I saw them around eighteen months ago at the Brixton Academy in London - I was pleasantly surprised by how good they were live, given how quiet an album Parachutes is. The support act (Alfie) were quite good, too. Couldn't be bothered on this tour, though, as I try to avoid gigs in arenas or stadia.

While we're on the subject of gigs, I thought Neko Case was excellent in Camden a few weeks ago (god knows what gig the reviewer in The Guardian went to), and I'm looking forward to seeing Calexico on Tuesday.

Bryan.