Wednesday, November 13, 2024

There is a light that never goes out

Over the course of the last week, I've had the extremely good fortune to witness not one, not two, but three absolutely astonishing gigs: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds at the CIA, Tropical Fuck Storm at the Fleece in Bristol and Alan Sparhawk at Clwb.

The latter has to be one of the most intense shows I've ever been to, for obvious reasons. Back in 2005, when Low were touring their incredible LP The Great Destroyer, I remember Sparhawk telling the audience at the Wulfrun Hall in Wolverhampton how his young son had been dancing away to Napalm Death in the empty venue before the gig - and now here Cyrus Sparhawk was, on stage playing bass with his dad, on the anniversary of his mum Mimi Parker's passing. It was an emotional gut punch of a gig, and a beacon of positivity on a day when political events in the US plunged the world into greater darkness.

And it got me thinking again: just how good would it have been to see Low on the Mountain Stage at Green Man in 2022, with that backdrop?

Buzz review here.

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