I thought the gig was really good overall although a little short...was desperate for Jumbo or Moaner to finish the set off. It felt more like a festival set rather than a tour set which I guess makes sense because it was a one off gig. I love it when Karl and Rick are clearly enjoing the show and have lots of energy
I thought they got a good crowd reaction (I was worried that most people would stand still until NUXX was played!). Any way the proof is in the pudding...I had a heavy cold and felt like s**t all day but they managed to make me dance for 1 1/2 hours!!!
Really liked Downpipe as an opener as it got everyone dancing straight away. The new stuff is obviously dance floor ready which was a good thing for a crowd that would have probably got a bit bored waiting 5 mins for the beautiful burnout synths to kick in! - there were a few people next to me who I don't think were underworld fans that were singing/shouting 'can you feel it' during ALAF by the end of the track.
Hopefully when they have been playing the new stuff live more regularly they will do some mixing between the tracks. From what I remember, only downpipe and ALAF were mixed 'properly' (i.e. not just faded!)...and maybe we'll get a few Pricey tunes mixed in too
Can't wait now for the forum gig and really exicited to get my hands on Barking soon!
edit: oh, and thanks again to the underworld team for the tickets