2015-07-05 @ MIF, Manchester

Postby **Moderator** » Mon Jul 06, 2015 4:51 pm

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tellthemstories · Postby **tellthemstories** » Mon Jul 06, 2015 6:07 pm

why would people make fun of arca for dressing provocatively... they've paid to see a bjork concert. can we have a moment to let that sink in. urgh why do these people even bother coming?

benjicoq · Postby **benjicoq** » Mon Jul 06, 2015 6:09 pm

as i said, it's maybe not as much about the provocation and maybe just because these clothes look ugly as love. and if a lady had the same stuff i would probably giggle (cos' i'm immature, and stuff)

Smörgås · Postby **Smörgås** » Mon Jul 06, 2015 6:13 pm

why would people make fun of arca for dressing provocatively... they've paid to see a bjork concert. can we have a moment to let that sink in. urgh why do these people even bother coming?

You get idiots at any gig, but yeah, you'd think Björk fans would be a little bit more liberal.

Arca's set was alright but I don't think his stuff is very stadium friendly and since it was announced last minute who the support was no one really had a chance to check his stuff out so probably had no idea what to expect. That and also it was really bright so the lighting was kind of lost.

digitalsky · Postby **digitalsky** » Mon Jul 06, 2015 6:52 pm

why would people make fun of arca for dressing provocatively... they've paid to see a bjork concert. can we have a moment to let that sink in. urgh why do these people even bother coming?

i consider myself incredibly openminded and absolutely nothing phases me but i still find arca's aesthetic obnoxious and gross...i think it's a matter of taste, not shock value. he dresses like a tool imo. he's asking for it

ekkert · Postby **ekkert** » Mon Jul 06, 2015 6:58 pm

why would people make fun of arca for dressing provocatively... they've paid to see a bjork concert. can we have a moment to let that sink in. urgh why do these people even bother coming?
i consider myself incredibly openminded and absolutely nothing phases me but i still find arca's aesthetic obnoxious and gross...i think it's a matter of taste, not shock value. he dresses like a tool imo. he's asking for it

maybe, and i respect your taste, but usually people trying to focus on the music are definitely not asking for loud comments of others about what clothes they find gross.

Smörgås · Postby **Smörgås** » Mon Jul 06, 2015 7:00 pm

^^ haha, that made me laugh (don't necessarily agree though

)

5/5 review from the Independent

I can only seem to find 3 reviews from the Independent, Telegraph and Manchester Evening News... usually we get a lot more. I'm surprised the Guardian haven't done a 1,000 word review because they love her.

rlef · Postby **rlef** » Mon Jul 06, 2015 8:18 pm

whoah, her voice sounds perfect! And I'm glad she played black lake this time. I know it might not be really fit for festivals, but the song is too amazing not to be played.

jotafred · Postby **jotafred** » Mon Jul 06, 2015 9:04 pm

Alejandro's wardrobe is total sexual provocateur style, it reminds me a lot of Marilyn Manson during Antichrist Superstar era

Smörgås · Postby **Smörgås** » Mon Jul 06, 2015 9:30 pm

Alsooooo, I forgot to ask.

Before Hyperballad she said "we have one more song" then something else. I heard "...and some news" but she didn't say anything after the song ended. Any idea what she actually said before the last song?

mrs bungle · Postby **mrs bungle** » Mon Jul 06, 2015 9:35 pm

Those vids are great, somebody plase download them in HD before you-know-what-record-label put them down, I'll try tomorrow.

BTW that Possible Maybe was nice with her near Manu, a total nostalgia
yeah but it sounds incomplete without the tesla, or at least a haxan baseline in it's place

I felt that too! The tesla gave a whole new dimension to that track for me - really emphasised the frustration that comes with being with someone non-commital

ekkert · Postby **ekkert** » Mon Jul 06, 2015 9:52 pm

i enjoyed the show and she was in great form but to me this setlist was almost monotonous. after the vulnicura arc of 5 songs, she mostly focused on confrontational / self-sufficience songs - which makes sense i guess, although i wished she could include some of her softer, quieter side as well.

also i have to say the crowd around me didn't make it easy to focus on the music. people dissing arca for his outfit, making weird faces at the long chords in "black lake", jumping on each other's shoulders and moshing, arrgh. i hope her next album and tour will be more about concert halls than festivals.

what do you mean "making weird faces"?

just rolling their eyes, trying not to laugh etc

ekkert · Postby **ekkert** » Mon Jul 06, 2015 9:53 pm

Alsooooo, I forgot to ask.

