Saturday, 2 August, 1997 – Bangor Rugby Club, Wales

 

  1. He Pep!
  2. Lie Dream of a Casino Soul
  3. Idiot Joy Showland
  4. Cheetham Hill
  5. Hurricane Edward
  6. M5
  7. Ten Houses of Eve
  8. Spinetrak
  9. Pearl City
  10. Ol’ Gang (fades out)

NOTES

40 minutes

A strange affair indeed. The group and MES are distant and there is a lot of audience noise. Recorded in a tent which probably explains the overall sound.

It’s not clear what is being played half the time as the group seems to lurch from one song to another with little reference to the original versions.  A short set as it was a support slot for Super Furry Animals.

From North Wales live –

The year: 1997. The date: August 2. The place: A marquee at Bangor Rugby Club.

It was a night never to be forgotten for all who attended as Wales’s biggest band the Super Furry Animals took to the stage.

With just weeks to go before their hotly anticipated second album, Radiator, the music press and local fans were out in force to see the sensations on home turf.

They were to be greeted by two inflatable 50ft bears – which later featured in the album collections of thousands of fans – and a sneak preview of the music, which would go on to be one of Q magazines top 100 Greatest British Albums Ever.

It was, many agreed, one of the biggest, most extravagant gigs to have taken place in the region at the time.