Placebo are of the bands that loved when I was a teen. The music has that perfect combo of melancholy and heaviness that I love in music.
Yes, you could say I’m a bit of an emo.
When I was 17, I was DEFINITELY AN EMO.
Although I’m not familiar with much of their music after 2006, their early stuff was what I grew up on.
On Tuesday night, they were playing at the O2 in Leeds. I went with my housemate, Christine.
We had a few pre-drinks at home, then met up with some others in Almost Famous bar and had a cheeky beer. Then headed to the venue.
We were on the guest list, so had to go in a different way. Which was a lot easier than expected. We skipped the support band for drinks and got there about 10 minutes before Placebo were due on.
We were right at the back to start with. The O2 isn’t massive, so the view wasn’t horrific. Though after Christine when to the toilet, she spotted a gap closer to the front, so we moved to a closer side on angle.
They sound fantastic live. Brian has such a distinct voice and I wasn’t sure how it would come across live, but they sounded exactly like they do from being in a studio.
They played a lot of the older stuff, which was fab because I wouldn’t have known many of the songs otherwise.
The set list:
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B3
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For What It’s Worth
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Loud Like Love
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Every You Every Me
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Scene of the Crime
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A Million Little Pieces
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Rob the Bank
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Purify
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Special Needs
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Too Many Friends
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Space Monkey
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Exit Wounds
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I Know
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Meds
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Song to Say Goodbye
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Special K
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The Bitter EndEncore:
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Begin the End
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Running Up That Hill
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Post Blue
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Infra-red
About encores. I just don’t see the point in them. They’re mostly planned and everyone does them. Do any bands actually spontaneously play extra songs anymore? Why not just have an interval and then be done. Life is weird.
Encores aside, it was a great night.
I’m not listening to Placebo in repeat. My love for them renewed.
What was the last gig you went to?
Now that is a place you rock awesome. Have a great day doll.
I have never heard about this band early but I love your ghotos so much! You look so happy! Thanks for shating Corinne:))
I completely agree about encores – they are now expected. Pointless.
Lizzie Dripping
Looks like a cool event! I totally loved them when I was an emo too (circa 2007) haha
Rachel xx
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I used to love them too I bet they are great live, I used to go to gigs at Brixton academy to watch them which was great fun but not the O2. You look like you both had fun Lucy x
They’re amazing live!
AHHH now this sounds like an amazing concert 😀 I USED TO LISTEN TO PLACEBO BACK IN THE DAY!!!
Serene xoxo
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I totally didn’t yell/screech ‘Sucker love is heaven sent…’ as soon as I read your post title, nope, not at all……..
I bet this was SO fun! I went to see Jimmy Eat World a year or so ago and reliving music I loved as a teen was fab! 😀
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Haha! It’s great reliving old times, isn’t it?
Placebo is actually one of my CDT teachers favourite bands and she saw them when she was younger. If I remember right they were her first concert and she really enjoyed c;
Looks like you had fun!
Amy;
Little Moon Elephant
It’s a good band to be a favourite 🙂
I’ve also never understood the point of encores (especially in musical theatre). On a brighter note, this looks like a great time at the O2! 🙂
Gabrielle | A Glass Of Ice
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This looks so fun…oh those memories of what we used to listen to as teenagers.
i was never a massive fan, but used to love placebo and mainly just a few songs of theirs (haha) for a while! glad you had a good time:-) and i hear you on encores. i like them if they’re genuine, but don’t see the point if it’s just extra songs planned ahead! xx
Yeah. I’m going to start a band and NEVER ENCORE just to prove a point.
Always been a Placebo fan. #ForeverTeamEmo
Love Placebo, so good 🙂 x
I LOVE this, Corinne 🙂 bringing back good memories! This was such an awesome tour. I saw them on the last day! Have a look
You got much better photos than I did, I was miles away lol. Brian’s voice is fantastic live 🙂 x
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