[just posted this on Laura's forum... figured I might as well post it here too]

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Just back from the Manchester gig

oops... Gemma mentioned my post on [Laura's] forum about "37 tickets sold" .. lol.. saying she read that the board this morning and started shitting herself that no-one would come. As it turned out the place seemed pretty full.. I think a lot of people bought tickets on the door (because on Monday night the big ticket stub book at the uni was only about 1/5 sold).

Didn't get a setlist but someone let me take a pic of theirs (cheers!)

Set list reads:

Something In My Way
Another For The Darkness
Happy Sad
Lucky One
Let A Good Thing
Ran 4 Miles
Easy On The Eye
Back Of My Hand
Undercover
Two Step
Hanging Around
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Nothin Can

Hung around after the gig hoping to meet Gemma. Saw the rest of the band upstairs but Gemma was proving elusive. Ended up waiting outside the back of the venue (something I have only ever done once before in my life, and something I don't make a habit of!). Gemma came out after about 30 minutes and very kindly signed autographs for everyone waiting (about 7 of us) and posed for lots of pics. I'll try and get the pics up tomorrow

Didn't really get many good gig photos because unless you're on the front row at the Academy3 you get a lot of heads in the shot. I didn't manage to get in touch with the tour manager (I was trying to get a photopass) but it wouldn't have helped much anyway as there wasn't a barrier.

Did someone say that the Birmingham gig the other night was all seated at tables? Tonight's show was all standing

Will probably write about the show 2moro when I've collected my thoughts.. I'm still buzzing about meeting Gemma