So, what was it? When you get a look at yr phones. No hurry.

The setlist has appeared on Setlist.fm, and it's a good 'un.

Spoiler

'Lipgloss' makes its first live appearance since Santiago in 2012 and 'Monday Morning' its first since the Pohoda festival in 2011.

 

I need everyone at Banshee Labyrinth right now to know that I am desperate to go to bed

Just back at the hotel. Amazing night, nearly lost my shit when Lipgloss dropped. Background Noise worked really well, I thought. Monday Morning was a beast. The tribute by Jarvis to his mum was really sweet.

Great to meet Bar Italians and Co. afterwards at The Banshee.

The Pulp tribute band Pulp'd need to swap their frontman out for our own Lipglossed. His cover of She's A Lady, both vocally and gesticulatively (if that's a word) needs to be seen to be believed.

Time for sleep now but we've been awake all night so why should we crash out at dawn?

Sounds like a great night :) wishing Jarvis' mam well and good health. Was Jarvis back to flying form after his episode that left him with cracked ribs? I see the FB post says 'and beyond' re the summer gigs next year. Sounds very hopeful :) I just want to do it again and again and...Happy 2024 all

Unfortunately, I couldn't go as accommodation costs were prohibitive.

It is certainly great to hear that they performed "Lipgloss" and "Monday Morning" has always been a great live song.

I wonder what has happened to "Hymn of the North". Did they just dust it off for a couple of performances in the summer or are they going to play it again?

That said, I have just had a look on YouTube and "Background Noise" seems to have evolved a bit. To me, it sounds like an outtake from the "Intro" / "His 'n' Hers" era which is a good thing. Hopefully there are more new songs to follow.

Fair point, but technically, so does "This is Hardcore" and they have played that without one.

Apparently Jarvis' mum passed away last night.

Eamonn wrote:

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Apparently Jarvis' mum passed away last night.

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 Terribly sad. I hope Jarvis was able to get away from Edinburgh in time to see her.

I'm so sorry to hear this news.

Sending thoughts and love to Jarvis, and his family.

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I need everyone at Banshee Labyrinth right now to know that I am desperate to go to bed

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 Reading this and cackling

 

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Lipgloss!!!

You lucky, lucky people. I hope you had fun

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God yes. Absolutely incredible. 

There was a moment of absolute cinema on the 31st. Me and Ester and Heather had gone for a walk/to stow bags. We were walking along the west end of Princes St Gardens and then we could hear something from far off...it took a second...it was Monday Morning. The JUBILATION was unreal.

I went to phone my gf to chat came back and they told me Lipgloss was apparently soundchecked too! Someone showed me a video and I STILL didn't believe it!

Both songs sounded really, really good. Lipgloss was triumphant - sounded so FULL. Emma absolutely NAILED the guitar in a way that even Russell never quite managed live. Absolutely full and fluent with the correct entry going into the final eruption of absolute disco craziness. The visuals were great too.

And Monday Morning - went down like an absolute tempest - I glimpsed back from the barrier and could see EVERYONE moving as far as the eye could see. Another example of Pulp capturing a moment.

Candida and Mark genial and such a powerhouse. Candida raising her glass of bubbly to everyone - what an icon! Saw Nick and he actually raised his drink to me after Lipgloss - can't believe how lucky I was! And Jarvis gave those of us at the barrier a lot of attention - he pointed & sung at me during DYRTFT, presumably because I was going utterly batshit. (Sorry to anyone who caught a stray elbow.) Mark kept his scarf on the whole time - and he had fun with Jarvis, who came over to introduce him only for Mark to point out he'd forgotten Nick - and then Jarvis thanked Nick and intentionally forgot Mark, who started strumming his guitar to remind him! Such larks.

So many of the songs were so muscular. Pink Glove throbbing in pow-wow intensity. Like a Friend so bombastic. Hardcore was an absolute fucking ripper. FCL five songs in only increased the intensity, and DYRTFT continues to send everyone completely bananas. The crowd was pretty static for the bigger song, Babies, because we'd tired ourselves out so much!

Their hitsiest set so far, and perfectly chosen for the night. Really nailed the choice of songs and the order. Sunrise to end the old year, Disco 2000 to start the new one. And Background Noise!!!

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The Pulp tribute band Pulp'd need to swap their frontman out for our own Lipglossed. His cover of She's A Lady, both vocally and gesticulatively (if that's a word) needs to be seen to be believed.

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 Was great catching up with you and Sarah Eamonn and also Simply Fuss Free, I owe you a drink! Sorry to have missed you Jarvcore.

And haha, you flatter me! It was all silliness. I might have gone a bit too far, mind, because I woke up and my voice was pretty much gone completely! And I slept through New Year's Day pretty much entirely!

Happy 2024, everyone.

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Fair point, but technically, so does "This is Hardcore" and they have played that without one.

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 True, but they've played 'Hardcore' for twenty-five years and usually without an orchestra. 'Hymn' has only ever been played with one. 

There was another mystery - Jarvis was at one point handed an electric guitar and replied "no we're not doing that one" - there wasn't anything else on the setlist. So what was it? After You, perhaps?

I agree with you Ian about Background Noise. It could easily have been on His 'N' Hers.

 

 

The real sadness of his mother's illness, and retrospectively her passing, really changed the complexion of things.  I mean, I'll lose my parents before I reach Jarvis's age - they're both in their late sixties. I can't imagine what that'll be like. But I am absolutely blown away by Jarvis and I can't wrap my head around how he was able to not only still go out there, but also perform in the manner he did. He was absolutely towering at Hogmanay. It must have been incredibly taxing. Fuck knows how he did it.