Villagers @ Leeds Cockpit 09/12/2010
Tonight me and @JoeLimits decide not to head to our traditional pre-gig eats at fuji hiro and instead deide a curry is required at Akbars and jolly nice the “Chicken Tika Keema Balti” was, now off to the gig.
We arrive at the gig and grab a pint,the support band seem a little too “folky” for our ears and chat in the bar before getting a mid way spot in the “big” room in the cockpit.
After the usual sound checking and waiting, the lights dim and Connor emerges from the fire exit at the back of the stage and starts playing a solo rendition of “Twenty Seven Strangers”. We are all quite mesmerised and dare not make a sound during the song simply admiring the guys talent, only the rumbble of the trains above the arches in the cockpit break the silence, but in some ways add to the atmosphere.
Then his band emerge from the shadows and whilst teasing one an other and jovial banter play their way through “Becoming a Jackal”, it’s good, but it all starts to sound a bit samey after a while.
And so to the encore, I’m a bit dissapointed that Connor plays “can you hear me now” solo, was really ace when the band played it at leeds festival, ho hum.
The band thank the crowd and announce appologies to the female fans the might have “offended” earlier at fuji hiro – that could have been me, one day I hope to be offended by a rock and roll legend.