No phones, no clapping - but James couldn't stop the roar at extraordinary homecoming
when it comes to the live performances of the evergreen indie troubadours. Back in Manchester for an extraordinary homecoming celebrating 40 years in music, it's with the spine-tingling addition of a live orchestra and gospel choir for this completely sold out James Lasted tour.
It becomes a bit of a stretch later in the show when Tim also asks for no clapping - when an elated audience here are keen to echo the opening pound of Getting Away With It. But guitarist Saul Davies has other ideas - cutting the music to make his own vocal proclamation. Frontman Tim, however, is in the finest voice I've ever heard him, it's simply heavenly on the likes of Say Something, Sometimes and Tomorrow. His cut glass vocals soar to perfection and sound out the complex emotions of these songs, as if rising to meet the swell of the strings and brass.
Meanwhile Tim, with his billowing trousers and loose shirt, is often spirited away by the music to throw his iconic wild dance moves, leading as he does the euphoria of the crowds. The improvisational spirit of the band remains - and they throw in an unexpected rendition of Someone's Got It In For Me.
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