Thanks for the review SLB, here's mine from the Brum gig.........
I have seen they guys many many times and waited so long for them to come back to the UK. It was well worth the wait at Birmingham NIA The last time I saw TFF on the seeds of love tour, I saw them at Sheffield City Hall – too long ago!
What a superb concert. It’s great to see the lads friendship has come back and how they have matured since Seeds of Love. What a shame 15 years have passed since we last saw them. A huge time wasted!!!!!!!!!!! Lets hope that we see them in the UK again within a couple of years.
Wow - the performance, as ever was great, with fantastic musicianship from all the band.. They were so great together, well rehearsed and perfect – well, to my ears anyways. As we drove home we commented that we have never seen a bad concert by TFF.
The set list was:
(Famous Last Words intro)
Secret World
Call Me Mellow
Who You Are
Sowing the Seeds of Love
Closest Thing to Heaven
Everybody Loves a Happy Ending
The Devil
Mad World (new version)
Quiet Ones
Size of Sorrow
Snow Hill (curt solo+acoustic)
Who Killed Tangerine
Break it Down Again
Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Pale Shelter
Head Over Heels
Encore:
Woman in Chains
Shout
I have had the new album since it came out in the UK and love it, but would have liked a more mixed set, well, really, just a longer one, so as to hear more from the 1st 3 albums.
I thought the band deserved much better than what they got from a very subdued audience. It seemed as though hardly any of the crowd upstairs had listened to the new album – and one thing you can say about TFF, they may only bring one album out every 10 yrs but when they do , they always produce. I was a little surprised (but delighted) when they started playing the new album. Half the audience were sat there with right faces on them. What is up with you people – they were fantastic just like back in 85, the only problem is, half the crowd have stayed in 85. The whole performance was bob on and I thought Head over Heels and Mad world were excellent. All in All a great night and a great performance – I just hope they get a better crowd on the rest of the tour.
Highlight of the night was the fantastic "break it down again" forgotten was a great tune that is, and works really well live.
Contrary to what i'd read Curt seemed to love every minute, he seemed a little nervous at the start but really warmed up and the two showed that they really are buddies deep down, Curt remarked that they are in their "30th year".
I thought half the audience were not really 'into' TFF and simply came along for the nostalgia element which was a shame, as there was no real atmosphere (and I was only 5 rows from the front).
The performance was 1st class, but the majority of the crowd were really not up for this, a combination of too many of them being there just for the oldies and the venue not having that close up and personal atmosphere. I hope the guys return soon and get the adulation their show richly deserves.
So, please don't leave it another 15 years (ish) and do more shows and smaller venues (like the US tour recently)
No doubt that TFF are back on top form, lets keep it going. If you haven’t already bought the album – THEN GO AND GET IT!!!! NOW!!!! You’re missing a treat if you don’t Its really important that we support all our fave bands from the 80's, so go and get the cd!!!! Only by buying the cd's etc can they keep doing the concerts we all love to go and see.
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