Band:
Sigue Sigue Sputnik Venue:
Fibbers, York, UK Date:
16 October 2001
Making their grand entrance a little after 9.30 the band came on in all
their splendour. The crowd was thin on the ground but those that had turned
up had made an effort and were dressed to kill.
Where else would you see cyber Goths, leather clad bikers, peacock proud
punks and eccentric teddy boys dressed in full leopard print fun fur suits
stand shoulder to shoulder? Only at a Sigue Sigue Sputnik show my friend,
only at an Sigue Sigue Sputnik show.
They band peered out from the front of the stage at the fans below and
smiled, with a bit of coaxing they soon persuaded them to shuffle closer.
I ask you, how could anyone feel intimidated by a band whose lead singer
looks a cross between Limahl and Boy George? Decked head to toe in sequins
and feathers he wasn't going to bite now was he? Well not unless you asked
him nicely!
The stage was
bathed in pink and blue lights and way, way too much dry ice, so much so
that if they had snuck offstage we'd not have known any different. At
times you could only see a swirl of brightly coloured smoke onstage and
couldn't make out the band at all.
They launched into 'Everybody Loves You'. A highly addictive song with a
very addictive dance beat running throughout. If that didn't get your foot
tapping then nothing would.
The pub was hot and sticky; the dry ice flooded out across the room from
the stage and swallowed up the punters like some eerie evil fog. The band
played on through the night, track after track the crowd danced along like
mindless zombies. It looked very much like this was going to be the
highlight of the year for a lot of them.
With songs old and new they played on relentless. We even had a sneak
preview of their new song 'King Of Rock N' Roll'. Yes, after a while the
songs do merge into one big dance track, but at the same time you enjoy it
all the same. You know it's naff but that doesn't stop you loving it to
bits and wanting more.
By 10.30 we
arrived at the ultimate track, the one everybody and their granny
remembers them best by, 'F1-11'. The room went up in mayhem as slowly it
dawned what it was they were playing.
The band left, we cheered for more, they came back on and did indeed give
us more. They even persuaded their support act to help them sing along to
the chorus.
Mad, Bizarre, but over all great fun to watch.
Setlist:
Sex Bomb Boogie
Everybody Loves U
21st Century Boy
Alien Christ
Dancerama
King of Rock 'n' Roll
Alienation
Razz Crazy
Jayne Mansfield
Slave Trade
Love Missile F1-11
Encore:
Atari Baby
Supercrook Blues
Making their grand entrance a little after 9.30 the band came on in all
their splendour. The crowd was thin on the ground but those that had turned
up had made an effort and were dressed to kill.
The stage was
bathed in pink and blue lights and way, way too much dry ice, so much so
that if they had snuck offstage we'd not have known any different. At
times you could only see a swirl of brightly coloured smoke onstage and
couldn't make out the band at all. 
