Elbow, Koko
A bit of a strange gig this – neither a great gig nor a stinker, just average.  Elbow are on form and itching to play new songs. Perhaps the problem is that the set is chock full of new songs that at the time of the gig hadn’t been released.  It’s not that the new songs are bad – having now heard it I can report that it is another cracker – its just that we don’t know the new songs, so it’s hard to really get into the gig.  The stand out newies at the gig are the current single Forget Myself and the title track from the album (and a future single) Leaders Of The Free World.

I think I’m going to put this down to the curse of Koko.  I don’t think we’ve had a really good time or an unforgettable gig there yet. Or maybe it's that we don't get a support band, which feels a bit tight. Elbow manage to redeem themselves by closing the set with my favorite song, Faded Black And Whites, but I doubt that we’ll remember this gig in a few months time.
- posted by Nigella @ 6:52 PM