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All Day Breakfast: The Reviews

added 21 June 2008 at 11.59

06.00 at The Barfly and it's dark, damp and starting to piss it down, but that's doing nothing to quell the excitement of about 200 indie girls clammering to get into the venue and see One Night Only perform.

Inside and it looks a bit like a mortuary with band members/roadies and friends strewn around the floor in heaps of exhaustion. It soon transpires that the band have not been to bed yet, having played a gig the night before and they're feeling just a little worse for wear. That does little to keep these boys down though and after a cheeky little puke in the Barfly toilets, George Craig and co. take to the stage for the first gig of the day. Cue a wave of hysteria from the female teen contigent (90% of the the crowd) and we're away. Forty minutes later and its been a top start to the Xfm All Day Breakfast with highlights including 'Just For Tonight' and 'It's About Time' which the crowds sung every word to.

Gig over and the band are off to catch a flight to Ibiza. They may only be 18 but these guys have got stamina. Two-and- a-half hours in and it's onto gig number two...

11.00 at The Borderline and the temperature is already at sweltering levels which as good an excuse as any for much of the good natured crowd to get stuck into a variety of liquid breakfasts. And quite right too. Mystery Jets, on the other hand, are just the kind of musical nourishment that's needed right now.

Delivering a set of acoustic loveliness, Mystery Jets soon have the fans eating out of their hands as 'Umbrellahead' and 'Young Love' land a one-two while the sucker punch of 'Two Doors Down' create an atmosphere of bonhomie usually unimagineable at this time of the morning.

12.30: One man. One guitar. One laptop. This can only mean one thing - Southend troubadour Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly - that's Sam Duckworth to his mum - is bringing his unique brand of folktronica to a rammed The Fly on New Oxford Street. Jovial and in high spirits, Duckworth soon turns his set into a request show with old favourites 'War Of The Worlds' and 'Lighthouse Keeper' scoring particularly well among his devotees.

15.00: It's been said that you should never trust a band that doesn't sweat. That being the case, the amount of faith handed over to Paul Weller at KoKo is colossal and somewhat justified. Dipping - and indeed, dripping - liberally into his new album, '22 Dreams', the Queen Mum of Britpop, Gawd bless 'im, is still burning with a passion that belies his years. 'Echoes Round The Sun' is a psychedelic delight while 'Push It Along' merely confirms the Modfather's continued ability to belt them out with the best of 'em. Nothing though, compares to the feverish response that greets a frenzied 'Eton Rifles' that sees Weller reclaim it from those who recently misappropriated it. Cappuccinos all round, then!

18.00: An earlier power cut at ULU may have threatened to curtail Feeder's set, but the resolve of the overworked technicians ensures that the set goes on as planned. And just as well otherwise we'd have missed this excellent performance. Augmented by an additional guitarist and keyboardist, Feeder sound absolutely gigantic this evening. Old favourites 'Come Back Around', 'Just The Way I'm Feeling' and 'Shatter' blend seemlessly with the offerings from new album 'Silent Cry'. 'We Are The People' is especially fierce and goes to show that Feeder still have much to offer.

21.00: The beautiful and intimate environs of Islington's Union Chapel has clearly had an effect on Guillemots. While their new album, 'Red', has divided opinion among critics and fans alike, tonight's performance sees the band deliver a set of quite staggering beauty and hushed reverences that matches the setting around them. Re-arranging their material into things of delicate fragility, the songs become soft whispers with 'Get Over It' being a particular delight.

00.00: Cometh the midnight hour cometh the band as Primal Scream drop a vintage performance at 229. Tearing into new single, 'Can't Go Back', the Scream then go on to give more than a sneaky peek of forthcoming albm, 'Beautiful Future'. Whereas the their ninth studio album glistens with a pop sheen, live the material positively rocks. 'Suicide Bomb' reveals dirt beneath its finger nails while 'Uptown' finds bassist Mani mining the kind of funky groove not heard since The Stone Roses' 'Fools Gold'. As good as they new material is, it's Primal Scream's back catalogue that finally detonates the veue. 'Accelerator', 'Shoot Speed Kill Light' and 'Swastika Eyes' are dispatched with a sense of shock and awe. 'Rocks' and 'Movin' On Up' shifts the party to a different level altogether and a rare outing for 'I'm Losing More Then I'll Ever Have' (the song that was remixed into 'Loaded') sends the purists into raptures. Quality stuff.

