SET LIST

Gilbert returned to York two years after his last show there.  The band line-up is the same as it has been for the last eighteen months but there have been some slight changes made to the set list.  A new song "All They Wanted To Say" from Gilbert's forthcoming album "Mum's The Word" has been added.  "Mr & Mrs Regards" from "By Larry" returns as does "Who Was It? from "Back To Front".  For the first time live, Gilbert performs "Can't Find My Way Home" from "Every Song Has It's Play".  Gilbert played a marathon set tonight singing 37 songs and overran the Opera House curfew of 11pm to the consternation of the management.

MERCHANDISE

A large amount of Gilbert's back catalogue is still available from the merchandise stand at each live show and on-line from www.bygumrecords.com

A beautiful 16-page concert programme is also now on sale but for the moment only at the live shows.

 
FANS

Nice to see Mahito who travelled from Japan once again to see Gilbert.  There were also fans from The Netherlands and from Turkey who travelled especially for the show.

LINE-UP

For the purpose of this report the personnel on stage were:

MR & MRS REGARDS - [From the album "BY LARRY"]

Gilbert [Electric Piano] + String Quartet

Gilbert started by apologising to the fans in the front row whose view was obstructed by the piano and explained that he would be moving to the keyboard on the other side of the stage later. Continuing he said that he was glad to be back in York and now must be considered a regular and should get a season ticket. "These three dates, here, the Royal Albert Hall and Manchester will round of eighteen months of touring.  We weren't touring every week or every month.  There were gaps because most of this year I spent making a new record.  But we have been everywhere, we've been to Israel, we've been to Japan, we've been around Europe and we've had a fantastic time.  Next year with the release of a new album we hope to tour again.  Gilbert once again apologised to the fans at the front before singing "Nothing Rhymed".

NOTHING RHYMED - [From the album "HIMSELF"]

As Gilbert walked across the stage to the keyboard he stopped to pull up his trousers and explained "My trousers went to the dry cleaners and came back too big!" [Audience laughter].

OUT OF THE QUESTION - [From the album "BACK TO FRONT"]

Gilbert [Electric Piano] + Mick [Keyboard] + Martin [Drums] + Julian [Flute] + Charlotte & Niamh [Backing Vocals]

Gilbert looked around for the high stool and joked "This didn't happen in rehearsal" and explained "We are going to do a song now that we have never done live before.  This is an interesting song and I don't normally tell you what a song is about.  I tend to let you make up your own mind as to what a song is about.  It's from the album "Every Song Has It's Play".  It's that thing about you're independent, you're young, you've got girlfriends and you can go where you like, do what you want.  You work hard, go out with your friends.  There is no pressure other than to go out and enjoy yourself.  Then suddenly you meet somebody and it changes you and you can't understand this person seems to have an effect on you.  You go home and think 'What's going on?'  The song deals with that, it's a strange feeling to find that you have fallen in love with somebody and it's frightening because you have never had that experience before.  It's kind of worrying.  We'll do it for you now.  It's called "Can't Find My Way Home"."

CAN'T FIND MY WAY HOME - [From the album "EVERY SONG HAS IT'S PLAY"]

Gilbert [Vocal] + String Quartet + Bill [Acoustic Guitar] + Mick [Keyboard] + Julian [Flute]

KNOW WHAT, YOU'RE RIGHT - [From the album "A SCRUFF AT HEART"]