I was also over the moon to hear the return of "Space Monkey", and delighted by the fact Brian once again acknowledged all the fans who travelled from far & wide to come to the shows. 
It's nice to hear, since I know he doesn't quite "get" why we do it, but he seems to genuinely appreciate our support, all the same. 
To my surprise, I even enjoyed "Special Needs", which is better live than on the album IMHO. ).PNG "Smile!")
We also met Lady of The Flowers from here who is totally awesome, and we convinced her to join us for another show, so it was a great time, despite the chilly wind we braved before & after the show. I also loved the light show, which seems to be more than what we got during the North American shows - understandably so, too, since I'm sure it'd be expensive lugging that gear overseas for for just a handful of shows.At one point, *just* as I was about to dare to take a photo although my camera was still hidden from view at this point, he called out to one of his crew whose name escapes me (for some reason, "Trevor" just came to mind...) saying something to the effect of "Can you please tell theft blonde girl to stop taking pictures from that vantage point?!...You're stealin' my soul...you're stealin' my soul..!"
OMG, that last bit about stealing his soul was PRICELESS!!! My guess is someone must have been taking flash photos from up above. Needless to say, I put my camera right back in my purse, LOL, and left it there till Infra-Red & the bit at the end where he, to quote Arcadia, "plays with his knob"! 
I'll post them soon once I get around to uploading them to Photobucket. Got both food poisoning AND a cold the last day, so I've been in my PJ's on the couch for the past three days ever since I got back. During the point where Brian introduces the band, he referred to Stef as "the man with the magic fingers & broken toe" & to himself as "...and you can call me whatever the fuck you want!", to which we all volunteered our own personal answers.
*insert your favourite adjective or pet name here for Brian, LOL! We also gave the new drummer, Matt Lunn, a warm welcome. I noticed Brian referring to him as the newest addition to the group, so I wonder if he's going to be a permanent fixture...or as permanent as Placebo drummers can get anyway. :p His drumming wasn't bad IMHO, but my friend commented he seemed rather reserved. I missed Steve's energy at the end & how he used to shake the audience's hands from the stage.Sadly, despite the band coming out briefly after, people who'd already gotten stuff signed wouldn't move out of the way, so those of us at the back of the crowd got nothing.
My taller friend offered to pass one of my items over to be signed but I foolishly declined, wanting a more personal experience. Kicking myself now for not taking her up on the offer, as it was completely different to when I met Brian in North America in the fall. It was very rushed & not everyone got a turn. Oh well, it's not like I've never met them before...still, it would've been nice.Here's the setlist:
{Recording: Pure Morning vs Svefn-g-englar]
B3
For What It's Worth
Loud Like Love
Every You Every Me
Scene of the Crime
A Million Little Pieces
Rob the Bank
Purify
Special Needs
Too Many Friends
Space Monkey
Exit Wounds
I Know
Meds
Song to Say Goodbye
Special K
The Bitter End
Encore:
Begin the End
Running Up That Hill
Post Blue
Infra-Red
[Recording: Outro]
More pics available on my Instagram page at: http://instagram.com/tammytammers.
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