Placebo with Jake
I’m now in Sydney for September Presidents Meeting (SPM’s) but part of my pre-conference goodness was seeing Placebo with Jake at ‘The Horden Pavillion’. So good.We arrived late so only saw a few songs from their support act, the Howling Bells, but I’m now a fan. Their lead singer has a voice, which I can only describe as some sort of Divine crossover between PJ Harvey and Katie Steele. Check out their website for samples of their songs.
When Placebo hit the stage, I was glad I’d been warned by James in Canberra, and by Bo (currently back in Turkey) that Brian Molko had shaved his head. I needed the warning. Original Brian has since been replaced by a Billy Corgan- esque Brian. I miss androgenous/ pixie Brian.
They set list was almost purely from ‘Meds’ and ‘Sleeping with Ghosts’ but a few older tracks were interspersed. Over the night they played (from memory)
Meds
Infra- red
Drag
Follow the Cops Back Home
Because I Want You
Song to Say Goodbye
Every You, Every Me
Black- Eyed
The Bitter End
Special Needs
Running Up that Hill
Twenty Years
Crowd highlight; Special K. But I think this happens with any band’s most popular song.
Personal highlight: Special Needs without a doubt.
Other standouts were Follow the Cops Back Home (which I’m not a fan on CD, but live was amazing), my old favourite, Black- Eyed, and the two encores; Running Up that Hill (Kate Bush cover) and Twenty Years.
Jake, who suffered the misfortune of being introduced to Placebo by moi, a devoted fan, has now had a well- rounded experience. The weirdest part of the night… the chaperones standing near us, who had clearly been briefed by their teenagers a little about the band, because a few were ‘bopping’ (literally) along to a few of their bigger songs, and singing to Special K. You’re dancing to a song about using a veterinary anaesthetic as a drug…
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