When to see the Psychedelic Furs last night at Anthem DC at the Wharf. It was a pretty good show. The first thing it struck me was we skewed to the young side.My wife and I are in our late 40s, but we were definitely on the young side. The show itself was good. About halfway through the show, there was a person to our right who started dancing.....terribly. I don't know how to put this, but the song and different parts of this person's body were all on different beats/rhythms. He was doing the Christian woman window-washing movement but his body was not in tune with his arms. And his body was sometimes in tune with the song. I think you had to be there to truly appreciate it.
How much of the setlist was from the debut album? I'm not a massive fan of the band overall, but that first album is a desert-island disc for me.
I've been to a handful of shows at the Anthem, and the sound quality & mix has always been top-notch.
The Psychedelic Furs Concert Setlist at The Anthem, Washington on October 15, 2025 | setlist.fm Gary Numan opened for them as well. My impression of him was he had to influence Nine Inch Nails. NIN has a definite sound, and I would bet that Gary Numan was an influence. Too similar. Trent Reznor and Gary Numan definitely should collaborate. The sound was great. However, the lady to my wife's left could not understand most of Gary Numan. No idea why. Maybe b/c he did not take much of a break in-between songs. We are talking 2-4 seconds between songs. The wife joked about 30 minutes into his set that this was the longest opening song she has ever heard.
Thanks. Looks like a decent set (as I said--not a big fan, but I know most of those songs and would've enjoyed them) and I would've loved the encore.
I had the same thought about Numan influencing NIN, reminds me of this great video of them performing together...
EDIT - Sorry it pulled the quote out again. @bigredfutbol I forgot that you mentioned going to the Psychedelic Furs about a month ago, which prompted us buying the tickets. Thank you for that!
I have a question about this…Corrosion’s drummer Reed Mullin died a few years back. Are they pretending to be Corrosion without him? It’s his and Woody’s band FFS!
That album is one of those where it sounds like the band should be able to churn out the same excellent sound with ease. Some albums just sound that way to me. Like U2’s War, or Murmur. Bob Dylan’s early 2000s albums too.
Sugar's reuniting after 30 years. New song & video. 4 tour dates in 2026 so far. “I don’t want to get out too far in front of the skis, as they say,” Mould added about Sugar’s future plans beyond “House of Dead Memories” and their two-night stands in New York (May 2nd and 3rd) and London (May 23rd and 24th). “People’s reactions will probably guide a lot of the possibilities in front of us, whether it’s more songs or more shows. All three of us are all in for whatever feels right. I just want to see if people are still interested.” Tickets for the New York shows go on sale Friday, October 24th at 10:00 a.m. local time via AXS, with the London dates available on the same day and time via Ticketmaster. Fans can gain early access by signing up for the mailing list to receive a code for the pre-sale, which begins on Wednesday, October 22nd at 10:00 a.m. local time.
I had lunch with my dad today. Mentioned David Byrne touring to which my dad says, "Oh, your uncle (His brother) and I are going to see David Byrne in a couple weeks. We have an extra ticket. Do you want to go?" Naturally, I said yes. After missing out on Prince, I told myself to go see artists I like or love that are legendary because who knows.
Saw Talking Heads when I was in college. There was a house party in town afterwards and they were there. Byrne sat at the end of a couch and sipped the same drink all night.Jerry Hairston was pretty affable, as was guest musician Adrian Belew, who my younger brother met three years later. My highlight: I was on the keg when Chris Franz came by with two cups, which I filled skillfully. He said, “thanks,” which is the extent of my communication with the band. Though it occurred to me later that I likely poured a beer for legendary bassist Tina Weymouth.
Take Me To The Beer Tap... I saw them at the Triangle Playhouse in Rochester NY, in what was allegedly their first gig away from the Long Island Sound circuit. The week before "More Songs' came out-- show was built around that material and two crescendos, "The Big Country" to close the first set and "Take Me to the River" for the getaway. Tickets were only 4.00 IIRC, and I'd been hearing about them without hearing them, and what else was I doing on a weeknight anyway. Bought the album a few days later and liked it, still have it-- though "Remain In Light" and "True Stories" are their two masterpieces IMO.
This piece is a bit long. But I feel the same way about Oasis & Brtitpop in general: Bloc Party’s Kele Okereke came to the same conclusions in 2005 after Noel Gallagher (predictably) started a feud with the postpunk upstarts: The idea that your ambitions shouldn’t extend beyond getting pissed and watching the football really irks me. It’s this idea that to be authentically working class you need to be untainted by the airy-fairy ephemera of education. And it seems to be pretty unique to this country. Okereke also said, correctly: “I think Oasis are the most overrated and pernicious band of all time. They had a totally negative and dangerous impact upon the state of British music.” And elsewhere he pointed out that Oasis “made stupidity hip. They claim to be inspired by the Beatles, but, and this so saddens me, they have failed to grasp that the Beatles were about constant change and evolution. Oasis are repetitive Luddites.” The Beatles are a poignant comparison because they were Northern working-class lads too. Yet they managed to be nice people, use their position to advocate for social justice, and push musical boundaries. https://underthepavingstones.com/2024/09/30/30-years-of-hating-oasis/
It's ironic that Oasis simply looked back at the Beatles and their ilk while Bloc Party took Joy Division, Gang Of Four, and the Chameleons and nudged them into the future.