Hey there folks, back again. i'd just like to comment upon my day yesterday. I got up. I had breakfast. I went to work, which was actually quite alright, certainly a lot better than sitting at home all day. and then after work i went to a simple minds gig. Oh yes. Thats right. A simple minds gig. In birmingham. Very good it was too. The place was actually packed out and i can understand how the tuna feel when they're packed in together. It was in the carling academy somewhere in the middle of town, and the actual place inside is very similar to the one in bristol, only a bit bigger. If the one in bristol can hold say, 750 people, this one can probably take about 1000-1200. It was a decent size. But the gig itself was actually great. the support band who were on first of all - whose name i dont know cos they didnt bother to introduce themselves-duh! - weren't all that great actually, and so its probably just as well i dont know their name cos now i cant warn anybody not to go and see them. They did alright i spose, there was only 3 of them - drums, bass and guitar - who also sang, usually in tune. They had quite a respectable sound, - which is encouraging for me - but no great tunes really, and no musical magnificence to shout about either. Really, i think they were probably picked as support because they just made simple minds look good. That is to say, simple minds are good anyway, but this other band just highlighted actually how good they are!

They did a good amount of their older stuff, as all good bands do - eg delirious! - as well as their stuff from their latest album. so i knew a good amount of the songs and could really start moshing on stuff like 'dont you forget about me' - even andy blount started moshing on that one! All in all, it was a cracking night and a great gig, all the more so as my ticket was free!