Robyn: Live @ Roxanne 15/11/07.
Yes, it’s a new site! Details on why/etcetera here…
Two months after her first show in Melbourne, within the walls of the ultra intimate and trendy Miss Libertines, Super-Swede Robyn came back to our city of lights for a bigger show at Roxanne’s, a trendy new nightspot down a CBD alleyway that used to play an integral part in the cities rave culture. How things have changed. The set was not much different to the one heard at Miss Libertines back in September (review here,) but we did get a very nice acoustic version of Be Mine!, which I managed to video record onto my phone. Hilariously, the picture quality is actually completely amazing, (has there ever been a phone as stunning as the N95?) so here is the YouTube video of (very nearly almost) the full song…
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And a short YouTube clip of Keep This Fire Burning.
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She did a fantastic job for someone who had just stepped off an incredibly long flight on a plane, and was apologetic through the show for not feeling 100% and being a little tired. Was a great gig, but the first one back in September was better, which I’m putting down to the charming intimacy of the venue and also to the fact she was full of much more energy then and raring to go.
Had a fantastic chat up the front with some Robyn fans to my left, and discussed the brilliance of Girls Aloud with some others to my right.
ROBYN @ ROXANNE’S, MELBOURNE
SETLIST 15/11/2007
INTRO
COBRASTYLE
CRASH & BURN GIRL
WHO’S THAT GIRL
BUM LIKE YOU
HANDLE ME
KEEP THIS FIRE BURNING
KONICHIWA BITCHES
BE MINE!
WITH EVERY HEARTBEAT
SHOW ME LOVE
JACK YOU OFF
BE MINE! (ACOUSTIC)
Here are some happy snaps. Clicky for zoom…
November 20th, 2007 at 4:33 am
She was fab at the Scala in Kings Cross last month. The crowd was well up on the previous gigs but I didn’t review it. I’d already done two this year! Shows you how prolific she is gig-wise.
And Girls Aloud pay good money for the kind of PR you’re doing for them!
November 20th, 2007 at 4:00 pm
Adem, I’ve been meaning to comment for-ev-er, but the site looks fantastic! Really, job well–no, amazingly done.
Catching up a bit, this radio show you posted was great–well, they always are, but I really liked the music even more this week! And I promise that’s not just because the Blake song was on it
The shows have a habit of forcing me to relisten to songs I’d ignored before (say, the Justin song, for example) or listen to songs from albums I’d ignored and find myself liking. Girls Aloud review was epic; still loving the album. Very much the sort of thing that is going to always be in the car, both so a.) I can listen to it, and b.) I can force other people to listen to it. Plus, generic “yay Robyn” comment here!
November 20th, 2007 at 11:34 pm
Phil: I know, if only I had a cheque coming in the post.
PG: Thank you for the kind words hon! Glad you’re liking the radio show too, so far you’re my main source of feedback for it so it means a lot. Am also happy ‘Tangled Up’ gets a home inside the PG automobile. Mum’s hooked on it now too!
November 22nd, 2007 at 3:27 pm
Nice account and great pics! Between you and BobbyPop, Robyn’s got some great PR going on! Can’t wait till she hits the states in the early spring!
November 26th, 2007 at 9:59 pm
PLZ POST PICS WHEN YOU GO D’LUVLY ONE.
November 27th, 2007 at 9:35 pm
Really good and really interesting post. I expect (and other readers maybe :)) new useful posts from you!
Good luck and successes in blogging!