What a privilege it was to be at the Blackwood Miners' Institute last night to witness the Manics first show there for 25 years.
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With only 180 tickets given away as part of the BBC Radio 2 In Concert series, it was the lucky few who got in to this homecoming event, as well as the usual media spongers and around 4 or 5 MPs showing their faces.
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Anyway enough of that. The Manics took to the stage at 9pm and opened with 'Motorcycle Emptyness' before rampaging through a set of famous (If You Tolerate This...) and not so famous (Suicide Alley) tracks before closing the main set with Design For Life. A 3 track 'encore' (they don't do encores of course) went out on 6 Music finally ending with The Masses Against The Classes.
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The splendid Jo Whiley introduces the band.
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James Dean Bradfield: The Voice.
'The Wire'.
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The Band
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The Band.
And long after the gig goes off the BBC i player check out these you tube clips:
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What a night!
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