They were handing out earplugs at the door?

Hahaha, awesome!

yeah - i didnt use the earplugs and my hearing is fine... though it is a little worrying during it. Those t shirts were a rip - I really wanted one though.

Saw them last night in Manchester and I have to admit, after reading some of the earlier reports it was a slight disappointment, but only as far as it wasn't THE single-best fucking thing I'd ever seen ever ever but merely really really fucking good instead.
The sound was a little muddy at times and they seemed to take a couple of songs to properly click into place, but once it did it was fantastic. To me, most of the Isn't Anything tracks stood out as being a massive step up from the studio versions (particularly Soft As Snow and Sueisfine), while the Loveless stuff was very slightly lacking.
The (27-minute) wind tunnel was something else altogether, mind - I've never felt so brutalised by sound before, and I've seen some noisy shit in the past. My clothes were shaking, hell, my face was shaking at one point. Thankfully the ringing in my ears is only minimal following a good night's sleep :)
Oh, and I couldn't help from buying one of those ridiculously priced 'Loveless' t-shirts either. The woman on the merchandise stall was quite apologetic about the price, but it is a really sweet t. Just a shame the whole thing'll probably go up in the flames the first time a hot rock hits it...

i just saw them
they were really good. i wasn't disappointed, and it wasn't the best show i'd ever seen. i have to say it's probably the loudest band i've ever seen...now whenever someone talks it sounds like they're talking into a pillow.

Oh, and wind-tunnel aside, it never hit me as being anywhere near the extreme volume I'd been led to expect - certainly nothing to warrant the ear-plugs.
Was pleasantly surprised to find Spectrum-playing-Spacemen 3 as support too - I only caught the last couple of songs but when they were When Tomorrow Hits & Repeater it's impossible to complain :)

Oh, one more thing: THREE FUCKING POUND FIFTY for a can of Carlsberg poured into a plastic cup? Daft prices on pints at gigs I'm used to, but a sodding can? That's what, a 500% mark up over buying the same thing in an off-licence? Cunts.

You two should have met up.

That would have been fun.

Cantankerous could have met up with some London board members too.

Oh, missed opportunities.

Still there'll be plenty of time for that when she moves to Brixton.

That sounds like a threat.

More of a promise.

I'll be there for the house warming.

I'll bring my camera. You can bring Cantankerous her heroin.

Best. Gig. Ever.

No exaggeration

that's a lovely gesture and i appreciate it very much.

I had a nice time last Monday, I didnt go for the earplugs and i dont think i needed them until towards the end of the noisy bit when it just got exhausting after the 20 minute mark. The songs from Loveless sounded alot better than the ones from Isnt Anything (Bar Feed me with your kiss) even though i prefer the latter, but overall it was worth the money. Plus i graduated on Friday and moved out yesterday, so its been a fun week overall.

Still, those bloody tshirts were a rip.

Just saw them there, loud. I didn't wear the earplugs haha.

I enjoyed 'Soon' the most I think.

Soon is really impressive live I think. I'm not a massive fan of theirs but that song just sounds epic through some big fuck-off amps.

I think I'm the only person here who has never listened to My Bloody Valentine.

I haven't either and I can't be arsed getting into them.