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WOW!! THE BOARD IS BACK!
I feel like there is no better way of starting that a bit of reminiscing, so…
If you could re-live just one Travis gig, which one would it be and why?
Mine would be Manchester Ritz in 2013, when Fran forgot the words to ‘My Eyes’, I sent a tweet with the link to it and he tried blaming it on a Jaffa Cake(!)
But generally, was an amazing gig which was the first time my little sister had seen Travis live!
Mine would deffo be seeing them at forest fest last year in laoise Ireland . Got setlists and picks from dougie ‘
Christmas Eve 1999 at the Barras. Sang the most beautiful version of ‘River’ and so my love of ‘Blue’ by Joni Mitchell was born. Plus, someone lobbed a cup of water onstage into the electrics, and Fran got a spotlight put on them and called them a c you next Tuesday lol
One of my favourite gigs was King George’s Hall, Blackburn on 21 June 2003 – with my heavily pregnant wife who gave birth 3 weeks later. Dougie still gave her a cheeky wink (she says). If she (Lucy Summer) had been a boy, she’d have been called Harry Travis 😳
Brought my daughter from NYC to Glasgow for the Christmas 2024 gig, her first concert ever. Seeing them in a massive venue like that was really different (the last gig I went to before that was the Fran/Andy show at Mercury Lounge in summer 2024, that venue is tiny and so intimate) and the cover of Mull of Kintyre (assisted by Santa and the Red Hot Chilli Pipers!) was super special.
Piece Hall in Halifax last year was an absolute banger but Glasgow SECC from 24 years ago packs a punch because it was the first time I talked to my gig buddy, partner in crime and all round good egg, Pamela. Since then we have seen Travis in the 3 figures (lucky to have been teens in the 90’s and lived in Glasgow).
Also the Glasgow SECC gig where my eldest daughter first saw Travis is a highlight as she now is one of the gang and inherited my space at the front, like it was an artefact from the Antiques Roadshow. I may be up the back on the disability platform due to pogoer’s knee but it’s still one of my greatest loves.SPOOKY- my youngest has just come in from school wearing a navy travis hoodie of mine from the millennium and I am so chuffed.
Mexico City, 2007, Palacio de los Deportes. One of the longest setlist they have played. It was mind-blowing.
Manchester Albert Hall 2016. The Everything at Once tour. I don’t know what it was about that night. I remember it being a hot and sticky May evening. The crowd seemed to be permanently hovering about 2 feet off the ground and the vibes were just great.
First time they ever came to Argentina: november 2007. It was a festival. First time I ever saw Travis live, terrific setlist. Probably my favourite gig of all times. I was lucky enough to be at the barricades and I hurt my knee against them. Of course, I was beyond myself with excitement and I didn’t notice it had happened until the gig was over and we were leaving the stadium… I had to limp for kilometers. It was totally worth it.
I think my favourite was Glasgow Hydro 21 December 2024 during the Raze The Bar Tour. The L.A. Times album was out and I was just getting into Travis at the time. The band were great that night and even brought out Red Hot Chilli Pipers for their cover of Paul McCartney’s Mull Of Kintyre
Relive!? I would just like to experience one! I’ve never had the pleasure. I had tickets to show the winter of 24, but I had to miss it because a blizzard decided to hit the east coast US, at the same time. With a three and a half hour travel time to get there, I ended having to miss it 🙁
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