bloc party
Roundhouse
Saturday 27 October
East London art-rockers Bloc Party performed at the Roundhouse along with the Exmoor Singers, a London based choir, who sang specially created choral arrangements by composer Avshalom Caspi.
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on the bbc
- Radio 1
- Radio 1 hosted Bloc Party at the Roundhouse.
set list
- Song for Clay
- Waiting for the 7:18
- Where Is Home?
- Banquet
- Kreuzberg
- Unifrom
- Price of Gasoline
- This Modern Love
- The Prayer
- Sunday
- Flux
- SRXT
- Helicopter
- The Pioneers
what happened
Minute by minute report, via text message, by the BBC's Matt Humphreys.
- 21.07 - Bloc Party are joined by a choir! 'Song for Clay' is perfect.
- 21.08 - The Roundhouse is packed. Must be the youngest, best dressed crowd of the week.
- 21.11 - 'Waiting for the 7.18' sounds monumental with the choir. The mosh pit is heaving. Kele has declared it a special night.
- 21.13 - Kele sings accapella on the intro to 'Where Is Home' and the crowd join in.
- 21.16 - Some lads are havin' it at the front throwing each other around. What would their mum's think. I suppose they might like the choir bits.
- 21.18 - Kele quietens the crowd for the choir intro to 'Banquet' and out comes everyones camera phones.
- 21.22 - Looking down from the balcony legs and arms are flying everywhere.
- 21.23 - 'Banquet' was special. Kele checks the crowd are still into it.
- 21.26 - 'Kreuzberg' gets a rare live outing. The 'bloc heads' still know all the words.
- 21.28 - Kele narrowly avoids being hit by a green flash trainer!
- 21.31 - Russell's guitar leads hand claps on the intro to 'uniform'.
- 21.34 - Kele plays guitar with his teeth. Ace. The choir take 'Uniform' to another level like this was the way it was always intended to be heard.
- 21.37 - Kele: "This isn't as nerve wrecking as I thought". He suggests taking the choir on tour.
- 21.40 - 'Price of Gasoline' proves a favourite from the band's debut. Russell cranks up the squealing guitars.
- 21.44 - Kele shows off his doctor's note for his bad throat! He shouldn't be playing so he dedicates 'This Modern Love' to his worried mum watching at home.
- 21.49 - 'The Prayer' sounds huge, but the crowd are a bit suprised to see the band leave the stage. The roadies bring out some chairs.
- 21.55 - They're back, but just Kele and Russell to play an acoustic version of 'Sunday'. Unusual to see them sat down!
- 21.58 - Kele gets fidgetey and moves down to the front row and a few lucy fans get him singing the track to them.
- 22.01 - Matt and Gordon come back on stage. Kele finds a credit card thrown on the stage. Matt puts it in his back pocket. Call the cops!
- 22.06 - New single 'Flux' is greeted like an old favourite.
- 22.10 - Matt is off drum duties as 'SRXT' begins and gets more hand clapping going, they love a bit of that.
- 22.13 - Screams of delight as they start up 'Helicopter', and the venue erupts.
- 22.18 - Kele ushers the band off stage, the crowd's foot stomping says they want more.
- 21.23 - Back for an encore and Kele is asking for help on vocals. The man has ignored doctor's orders so it only seems polite. 'The Pioneers' builds and builds...
- 22.24 - The band join arms and take a bow. They said that was that the best London crowd they'd played to in a long time. That was the best I've seen them.
- 22.25 - The lights go up and the grease soundtrack plays over the speakers. Random.
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audience reviews
Adam Knowles
So so so amazing, what a sweaty, heaving, ear drum pleasing night, choral backing added so much to the punk "emotional boy rock" that i love Bloc Party for, thank you so much BBC, Exmoor singers and of course Bloc Party!
matt jelf
I was singing in the choir with Bloc Party on saturday night and it was the best live gig I've ever done. The atmosphere was incredible and everyone looked like they were having an amazing night. My thanks to the band and BBC for managing the concert so well, the lighting and sound were fantastic. I hope Kele takes us up on the offer of going on tour with him!
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sally
Excellent gig, held my own in the front of the mosh pit and I apologise to everyone who I trod on in my heels, but you have to understand it gives you extra height!
nameless
best band ever. best gig ever. choir amazing. talk about "electric" proms couldn't have walked out of that gig not feeling electric... well done x
Jonny
Queuing up from 1pm:? Certainly worth it.Bloc Party + choir = perfection. Add to that getting on TV, and it makes it just a lil bit better!
steve gartland
abosolutely amazing! could not have been any better, im hoping they take the choir on tour with them ; )
James
That was amazing!! A brilliant way to hear already brilliant songs!! Awsome job Bloc Party! And well done to the exmoor choir, they made it so special!
Kate Johnston
This gig was very special to me. Helicoper/Banquet were the best songs I think. Kele and the Boys, You've done us all proud, and it was one hell of a night! Well Done!
Sophie
Oh baby this gig was awesome. It has got be one of the best I've been too. The choir added so much to the already great songs. Uniform had to be the best.
Gavin Davis
Bloc Party are easily the best band of our generation they put so much effort into what they do best, just the odd smile by kele shows that he is enjoying it..
John
Fabulous. I privilege to have been there. I was sceptical about a choir being involved but it was brilliant.