Rick Astley & Blossoms - Albert Hall, Manchester post gig thread (October 8, 2021)

Entered to Coronation Street theme and opened with What Difference Does It Make?



Setlist:

What Difference Does It Make?
Bigmouth Strikes Again
Still Ill
Reel Around The Fountain
Cemetry Gates
Ask
Hand In Glove
Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
Girlfriend In A Coma
Well I Wonder
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Panic
William, It Was Really Nothing
Barbarism Begins at Home
Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want

Encore:
How Soon Is Now?
This Charming Man
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out

Regards,
FWD.

(Post anything related to this gig here).

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[Famous when dead]

Watch Rick Astley & Blossoms Cover Smiths Songs In Manchester

Watch Rick Astley & Blossoms Cover Smiths Songs In Manchester

This comes after Johnny Marr called the group's "This Charming Man" cover "both funny and horrible."

www.stereogum.com

Some of what was played:
WDDIM?, Heaven Knows..., Bigmouth..., This Charming Man, How Soon Is Now? Well I Wonder, Please, Please..., Panic

Lots of footage in the article above.
FWD.

 

[Bluebirds]

Watch Rick Astley & Blossoms Cover Smiths Songs In Manchester

Watch Rick Astley & Blossoms Cover Smiths Songs In Manchester

This comes after Johnny Marr called the group's "This Charming Man" cover "both funny and horrible."

www.stereogum.com

Some of what was played:
WDDIM?, Heaven Knows..., Bigmouth..., This Charming Man, How Soon Is Now? Well I Wonder, Please, Please..., Panic

Lots of footage in the article above.
FWD.

Looks a good night. The Manchester Albert Hall is a great venue. But frankly quite a few of the Smiths tribute bands are just as good.....

 

[ZOOM FROM GLOOM]

The true light that never goes out was actually just down the road watching Echobelly.

too bad these folks missed out.





VIVA MOZ !!!!

 

[bhops]

I sincerely hope that Moz offers Rick a slot as his support act when he next goes out on the road. Epic times.

 

[Surface]

Gotta to say Blossoms have delivered the musical elements really well, Ricks voice is a lot deeper than Morrissey's but it works and at the end of the day Ricks fulfilled his ambition of playing a Smiths set. He played 18 Smiths songs which is pretty good going!

 

[Barking]

Wish I could have gone to that. It looked fun.

 

[Light Housework]

Wish I could have gone to that. It looked fun.

Yes, Rick really got into it!

 

[Barking]

Yes, Rick really got into it!

If I ever see a tribute band, I want one with Rick in it. I'm a snob like that.
Wouldn't have dreamt of going to see Echobelly... (they don't have a Rick, for a start...)

 

[Surface]

Yes, Rick really got into it!

I hope someone posts the footage of the doing Reel Around The Fountain!

 

[bhops]

Hearing all these songs only makes you realise how many great tunes Morrissey leave son the shelf when he plays live. Rick's voice sounds strong and more importantly his hair looks great. Should my suggestion of a support slot not work maybe he could join Moz onstage for an update of this duet with another Stock, Aiken and Waterman alum......................

 

[Famous when dead]

Setlist:

What Difference Does It Make?
Bigmouth Strikes Again
Still Ill
Reel Around The Fountain
Cemetry Gates
Ask
Hand In Glove
Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
Girlfriend In A Coma
Well I Wonder
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Panic
William, It Was Really Nothing
Barbarism Begins at Home
Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want

Encore:
How Soon Is Now?
This Charming Man
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out

Regards,
FWD.

 

[ZOOM FROM GLOOM]

Ah, they should have thrown something good in like Paris or Munich Air Disaster 1958.

maybe next time.


Looking at the setlist, doesn’t seem Strangeways is Rick’s favorite album.

 

[ZOOM FROM GLOOM]

Hearing all these songs only makes you realise how many great tunes Morrissey leave son the shelf when he plays live. Rick's voice sounds strong and more importantly his hair looks great. Should my suggestion of a support slot not work maybe he could join Moz onstage for an update of this duet with another Stock, Aiken and Waterman alum......................

Pete Burns, Rick Astley will never be. Unfortunately.

Rick appearing with Morrissey would be too much milking the novelty.

 

[bhops]

Pete Burns, Rick Astley will never be. Unfortunately.

Rick appearing with Morrissey would be too much milking the novelty.

RICK ASTLEY IS NOT A NOVELTY, AS GRETA THUNBERG MAY SAY……HOW DARE YOU!!!!

 

[ZOOM FROM GLOOM]

RICK ASTLEY IS NOT A NOVELTY, AS GRETA THUNBERG MAY SAY……HOW DARE YOU!!!!

Maybe Tiffany or Debbie Gibson will be doing some Smiths tribute shows too, if you’re lucky enough.

 

[bhops]

Maybe Tiffany or Debbie Gibson will be doing some Smiths tribute shows too, if you’re lucky enough.

Be still my beating heart

 

[Bizarro]

Some pair of Lionel Blair's there, Rick.

 

[Anonymous]

Fantastic night. Blossoms are such good musicians and they really the songs justice.

 

[Moz Fan]

The true light that never goes out was actually just down the road watching Echobelly.

too bad these folks missed out.





VIVA MOZ !!!!

My thoughts exactly.