The Wildhearts

Just got back - I live just outside Leicester, and teh Wildies were my headliners.

Awesome - Ginger was the chattiest I ever heard him, encouraged peaople to throw anything they could get there hands on. CJ caught two bottles, Ginger caught an egg, then broke it putting on the stage.

Greatest hits setlist:

I Wanna Go
Vanilla Radio
Caffeine Bomb
Headfuck
Revolution

not in that order, and there was probably more too, but can't remember right now. not many songs got played, like I say, lots of banter for a change only 45 minute slot, Ginger had guitar problems on more than one occassion, nice mirrored Gibson Explorer type that got hit at one stage (oh, and ginger got one on the end).

Set came to a premature end at the start of 29x the pain when the stage manager cut the sound, think they'd run over.

Best gig of the weekend by miles

I remember sick of drugs being played too. Think that was about it. I remember somebody threw a battery at him too. And a few shoes . And to quote ginger:
"Anything that's not nailed down, I want it! I want your bottles, I want your shoes, I want your girlfriends too!"

It's just been mentioned on the Xfm Rock Show - along with 'Suckerpunch' being played and a nice plug for the Shepherd's Bush gig. Apparently Ginger said to the crowd that he was disappointed by how little was being thrown at the stage - cue a deluge of shit flying in his direction! The people in charge were less than impressed and cut the band's set short...

Dark Lord of Barnet wrote:It's just been mentioned on the Xfm Rock Show - along with 'Suckerpunch' being played and a nice plug for the Shepherd's Bush gig. Apparently Ginger said to the crowd that he was disappointed by how little was being thrown at the stage - cue a deluge of shit flying in his direction! The people in charge were less than impressed and cut the band's set short...

So now they probably won't be invited back in future.

Check out NME.com's review. Good press I reckon....!

http://www.nme.com/news/wildhearts/37382

I hope that, in addition to joking about items being thrown at them on stage, they actually played well and generally kicked some ass. We all know the boys have been known to have some off-nights.

I still can't believe he caught that fucking egg!
Why would anyone have an egg in the first place?

Someone threw a mobile phone on stage, and there was a lot of those muller rice pots being chucked about because they were given out free. The guy in front of me got one in the neck, it was disgusting. Exploded rice pudding everywhere all over the surrounding people.

I don't think the set was cut short, they just ran over. They weren't likely to get any extra time once the stage managers saw how much cleaning up there was to do! Wasn't very sporting of them to cut the power in the middle of 29x the pain.

We had a lot of fun though. They seemed to be having a ball too - especially Ginger, he was on top form yesterday. Even my husband, who claims he doesn't like them, enjoyed himself. I've just been checking out my photos and they're all smiling in all of them. Good stuff.

it was absolutley amazing, i absolutley loved it!

it was worth the build up, haha, the gene simmons bit was mega!

wildhearts for 09? hahaa

vickyp wrote:I still can't believe he caught that fucking egg!
Why would anyone have an egg in the first place?

Someone threw a mobile phone on stage, and there was a lot of those muller rice pots being chucked about because they were given out free. The guy in front of me got one in the neck, it was disgusting. Exploded rice pudding everywhere all over the surrounding people.

I don't think the set was cut short, they just ran over. They weren't likely to get any extra time once the stage managers saw how much cleaning up there was to do! Wasn't very sporting of them to cut the power in the middle of 29x the pain.

We had a lot of fun though. They seemed to be having a ball too - especially Ginger, he was on top form yesterday. Even my husband, who claims he doesn't like them, enjoyed himself. I've just been checking out my photos and they're all smiling in all of them. Good stuff.

Will you be putting your photos up Vicky?

just heard off my mate who talked to the band after the set that the set was cut short because of riot behaviour (thats the technical term)! fucking class!!!!

I'm working on it now. Will be back with a link once 'tis done.
Have booked the day off to recover so I will have them up soon. My legs are fucking killing me!
*Edit* - photos are now here: www.flickr.com/photos/vickypeck/

This sounded like great fun. I hope it doesn't stop them getting asked back though, especially as their whole build-up has been "we'll show you how good we are"!

Never a fan of stuff being chucked at stages though, although if they asked for it themselves then I guess they only have themselves to blame...

great pictures Vicky,,been checking youtube for some live footage none as yet,,,did the infamous "gibson "make an apperance???

Yeah Thanks Vicky

Their banner looked fabulous.

I've been searching Youtube/radio 1/download website in vain for any videos or streaming music from their set, if anyone comes across any please share!

gar971y wrote:great pictures Vicky,,been checking youtube for some live footage none as yet,,,did the infamous "gibson "make an apperance???

Thanks! I didn't get any vids but I'm sure someone will have.
No Ginger's LP didn't put in an appearance, probably for the best as it would have been covered in food and drink by the end of it! He had 2 Gibson Explorers, one mirrored and one brown one he wouldn't play at first because he complained that it had an Emo strap. i.e. it wasn't long enough to be around his knees! Mirrored guitars = difficult to photograph. It's even more tricky when you're jumping up and down!