[ originally published 29/06/2015 ]
EDITORS
Newport Centre, Newport - 4th October 2007
Support: Ra Ra Riot, The Kissaway Trail
This was the tour for Editors’ second album ‘An End Has A Start’, their best record in my opinion. As well as having some extraordinarily good songs, Editors proved what an amazing live band they could be too, especially with frontman Tom Smith at the helm. In just a single song, he would bounce and leap between lead vocals, piano and frenzied guitar thrashing. At times he resembled a Tasmanian Devil; it was exhausting just watching the guy. The band was excellent and the songs really lent themselves to the live setting. Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors in particular sounded mightily epic. I just can't believe they fell from grace so dramatically over the next two records - it's like a different band. I prefer to remember them like this.
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