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Buzzcocks, The Coral, Public Enemy<\/strong><\/p>\n Manchester wakes up with a massive hangover\u2026<\/p>\n The Stone Roses<\/strong> in their hometown is an event like no other. Even weeks before their colossal\u00a0gigs at the Etihad Stadium, there is a feel\u00a0of anticipation\u00a0and nostalgia in the streets of the city \u2013 expanded by the surprising release of 2 new songs. And when the day comes, the Mancunian\u00a0ceremony\u00a0starts at the moment when you leave your cave. The city of Manchester becomes a snobby parade of bucket hats, Fred Perry, Ellesse, Adidas, vintage clothes, flowers, sing-alongs, lemons, beer, cider, mod haircuts and lads walking like\u00a0Ian Brown.<\/strong> The trams are already packed with inebriated\u00a0fans and police safeguards\u00a0Piccadilly Gardens’ station. It feels like the Manchester derby.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve also attended the Heaton Park reunion gig 4 years ago, and like that monumental\u00a0event, this second episode did not disappoint.\u00a0From the moment\u00a0The Stone Roses<\/strong> appear onstage, the 60,000 crowd howls in ecstasy\u00a0and the flares light up the stadium, you have the selfish feeling that there\u2019s no better place to be in England than in this venue.<\/p>\n \u2018I Wanna Be Adored\u2019 works as\u00a0the introduction for the Roses<\/strong>\u2019 cocktail of psychedelia, indulgence and exquisite\u00a0pop; the likes of ‘Elephant Stone’, ‘Sally Cinnamon’ and ‘Mersey Paradise’ authenticate\u00a0John Squire<\/strong> as one of the most inventive and sensitive\u00a0Manchester guitarists; ‘Fools Gold’ and ‘Dont’ Stop’ reminds us of the beautiful chaos of those legendary Manchester days in the late 80s and early 90s. And the dream setlist goes on. There is no need for an encore. ‘I Am The Resurrection’ prepares us for the irremediable end that leads to ‘Beautiful Thing’ sounding in the speakers of the stadium.<\/p>\n After leaving the venue, the Mancunian feeling hits back as thousands of people walk through the canal next to the Etihad Stadium to head back to the city centre. The sing-alongs are still there. This is a quintessential Mancunian night by a quintessential Mancunian band. Be happy if you were there.<\/p>\n I Wanna Be Adored \/ Elephant Stone \/ Sally Cinnamon \/ Mersey Paradise \/ (Song For My) Sugar Spun Sister \/ Bye Bye Badman \/ Where Angels Play \/ Shoot You Down \/ Begging You \/ Waterfall \/ Don’t Stop \/ Elizabeth My Dear \/ Fools Gold \/ All For One \/ Love Spreads \/ Made Of Stone \/ She Bangs The Drums \/ Breaking Into Heaven \/ This Is The One \/ I Am The Resurrection<\/p>\n \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 The Stone Roses in their hometown is an event like no other.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44741,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[285,286,569],"tags":[35,764,765,769,110,766,182,767],"class_list":["post-44740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gigs","category-music","category-reviews","tag-buzzcocks","tag-ian-brown","tag-johh-squire","tag-madchester","tag-manchester","tag-public-enemy","tag-stone-roses","tag-the-coral"],"yoast_head":"\nSETLIST<\/h5>\n
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