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Up-to-the-minute Pet Shop Boys / Little Boots gig 'review'

  • July 15, 2009
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We went to the Smirnoff 'UR The Night' thing at Matter last Friday. It was a com­bin­a­tion of The Worst Night Out Of All Time (there was an incident with inflat­able electric guitars, captured in the worst YouTube clip of all time, and the omni­present branding made the V Festival look like subs please insert name of non-corporate festival here cheers) and The Best Night Out Of All Time (the music was v good) which we suppose makes it The Most Average Night Out Of All Time, which seems a little lacking in con­vic­tion but that's math­em­at­ics for you we are afraid. The best thing was that instead of being a proper head­lining slot the Pet Shop Boys set was basically a megamix. A MEGAMIX! Imagine how much less tedious festivals would be if every set was a 23-minute medley. You could get Glastonbury done by Saturday afternoon and be home in time for the Lottery results.

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