Last December 7, 2009, I had the chance to watch Asobi Seksu again. This time it was at Cargo in Shoreditch, London.
I noticed this gig online at the last minute and was glad there were still tickets for it as I have never been to Cargo in the past and it is always good to watch a band in a new place.
There was another gig happening on the same date for The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart at The Garage, Islington. If I hadn’t seen this band in this same venue back in August, I would have purchased tickets for this instead. Sometimes it is good to wait until the very last minute.
Anyway, Cargo is a nice little venue underneath a rail bridge. Unlike other venues, it has a restaurant and a bar separate from the room where the stage is. It is a nice cozy place to meet up friends (if I had any) for a few pints and some food.
There were no queues which was a welcome change in England and since I arrived early, I had a pint and relaxed on the their comfy seats. With the previous Asobi Seksu gig at ICA, I lost out of the shirt design I wanted. They had the same design here but only in women’s shirts so I bought a different shirt instead.Airship, from Manchester, was support for the evening. They were a pretty decent and interesting band. Their EP is available on Spotify if you want to have a listen. It is pretty good.
Asobi Seksu played a familiar set as to the ICA gig back in February, give or take a few songs. I have listened to the new album quite a bit since then and have come to appreciate and love it quite a lot.
- Sing Tomorrow’s Praise
- New Years
- Strawberries
- Meh No Mae
- In The Sky
- Thursday
- Layers
- Pink Cloud Tracing Paper
- Transparence
- Red Sea
- Strings (encore)
- Me & Mary (encore)
It’s a good mix from Citrus and Hush but still nothing from their self-titled first album.Thursday is still my favourite song of theirs and any gig with it is good enough for me.
All in all, it was a better gig than ICA mainly cause it was a smaller venue with less people. For once, I was at a gig standing right in front of the stage. Stadium events are an experience but nothing beats smaller intimate gigs.
