Strange Ones

So that's it. No more Supergrass. My world has a little musical hole in it. Last night they said farewell to Scotland, at the Barrowlands (a wonderfully tacky old ballroom) in Glasgow, as part of their final tour.

And they were wonderful. They were always wonderful, of course, but last night in particular will forever stand out as a great gig for me. It was a true retrospective: starting with the most recent album and working backwards, they played 3 or 4 songs from each, and finished at the very beginning with the first song they ever wrote (Caught By The Fuzz, of course). They even had little video montages to introduce each album.

The crowd were great, by about halfway through the set...they were all a bit static to begin with, and it wasn't until we got to Moving that the whole room started jumping, and after that there was some pretty consistent moshing! But even when people were just standing still, the cheering and the singing along were pretty damn impressive! You could really feel the love in that room. The band played for a solid two hours, and every song was a gem. We got the hits, and some brilliant album tracks that they haven't played in the past when I've seen them.

It was all over far too soon, they took a bow, and then were gone.

Goodbye, boys. I will miss you.

EDIT 11/6/2010: I sat listening back through all their albums at work yesterday (enjoying the wonderfulness of them all over again, and discovering I like Road to Rouen as an album a lot more than I used to!), and have figured out the set list from the Glasgow gig. So for those who are interested, here it is (not necessarily in order within each album):

Bad Blood
Diamond Hoo Ha Men
Rebel In You
Outside
Tales of Endurance
St. Petersburg
Road To Rouen
Kiss of Life
Rush Hour Soul
Brecon Beacons
Grace
Funniest Thing
Moving
Mary
Pumping On Your Stereo
In It For The Money
Richard III
Late In The Day
Sun Hits The Sky
I'd Like To Know
Mansize Rooster
Lenny
Strange Ones

Encore:
Alright
Caught by The Fuzz

I think that's all of it! Pretty impressive. Particular highlights for me included...ah hell, the whole set was a damn highlight! How do you choose out of that bumper assortment of goodies?!

Some videos have turned up on Youtube now, so here are a few gems for your enjoyment: