A change of venue from the Shepherd's Bush Empire to The Forum in Kentish Town took me to a part of London that was new to me. I didn't leave home until just before 7pm, drove to High Barnet station and took the eight stops on the Northern Line to Kentish Town. So I was at the venue at 8.20 pm and took in the last half of the support act The Travelling Band.
Lissie came on at just after 9 pm so not long between acts. Seventeen songs was a good number, especially as her backing group (the same Travelling Band) had only learnt the songs a week ago. She started with Hero, one of the best songs from her brand new (released last Friday) album my Wild West. In fact she performed five from this new CD which was about right. In fact Ojai as the penultimate song before the encore was great but following it with the new ordinary Shroud might have been a mistake.
But the setlist did contain most of her best old numbers including two fabulous unaccompanied acoustic versions of Oh Mississippi followed by the outstanding Bully. When the band returned, we were soon onto the up tempo Don't You Give Up On Me, Further Away (Romance Police) and the rocking new Daughters (on YouTube) only to be followed by my favourite ballad Everywhere I Go.
Two excellent encores from her brilliant debut, and never bettered, album Catching a Tiger came Little Lovin' and In Sleep. That made six songs from that CD including those two acoustic numbers. That's what we wanted!
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