://thegigguidediary.blogspot.com/2006/12/faithless-live-video.html

Read about 02 Festival Gig here
http://thegigguidediary.blogspot.com/2007/07/02-festival-review.html

Video: We Come One (Pt 2)


Video: We Come One (Pt 1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhLA_ko17jM

Video: God Is a DJ (Pt 1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW62kx_B3Lk

Video: God Is a DJ (Pt 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKGaKxiWlvo

Beastie Boys - 20 years in the making

I'd waited 20 years to see the Beastie Boys. They first played Brixton in 1986 supporting Run DMC and played there the year later with Public Enemy. I wasn't old enough to go to gigs then!

Instant winner of the Best Stage Set of 2007 award, amazing screens and fantastic lights and video mixing. Talking of mixing, Mix Master Mike is fucking unbelievable. 2 Turntables and 1 DJ - as the song says - and he manages to make everything happen with those 2 decks.

But he wasn't the only one with an instrument as all the Beasties plays something, drums, guitars, bass guitar, double bass, percussion. But fuck all that, when the got on the mic and the bass started banging the ripped it up.

Gutted we left before the end due to the fucking train strike. It won't be another 20 years before I see them again.

7/10

Video: Super Disco Breakin


Video: Brass Monkey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4d4I1WzpBk