Before Hyperballad she said "we have one more song" then something else. I heard "...and some news" but she didn't say anything after the song ended. Any idea what she actually said before the last song?

i thought she said "can you sing?"

tellthemstories · Postby **tellthemstories** » Mon Jul 06, 2015 10:06 pm

i enjoyed the show and she was in great form but to me this setlist was almost monotonous. after the vulnicura arc of 5 songs, she mostly focused on confrontational / self-sufficience songs - which makes sense i guess, although i wished she could include some of her softer, quieter side as well.

also i have to say the crowd around me didn't make it easy to focus on the music. people dissing arca for his outfit, making weird faces at the long chords in "black lake", jumping on each other's shoulders and moshing, arrgh. i hope her next album and tour will be more about concert halls than festivals.

what do you mean "making weird faces"?
just rolling their eyes, trying not to laugh etc

urrrrrrgh who ARE these people?!

mrs bungle · Postby **mrs bungle** » Mon Jul 06, 2015 10:12 pm

also i have to say the crowd around me didn't make it easy to focus on the music. people dissing arca for his outfit, making weird faces at the long chords in "black lake", jumping on each other's shoulders and moshing, arrgh. i hope her next album and tour will be more about concert halls than festivals.

There were definitely some real idiots in the crowd - the dickheads behind us barged past people repeatedly, nearly knocked me over several times, gyrated against my back & grabbed my hips, tried to start a moshpit during Black Lake(!)...and eventually got thrown out (to a round of applause

). I generally found the crowd to be less lively than other Bjork gigs I've been to though, not nearly as much singing and dancing :/

wontonbaby · Postby **wontonbaby** » Mon Jul 06, 2015 10:17 pm

I'm surprised the Guardian haven't done a 1,000 word review because they love her.

There's one coming

http://twitter.com/hendopolis/status/61 ... 73/photo/1

Smörgås · Postby **Smörgås** » Mon Jul 06, 2015 10:25 pm

^ well spotted!

mrs bungle, I agree about the crowd. They were a bit motionless most of the time, even with the big hits. Perhaps because it was so crowded? It was so hard to move around I reckon that they let too many in!

jotafred · Postby **jotafred** » Tue Jul 07, 2015 4:13 am

After-parteh

cyndi · Postby **cyndi** » Tue Jul 07, 2015 5:19 am

I so wanna know what she is wearing

glen300 · Postby **glen300** » Tue Jul 07, 2015 6:16 am

Gosh after watching the videos of this concert I am a bit jealous of people who went. Gov's ball was amazing but

was so on point here. Amazing show! Also love the added songs to the "festival setlist" that seems to be happening!

gerrymob · Postby **gerrymob** » Tue Jul 07, 2015 9:43 am

What a gig. The best ever. What are people complaining about? Outdoor arena, weather good, great crowd. If you couldn't hear with the bank of speakers they put up I don't know what more they could have done. Her voice was as good as ever.

I have been a fan of the lady for more years than I can remember and for me she can do no wrong.

Once again I was the oldest one there.

They were sell merchandise at the gig.

Roll on to when I see my all time favourite artist.

Went back to the hotel and watched the Women's Football World Cup final.

The end to a perfect day.

It is her 50th next year hopefully she will spend it with her family in Iceland and I want to be there.

Gerry

VorteX · Postby **VorteX** » Tue Jul 07, 2015 10:23 am

It is her 50th next year hopefully she will spend it with her family in Iceland and I want to be there.
Gerry

..me too

Robodurga · Postby **Robodurga** » Tue Jul 07, 2015 3:52 pm

I can't deal with this new trend of phoning in Hyperballad.

jotafred · Postby **jotafred** » Tue Jul 07, 2015 4:45 pm

I so wanna know what she is wearing

It's very

-ish, seems like neon yellow it's over

buttons · Postby **buttons** » Tue Jul 07, 2015 5:52 pm

Anyone else see her running about the arena during soundcheck? I nearly died.

Yes we did. Wearing a black ensemble she was... Arms up messing about with Arca. .
Our hotel was right there, behind the stage, so we heard a good few songs being sound-checked whilst Björk was at the sound-desk.

Amazing show. . . Thanks so much, B

J
London
SE17

Garnet in the Eden · Postby **Garnet in the Eden** » Tue Jul 07, 2015 6:35 pm

Anyone else see her running about the arena during soundcheck? I nearly died.

Yes we did. Wearing a black ensemble she was... Arms up messing about with Arca. .
Our hotel was right there, behind the stage, so we heard a good few songs being sound-checked whilst Björk was at the sound-desk.

