Went to see a hot new Irish band called The Script in Akasaka on Tuesday night. Apparently they have the #1 album in the UK at the moment. Neil gave me the cd when I saw him in the UK a few weeks ago and I happened to notice they were playing just round the corner from our Tokyo office, so convinced Hanako and Yuka to go along with me.
It was a pretty cool gig in a small venue with a few hundred very attentive and polite Japanese music lovers. It was a bit of a surreal experience as between songs the crowd would go completely silent (after applauding the previous song) as they waited patiently for the band to start the next song. I'm used to loud cheering, talking and general raucousness at gigs of this size and it felt a bit awkward to me and the band.
The show was good - if a bit short. It appears that this was really a showcase gig in advance of the formal cd release here in October and try as we might we couldn't convince the security folks to let us hang around for the meet-and-greet after the show. Apparently we weren't wearing the requisite green wristbands for that. I told Hanako (who got us the tickets) that she must do better next time.
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