'Perhaps we should be apologising?'

Interesting review. I too am a massive fan, and this is the 4th show I've seen since the summer. All of which have been heavily based around IFWWW. The crowd were very subdued, and Ben rightly or wrongly took this as apathy towards the new material. He started to play the opening few bars of 'the fear' and when there was still no real energy from the crowd, he just stormed off. That was what caused the delay. Only India inciting us to clap got him back on! I was there at the barrier, and I'm pretty sure he said "you don't want us to leave here thinking you're a bunch of c**ts". Also the request for what we wanted to hear came much later in the show, and was a litmus test by Ben. He never intended to play what we wanted. It's his music, he should get to play what he feels good about playing. I also met him afterwards, and he explained "it's boring playing to a crowd that don't give you anything back". So perhaps we should be the ones making an apology?

Posted By: APB on December 17th 2014 at 13:27:02

Message Thread

'Bunch of c*nts' (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Dec 17, 13:08:26
- who? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Dec 17, 14:09:40
- The second comment on there (General Chat) - pants, Dec 17, 14:08:31
- Never heard of him (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 17, 14:08:05
- If he can't appreciate 1500 people coming to see him, then he's got problems (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Dec 17, 13:55:25
  - I'm sure he's not complaining about those songs when he's getting royalty cheques for them (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Dec 17, 14:06:16
- 'Perhaps we should be apologising?' (General Chat) - APB, Dec 17, 13:27:02
  - "it's boring playing to a crowd that don't give you anything back" (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Dec 17, 14:03:37
    - India is in Howard's band. (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Dec 17, 14:10:32
    - Yeah, like have a bigger band if he knows 1500 people turn up on a sunday (General Chat) - pants, Dec 17, 14:05:34
  - No, no way.That's a pretty bad attitude to have.If he can't appreciate that a Sunday night (General Chat) - pants, Dec 17, 13:58:45
  - Perhaps its happening a lot to him? (General Chat) - Jono, Dec 17, 13:46:57
    - How has he become famous? (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Dec 17, 14:00:04
      - His music has recently been used on TV, and he's won a brit award (General Chat) - pants, Dec 17, 14:04:02
  - The twat needs to take his head out of the woeful BH's dangleberry infused arse (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Dec 17, 13:45:49
    - Woeful BH? (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Dec 17, 13:53:43
      - Ben Howard, entut? (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Dec 17, 13:55:15
  - India. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Dec 17, 13:35:56
    - Canada. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Dec 17, 13:36:44
      - Barbados. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Dec 17, 13:38:31
        
        Burundi. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Dec 17, 13:39:29
        
        Kiribati. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Dec 17, 13:40:34
        
        Spratly Islands. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Dec 17, 13:41:32
        
        Gorleston. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Dec 17, 13:41:26
        
        Trunch. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Dec 17, 13:42:00
        
        wicklewood. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Dec 17, 13:44:14
        
        Mornington Crescent (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Dec 17, 13:53:05
- Never heard of him (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Dec 17, 13:12:28
  - In tis, rather rare case, he'd be right. He's just off to Spotify though, to check him out (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 17, 13:32:37

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