03.00: One last push and the night is ours. The last remaining hardy souls who venture to the 100 Club at this late hour are treated to Young Knives' angular quirkiness. What becomes quickly apparant is just how many top notch gems this trio has at its disposal as 'Terra Firma', 'Dyed In The Wool' and 'She's Attracted To' draw the biggest whoops and hollers while 'Up All Night' takes on a fiendish poignancy.

Were you at the Xfm All Day Breakfast? Let us know what the highlight of your day was by leaving your comments below.

 

 

Tagged as The Mystery Jets, Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly., Paul Weller, Feeder, Guillemots, Primal Scream, The Young Knives, One Night Only, Live

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1. We saw feeder and they absolutely rocked. We met them outside before the performance, they signed our tickets and we had our pics taken with them. What great down to earth guys who never ever put on a disappointing show. The highlight for me was 'FIRES' from the new album and they finished with 'High' for the encore. Can't wait till we see you guys again in Bristol in November. Thanks XFM for the tickets brilliant day, brilliant performance.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

   Posted by Mandy Downs on 11/07/2008 18:30:39 | report abuse

2. Paul Weller rocks. Nice hair.

   Posted by missbat on 26/06/2008 15:44:37 | report abuse

3. hey cassie, we were sitting next to you.... thanks for saving our seats ;) and we thought u did a good job sorting the heckler at the guillemots!

   Posted by Tommy Hope on 24/06/2008 17:17:40 | report abuse

4. I went to Weller at Koko and The Guillemots at Union Chapel,both gigs were top notch-Thanx.The Rifles who supported Weller were great,deffo go see them again.Also the Union Chapel is one of the best places in London ive seen a gig.We saw a cute iny little mouse too!

   Posted by David Calvert on 24/06/2008 13:36:36 | report abuse

5. I was lucky enough to get tickets for both Weller @ KOKO & Guillemots @ Union Chapel and whilst I'm a great Weller fan (us both being of a certain age), Guillemots were absolultely fan - bloody - tastic !

   Posted by Terry Lee on 24/06/2008 13:23:44 | report abuse

6. We went to see the Young Knives it was weird to go into a Gig the dark and come out in like propper morninglight
   The Band were Emense and like wow for that time of the day(?)
   Bare love you for it Xfm!
   x
   

   Posted by Nella on 24/06/2008 12:28:30 | report abuse

7. I saw Guillemots at Union Chapel and it was absolutely SUPERB!!
   I just want to clear up any confusion for all those who attended. I was the one who shouted shutup you t**t, but it was to one of the hecklers, not to the band; it would've been really pointless going if I had thought that of Guillemots. They were on top form and Fife Dangerfield is very funny and knows how to deal with hecklers. It was the most I've ever laughed at a gig and I will definitely be seeing them again.
   Sorry if I offended =(
   AND THANK YOU XFM!! =]

   Posted by Cassie on 23/06/2008 17:34:09 | report abuse

8. felt privileged to be able to see Primal Scream play "I'm Losing More Than I'll Ever Have" for the first time in 15 years.... ta very much.

   Posted by gareth on 23/06/2008 16:48:09 | report abuse

9. congratulations guys on a brilliant event, and welldone to the guys on the radio for pulling through it!
   
   went to see feeder, got front row, near the front of the cue, before seeing some of the guys in a cafe, and they went past us a few times (Mark and Deano T) but their setlist absolutely blew me away, and deserve huge credit for making my ears almost BLEEEEED!
   
   met the guys after the gig, got a few photos with Taka and Mark, and what a bunch of nice guys they are, made my life meeting them, sadly, i hadnt a chance talk to Grant as he wanted to get home, which i understood
   
   i recommend everyone to see them, their the best! and their new album is SUBLIME!
   
   and thankyou for getting my tickets mixed up with guillemots XFM!!! mildly appreciated..................... all is just forgiven

   Posted by Si on 23/06/2008 12:41:42 | report abuse

10. Went to the Feeder gig @ ULU, met the guys outside b4 the gig, got autographs and pics. what a bonus!!! Made my day.
    Despite having no power to the venue for a while, we eventually got let in @ 5.30pm and they were live on air @ 6pm. Well Guys you never disappoint us, a thoroughly brilliant gig with old and new songs, and Buck Rogers played especially for Hannah who was watching her dad (Grant).
    
    Thanks to XFM and Feederweb for the Tickets.

    Posted by Mandy Downs on 23/06/2008 09:59:16 | report abuse