Royal Holloway University

March 8th 2008

Royal Holloway University

The first show of the UK tour was a smashing success. It was really great to see a lot of faces that we hadn’t see in a long time. A lot of old friends plus a whole bunch of new fans as well.

We turned up for sound check at 5:00 and got to work. We had a few problems with the PA but got it sorted in the end. Fatally Yours who is our support for this tour had a great set. The crowd really seemed to enjoy them. Derrick and Tad were on the side of the stage cheering them on. Tad’s favorite song is “The Tragic Way you Look at the Mundane” and the “Consequence of Greed”. A really good start for the boys from Oxford.

We hit the stage @ 10:45 and started things off with some FSM classics “She Knows” and “Dilate” Then we added “Won’t Stop” from the new record “Hello It’s Me”

In the middle of the set we played “Stars Come Down” with just Tad, Derrick and Zu semi acoustic like the version on the “Welcome Home” a really nice quiet moment in a set loaded with crowd jumping favorites. For a little surprise we added “Just What I Needed” by the Cars to mix things up. Most probably weren’t familiar with the original but they seemed to get into the Four Star Mary version just as well.