Sunday in York

We woke up in York this morning after a great night at the Manchester Academy which pretty much started where we'd ended in Oxford, the energy was high and everyone seemed to be feeling up for it. I went for a few drinks with Gale before the gig and lubricated the nerves back into their cage, firmly under lock and key for the evening.

As with all these shows we started out with a fairly exact set and opened it up towards the end, taking requests and having fun with the fans, again the Purely acoustic Rocket Song was our highlight especially with the room breaking into spontanious sing along! Something very special always happens when the PA is turned off, it's a very instinctive and primal connectivity that can be a true turning point. Maybe one day we could do a purely acoustic show....

We had a day off at home yesterday, which got me thinking about how much of a learning process it's been to exist healthily on the road, we all over the last ten years (and more in some cases;) have worked on our "life rafts" be it swimming, jogging, taking portraits, researching and eating in interesting and delicious places, watching endless episodes of "curb your enthusiasm" or "peep show", having a nap on the bus during the day, the habitual lists go on.... I don't mind admiting the first few days for me were utterly terrifying as my body and mind tried desperately to remember how to do it? But as always that good old muscle memory kicks in and suddenly your calm, flowing with the rip tides.

The picture is Eddie's delicious Pannacotta he had for pudding today and here is a short video of it wobbling: