Damon Albarn brought his mega-supergroup to Camden's Roundhouse last night for the band's formal debut (after a round of club tune-ups), and BBC was on hand for full documentation. The setlist, as Damon notes, is the The Good, The Bad And The Queen's self-titled debut sequentially and in its entirety. Watch the whole show here (and here's the audio if that's better for ya).
From what we saw and heard, it's encouragingly more diverse than suggested by (the admittedly killer) "Herculean"'s Gorillaz-apeing. The BBC loved the gig, saying, "The band finish on a high with 'TGTBQ' and the audience leave in the knowledge that they've witnessed something quite magical." Here's the set/tracklist:
History Song 80s Life Northern Whale Kingdom Of Doom Herculean Behind The Sun Intermission Jam Bunting Nature's Springs Soldiers Tale Three Changes Green Fields Mr Whippy The Good, The Bad and The Queen
Aside from an off-beat Simonon bass note during the building ride-out of "Herculean," it's a polished performance, but do you think they're up to the hype? We love Damon, but the set seemed a little sleeeeeeeepy.
