Category Archives: New Model Army

Yet another cracking night, and fortunately not as hot as the last time I saw them there.

Setlist:

Vanity
No Mirror, No Shadow
Island
Into the Wind
Breathing
Rivers
The Hunt
Get Me Out
Before I Get Old
One of the Chosen
Bloodsports
High
Ballad of Bodmin Pill
Bad Old World
Wired
Wonderful Way To Go

Vagabonds
Poison St
Green & Grey

I Love the World

That’s also my fourth and final New Model Army gig of the year, however I’m down to see them twice as part of Freeborn John – Live next February.

Another fantastic night. Much smaller and more intimate than Oxford last Saturday, and thankfully a lot cooler.

Setlist:

Vanity
No Mirror, No Shadow
Island
Into the Wind
Breathing
Rivers
The Hunt
Get Me Out
Before I Get Old
One of the Chosen
Bloodsports
High
Purity
Bad Old World
Wired
Wonderful Way to Go

51st State
Vagabonds
Poison St.

Green & Grey

Tonights gig came complete with a free sauna as someone forgot to turn the air-con on until the first encore. Very good, but very very hot.

Vanity
Nothing Dies Easy
Island
Into The Wind
Breathing
Rivers
The Hunt
Get Me Out
Before I Get Old
One Of The Chosen
Bloodsports
High
Purity
Wired
Wonderful Way To Go

Bad Old World
Vagabonds
Poison Street

Stupid Questions
I Love the World

Tonight we went to see New Model Army in Weston Super Mare. A nice low-key warm up gig before their Beautiful Days appearance tomorrow evening, there were probably only 200 people in the rather tiny Hobbits club. The only downside was that the smoke alarm went off three times during the gig, prompting a slight rewording of one song mid-flow.

They ended up playing a two part set. The first 45 minutes or so was a run through of the set they’ll play tomorrow, the second section was just some extra tracks.

Setlist
Rumour and Rapture (1650)
Bloodsports
Island
High
No Mirror, No Shadow
Wonderful Way to Go
Here Comes the War
Before I Get Old
Vagabonds
Poison Street
Get Me Out
Green and Grey

Better Than Them (JS Acoustic)
Breathing
Into the Wind
Stupid Questions
Rivers
Wired
Purity
125 MPH

They were even better than last week. I danced like a loon for a good hour or so, so am a bit broken at the moment and partially deaf.

The venue was very civilised with tables and chairs round the outside. The setlist was broadly similar to last week but with a few minor alterations. The finale of Green and Grey followed by 225 was a fitting ending to the night.

Over The Wire
Stranger
Water
Island
Carlise Road
Another Imperial Day
Wonderful Way To Go
51st State
Here Comes The War
Snelsmore Wood (JS acoustic)
Too Close To The Sun
Rumour & Rapture
The Hunt
Vagabonds
No Rest
Poison Street
Get Me Out

Purity
Green & Grey
225

Despite the best efforts of the RAC to stop us finding the venue, we finally arrived in time to catch the tail end of the first support band. New Model Army were fantastic as always, we were stood right down at the front, so had a perfect view of the stage. They started off a bit slowly with Whirlwind, Stranger, etc, before finding their feet a bit more with some older material. It was good to hear some old favourites such as No Rest, White Coats, Vagabonds etc. All in all it was a thoroughly good night.

Same again on Tuesday please.

Whirlwind
Stranger
Water
Island
Carlisle Road
Another Imperial Day
Wonderful Way To Go
Fate
Here Comes The War
Snelsmore Wood (JS acoustic)
Too Close To The Sun
Rumour And Rapture
Whitecoats
Vagabonds
No Rest
Poison Street
Get Me Out
51st state
The Hunt
I Love The World

It’s the New Model Army time of year again, so I headed up to Kettering on Friday for the weekend. Saturday morning we went for a ride up to Market Harborough for a bag of chips and back, a total of 28 miles and one puncture. Saturday night we headed into Northampton to see New Model Army. It was the last night of the UK leg of the tour, and the night before the 25^th anniversary of their first gig. As with last year, they were very very good, the only downside was that it was unbearably hot in the venue as they kept the airconditioning turned off for most of the evening.

Setlist
Whirlwind
Believe It
Water
Fate
Wonderful Way To Go
Carlisle Road
Another Imperial Day
Here Comes The War
Snelsmore Wood (Justin solo)
Red Earth
Before I Get Old
Island
51st State
No Rest
Poison Street
Get Me Out

Flying Through The Smoke
LS43
125 mph

225

Last night saw a trip to Cambridge to see New Model Army. The support band was Goldblade, very loud, and very enthusiastic. Good fun to watch although we actually moved back to the bar to avoid the large amounts of bass. Not much to say about New Model Army other than that they were absolutely fantastic. The best live band I’ve seen in a long long time.

Setlist
Brother
225
Over The Wire
Ballad of Bodmin Pill (dedicated to Rob Heaton)
LS43
Here Comes The War
Prayer Flags
Get Me Out
Better Than Them (Justin solo)
Ocean Rising
51st State
Modern Times
Island
Family
Purity
No Rest
Green & Grey

Stupid Questions
Wonderful Way To Go