I was listening to the performance and can't help but think how great this concert was !
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ hit the stage at this festival four times, in 1997, 2001, 2003 and 2017.
The support band which opened the set for Placebo was none other than ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ , who has remixed ๐ธ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ข ๐ธ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ in the past ๐๐ฅ
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| Live at Le Printemps de Bourges 2001. Photo credit: Gilles |
With this sentence, ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐ presented a new concept at the end of 1976: a song festival in the heart of a medium-sized provincial town, to be held during the Easter holidays.
The first Printemps was a success: almost 13,000 tickets were sold. From the first festival in 1977, a special programme, "Les Scรจnes Ouvertes" (translated as "the Open Stages"), offered a space reserved for young, unknown or unusual talent. Attendance at the festival continued to grow until it reached 100,000 tickets sold in the 90s. However๐ท๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐'s concern for quality over quantity has led to the Festival being deliberately limited to around 50,000 seats.
In 2001, for the 25th session, the venue has gathered many great artists such as Muse, Sigur Ros, The Divine Comedy, Tortoise, Henry Salvador, Disiz La Peste, Goldfrapp, Sawt El Atlas and many more. A variety of music from all over the world, which makes the festival a good reputation.
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| Live at Le Printemps de Bourges 2001. Photo credit: Gwen |
๐ตDub Psychosis
๐ตHaemoglobin
๐ตDays Before You Came
๐ตAllergic (to Thoughts of Mother Earth)
๐ตScared of Girls
๐ตBionic
๐ต36 Degrees
๐ตPassive Aggressive
๐ตLeni
๐ตLittle Mo
๐ตEvery You Every Me
๐ตWithout You I'm Nothing
๐ตSlave to the Wage
๐ตSpecial K
๐ตTaste In Men
Encore:
๐ตMy Sweet Prince
๐ตCommercial for Levi
๐ตPeeping Tom
Encore 2:
๐ตBlack-Eyed
๐ตPure Morning
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| Live at Le Printemps de Bourges 2001. Photo credit unknown |
๐ Placebo started energetically with Haemoglobin. The beginning of the concert is dominated by explosive tracks from their self-titled debut album. On Teenage Angst, Bionic and 36 Degrees, the audience goes wild. There is a serious scramble in the pit and Brian Molko gives the security team the message to calm down. Brian takes over the keyboards for two tracks, including the sufuriant Peeping Tom. Wearing a cowboy hat, Stefan Olsdal takes care of the entertainment standing on an amp and provides second vocals on an intense Without You I'm Nothing. Steve Hewitt is hidden behind his drums, but is still very present musically. A fourth musketeer, Bill, joins the power trio on stage to reinforce the guitar sound.
The many tracks from Black Market Music, for which the audience seems to have a preference, prove the effectiveness of the latest album. A very electro My Sweet Prince starts the first encore and the concert ends with a long awaited Pure Morning. The core fans are delighted despite the lack of sound quality. The fans and others leave the Igloo with bleeding ears but with a smile on their faces and don't forget that the next day they will see Divine Comedy, JJ 72 and Muse. ๐
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๐ Brian Molko blessed by the Gods ? Not sure. Saved from the waters, that's for sure. For this first day of the festival and contrary to all the weather forecasts, the rain gave us some respite. Arriving late under the big top of the Igloo after having passed the few unconscious people who were fleeing the crowd, we came face to face with the guys from Sneaker Pimps who were following Placebo's French tour step by step. The spirit is friendly, but the headliner is late if we refer to the attitude of the audience who will only give a few polite cheers despite the 3000 souls attending (which won't be enough to fill the room). It must be said that the most fervent followers of the power trio had already planned to be in the front row by taking the hall by storm from 3.30 pm. The opening of the doors started two hours later, so we understand the heavy feeling of impatience of some. At 9pm, the applause meter is really flying, Brian Molko has just entered and starts without any introduction on Dub Psychosis. The evening is launched in the same way as the concert in Paris in March and the decibel level is just as devastating. Haemoglobin's saturated guitars are barely audible (so to speak!) and we're at the stage of fearing sudden deafness for the days to come, the sound is not quite perfect and our ears will surely take a hit. Bill, the band's multi-instrumentalist, swaps the keyboard for the guitar and it's an over-excited version of Days Before You Came that triggers the first slams in the crowd. For those who wanted to adopt the same look as Molko by coming to Placebo's concerts in a clean suit, it should be noted that the fall of the jacket is more than advised in the first rows... Afterwards, Brian and his band take a turn towards their 2nd album with Allergic (To Thought Of Mother Earth) followed by Scared Of Girls and the atmosphere temperature hasn't dropped a bit. The die-hards are having a field day and the pit is clearly looking like a battlefield. Stefan takes things in hand and Bionic's bass kicks in before being joined by Brian's guitar. The Igloo tent is overheated and the violent chords of 36 Degrees do not help. The song ends and Molko gives a reminder: There are a lot of people here tonight, so try not to push each other. Try to have respect for each other." The audience nods and Brian takes up his ironic tone: "Don't hurt yourselves, it would stay on our conscience." Thanks for them. Putting their money where their mouth is, the band starts the stripped down Passive Aggressive to calm the heat. As a dutiful leader, the Placebo singer then takes the floor again to pay homage to the pre-engineered King Elvis concert before missing his start on Little Mo: Here's proof that rock 'n' roll never dies." Every You Every Me and then Without You I'm Nothing follow before giving way to an unstoppable end to the first set: Slave To The Wage, Special K and Tatste In Men. The 3 singles in a row would make any octogenarian Charles Trenet fan jump, so what can we say about a venue dedicated to the Placebo cause ! The band goes back to the backstage before returning to polish up the work: a shot of My Sweet Prince, a bit of sweetness in this world of brutes with Commercial For Levi and Peeping Tom before the band goes backstage for a second time. The traditional last encore is awaited and no one is determined to leave the place when Brian appears again to motivate the audience to come back the next day for the rest of the festival's program including Muse, Stephen Malkmus and The Divine Comedy. As the evening drew to a close, the chorus of Black-Eyed's vocals continued to ring out in the tent before Pure Morning's now customary finale. The crowd is finally satiated, the satisfied band lose themselves behind the stage in the middle of a hugging session. Placebo are now done with France before their next appearances in July for other festivals. Later in the evening, the Bourges venue continued to bustle with activity in the nearby bars, but it was clear that Placebo had set the bar high for this opening act. ๐
(๐๐ฐ๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐จ - ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฆ 2001)
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| Live at Le Printemps de Bourges 2001. Photo credit:Gwen |
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