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L2, Liverpool (2001.11.09)
Deciding to go to this gig was one of the best decisions I'd made for a while. Accompanying me were two good friends, Mike and Daniel.
We to the venue at 7:25PM, five minutes before the doors were officiall supposed to open for the concert, but they were open anyway. We walked up the stairs and to our dismay there was no one there, apart from us and a few bouncers. We thought this may have been it as Mogwai aren't really a well-known band. We were wrong.
At about 7:40 the first support band, a local group, Kling Klang came on. They were pretty bad, they weren't to my taste anyway. They were a five-piece keyboard group. They played about five songs that all just seemed to be a variation of the first. By this time, the place was about half-full with people.
At about 8:00 they went off and were replaced by the second support band, Sophia. They were good, they also had a good sense of humour and get us to do the moves to the YMCA. A four-piece soft rock/indie band, making simple music effective and enjoyable, having good vocals and interesting lyrics. By this time the place was totally full, we were waiting for Mogwai.
At about 8:40 Mogwai's roadies came on and spent about twenty minutes setting up their equipment.
Finally, at about 9:00 the lights faded, the crowd pushed forward, and the theme to Coronation Street was played through the mighty sound system. Mogwai walked on and we all cheered with excitement.
They started off with Mogwai Fear Satan to get us all going. The crowd was mainly between about 25 and 35 so they weren't really into mosh pits, although there were a few of us, including me jumping and stuff.
They carried on the show with such gig-perfect tracks as You Don't Know Jesus, Cody, Yes, Helicon, Ithica and secret pint.
They finished the whole amazing night off with a 40 minute version of 2 Rights Make 1 Wrong. It was truly amazing. The last ten minutes of the song consisted of many forms of noise and feedback created by the band standing right next to their amps and messing with the equipment before they left the stage. The 'music' was still going even though they'd left.
The show ended with a big, now muffled, roar from the crowd. We walked out in complete satisfaction and enjoyment and headed back to Manchester on the train.