• Nate Will Not Return
  • Taking Off
  • Psykick Dancehall
  • Strychnine
  • Laptop Dog
  • Cowboy George
  • Bury
  • I’ve Been Duped
  • Cosmos 7
  • Latch Key Kid
  • Greenway
  • Monocard
  • White Lightning
  • Mr. Pharmacist
  • Systematic Abuse
  • Reformation!

NOTES

Daily Echo review by Michael Cunningham

Rumbling into Kyps for a second time in short succession, The Fall once again responded to an appreciative audience who seemed to drag the gig to life!

Mainstay Mark E Smith staggered on the stage and there was an air of uncertainty on just which way it would go, given the unpredictability of a Fall show.

Although now well into his 50s, Smith is still the only centrepiece of the ever changing band and is in total command.

If he decided he wants no guitar – then he has no guitar and the musicians have to grin and bear it.

The set kicked off with songs from the growling new album, Ersatz GB, before going right back to the 1970s with Psykick Dancehall. Like on their previous visit, The Fall grew into the gig, with Smith even interacting with the audience and he purveyed the league of bald headed men in the lively mosh pit.

When not interacting, he would sit behind the amps and read from the reams of paper he always carries with him, with wife Elana (sic) taking the vocals for a lively I’ve Been Duped.

It was a good mixture from new material with the glorious repetition lapped up and a storming encore. By the time they left the stage after 80 minutes, you knew Smith had been there, with the drums taken apart, settings all changed and mic stands strewn across the stage.

All uncertainty dashed – this was another great Fall show at Mr Kyps. The band fit the venue well and the venue fits the band – roll on next time.

flyer kyps 2011