Amazing show. . . Thanks so much, B

J
London
SE17

Yes! I was there too, I could see her from my window, also behind the stage. You wouldn't happen to have been in room 211 or 215 or something? I saw two windows down from me a window open with someone filming the soundcheck with a camera phone while I was standing at the window on the phone with my husband.

pigeonboy · Postby **pigeonboy** » Tue Jul 07, 2015 8:55 pm

I have uploaded 9 vids from the show onto youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0RXUH ... SfQ/videos

Stonemilker
Black Lake
Notget
Army of Me
Bachelorette
Wanderlust
Hyperballad
Both Fireworks

An Echo, A Stain · Postby **An Echo, A Stain** » Tue Jul 07, 2015 8:59 pm

Where is the Line with strings sounds rich and explosive!

odduck · Postby **odduck** » Tue Jul 07, 2015 9:03 pm

Thanks for all the cool stuff, pigeonboy!

pigeonboy · Postby **pigeonboy** » Tue Jul 07, 2015 9:17 pm

^ The pleasure is all mine

ian · Postby **ian** » Tue Jul 07, 2015 10:24 pm

Still buzzing from that concert. We are so lucky to have her. 5 years was incredible.

Huurre · Postby **Huurre** » Tue Jul 07, 2015 11:11 pm

Special mention for "Mutual Core" with "you hid the key to our continuity" part which she tends not to sing + strings.

tellthemstories · Postby **tellthemstories** » Wed Jul 08, 2015 12:50 am

Where is the Line with strings sounds rich and explosive!

wait, are there videos of where is the line? i didn't see any yet

jotafred · Postby **jotafred** » Wed Jul 08, 2015 2:34 am

Still buzzing from that concert. We are so lucky to have her. 5 years was incredible.

Welcome to the 4um! glad you enjoyed it, 5 Years is my Vulnitoura's Hidden Place: the live favourite

An Echo, A Stain · Postby **An Echo, A Stain** » Wed Jul 08, 2015 9:47 am

Where is the Line with strings sounds rich and explosive!
wait, are there videos of where is the line? i didn't see any yet

Haven't seen any videos of it yet but there's a bootleg of the show in the Vulnicura Bootlegs thread, thanks to pigeonboy!

buttons · Postby **buttons** » Wed Jul 08, 2015 11:37 am

Anyone else see her running about the arena during soundcheck? I nearly died.

Yes we did. Wearing a black ensemble she was... Arms up messing about with Arca. .
Our hotel was right there, behind the stage, so we heard a good few songs being sound-checked whilst Björk was at the sound-desk.

Amazing show. . . Thanks so much, B

J
London
SE17
Yes! I was there too, I could see her from my window, also behind the stage. You wouldn't happen to have been in room 211 or 215 or something? I saw two windows down from me a window open with someone filming the soundcheck with a camera phone while I was standing at the window on the phone with my friend.

We were in Rm 206 or 208.. it was on the road side, but we could still hear Notget, Hunter, WITL, Family and Possibly Maybe quite clearly being sound-checked.
Before that, we were in Manchester Central and were walking back to the hotel down Liverpool Road... All the way up the street we could hear rumblings of music and as we got a little closer, we could hear it was the music of Stonemilker.. My whole body goosebumped, big grin and a few tears started.. it was a precursor to my condition for the rest of the evening. Absolute magic !!

Smörgås · Postby **Smörgås** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 5:25 pm

Did anyone go to the after party? Was it a private one?

It's in a odd place. I used to live in a flat close by but I think this warehouse has now been done up to be an event space etc.

SugarHorse · Postby **SugarHorse** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 9:21 pm

We were in Rm 206 or 208.. it was on the road side, but we could still hear Notget, Hunter, WITL, Family and Possibly Maybe quite clearly being sound-checked.
Before that, we were in Manchester Central and were walking back to the hotel down Liverpool Road... All the way up the street we could hear rumblings of music and as we got a little closer, we could hear it was the music of Stonemilker.. My whole body goosebumped, big grin and a few tears started.. it was a precursor to my condition for the rest of the evening. Absolute magic !!

Did you hear Mouth Mantra? I swear that's the exact moment the weather turned, just before the rain started. So damn atmospheric!

(We were stood on the balcony outside the hotel bar)

buttons · Postby **buttons** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 9:39 pm

We were in Rm 206 or 208.. it was on the road side, but we could still hear Notget, Hunter, WITL, Family and Possibly Maybe quite clearly being sound-checked.
Before that, we were in Manchester Central and were walking back to the hotel down Liverpool Road... All the way up the street we could hear rumblings of music and as we got a little closer, we could hear it was the music of Stonemilker.. My whole body goosebumped, big grin and a few tears started.. it was a precursor to my condition for the rest of the evening. Absolute magic !!
Did you hear Mouth Mantra? I swear that's the exact moment the weather turned, just before the rain started. So damn atmospheric! (We were stood on the balcony outside the hotel bar)

Exactly right. ...

The rain was amazing .. and cleared up for a dry concert experience ....

Total magic

Animal · Postby **Animal** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 11:06 pm

https://vine.co/v/enuqaHuPItp

The best Vine ever! Mutual Core choreography or something like that...

pigeonboy · Postby **pigeonboy** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 11:12 pm

^ hahahahahahaha

Love it love it love it!