Glasvegas and censorship!
A Sunday night in Vancouver at Richards On Richards which has the huge benefit of being only 10 minutes walk from home.
We arrived to find out that Carl Barat would not be supporting due to “unforeseen circumstances” which, according to various “experts” was the result of being refused entry into Canada!
Glad to see the Canadian government are protecting us from such unsavory characters.
Anyway ……the last minute replacement (unknown?) appeared as surprised as the audience was that he was there playing a blues set. Would probably have been better in a smoky New Orleans bar together with far more JD, but ok all the same.
I am still getting used to the timings of gigs in BC which results in spending far to much time at the bar waiting for Glasvegas to come on stage. On the plus side I did meet a local chef who was able to provide some great advice on where to buy good meat and produce – every cloud as they say.
Glasvegas are on top in the UK and one of the benefits of living here is I get to see them in a small club and tickets are easy to get. Even so I was surprised how busy it was given the album was only just released – and almost every song was greeted with a singalong and huge enthusiasm! – a great atmosphere all round.
They delivered a great set, although a little short (50 mins?) and no encore, which was strange given the reception.
You can get a “professional” review of the night here >>>>>>
Roll on April when they return to play the Commodore – its a shame more UK bands don’t know where Vancouver is!
