posted 16 August 2003 13:50              

POLLY back to a 3 piece, with her old band!

set included

To bring you my Love,
dress,
oh my lover
queenie
mansize
you said something
good fortune
rid of me
angeline
big exit
hustlers whore
and loads of others!

I can#t remember them all!

I thought i heard four new songs

shame?
something about sand?

she came back on for three encores! and did three to foour songs each..time....oh Telco was in there i,m sure.....Effing magical!!!

a
about4000 there

Writing this at Digbeth Coach St...then Onto V2003!

posted 16 August 2003 18:04              

After this soundcheck I was a bit stunned to bump into PJ walking around the Eden site! As she was rapidly approaching me I just plucked up the courage and said "Hi Polly". To my relief she replied "Hi there" but she seemed to be in some direct path and didn't stop or really look at me when she answered... Still better than nothing, and judging by a couple of the 'fans' at her performance later in the evening (i.e. some are a tiny bit obsessive and mental) I don't blame her for being a little standoffish!

The show itself was amazing! I enjoyed Elbow's support performance too. Polly played a really good mix of old and new material ... though unless I was too mesmerised by her outfit to notice I don't think she played Teclo (Wolfie are you sure)?

I have a ton of photos from the evening performance and they aren't bad at all so if anyone can give me some webspace I can post them here on the message forum. Any offers?

Oh Bilbo, now I've seen your picture I think I actually might have seen you there! I wasn't certain it was you though so sorry I didn't come up and introduce myself! Do you have a longer goatee beard now and were you in the front row on the right side of the stage???

posted 16 August 2003 20:29               

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I have a ton of photos from the evening performance and they aren't bad at all so if anyone can give me some webspace I can post them here on the message forum. Any offers?

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I do mantain a PJ On Tour site [ http://heela.org/aplaceofhome -- following peej on tour since 2000] and I would be very glad to post your pictures there for everybody to see, if you'd like (you'll get full credit for taking them, of course!).

email me at ignifera @ libero.it (remove the blank spaces), so we can work out the details.

also, I've posted your reviews on the site, hope you don't mind! I like gathering reviews from fans posted on public forums, like this, so they aren't 'lost' in time, but of course I will remove them if the original poster asks me to

posted 16 August 2003 21:00              

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Originally posted by angelene:
I do mantain a PJ On Tour site [ http://heela.org/aplaceofhome -- following peej on tour since 2000] and I would be very glad to post your pictures there for everybody to see, if you'd like (you'll get full credit for taking them, of course!).

email me at ignifera @ libero.it (remove the blank spaces), so we can work out the details.

also, I've posted your reviews on the site, hope you don't mind! I like gathering reviews from fans posted on public forums, like this, so they aren't 'lost' in time, but of course I will remove them if the original poster asks me to

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Sure, I'll send you my photos later but they are quite large (both in filesize and resolution) so we'll have to work out how to do this. I didn't realise you were going to put my comments on your site I would have tried to write something better had I known

Btw, I also saw your summary of the setlist people are trying to remember. I think I posted a pretty accurate list of the songs that were played here http://pjharvey.net/ubb/Forum3/HTML/000308.html though they are way out of sequence with exception the opening and closing songs which I remember for sure.

posted 16 August 2003 21:03              

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Originally posted by hardly wait:
post the pics please!!!!!!!!!!! I'm dying to see how she looked!

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Okay, give me a few minutes/hours and I will resize a pic or two and link it from the temp bandwidth again. As with my Beth Gibbons photos these pics may disappear and reappear as viewable from time to time depending on how many people download them.

posted 16 August 2003 21:06              

What was that I was saying about obsessive fans?!

posted 16 August 2003 21:26              

Polly at Eden

posted 16 August 2003 21:27              

On stage with Rob Ellis and Mick Harvey.

posted 16 August 2003 21:28              

I like this one

posted 16 August 2003 21:32               

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Originally posted by melankolic:
Sure, I'll send you my photos later but they are quite large (both in filesize and resolution) so we'll have to work out how to do this. I didn't realise you were going to put my comments on your site I would have tried to write something better had I known

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I've emailed you (from another email account).

your comments about the concert were well thought, imo, &thanks for posting the setlist, too!

posted 16 August 2003 21:34               

These are some GORGEOUS photos!!!!

posted 17 August 2003 09:13              

I'm not so sure on that one...someone said she did it at the end...I had to go to the bog....In was that Duchy Beer!!...(I thought she'd finished....!) and went by the entrance...My version of the set list came about while sleeping at St Austell Bus station....I was asking kids there, to while away the time.... THERE WAS JUST SOOO MUCH STUFF!!!

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posted 17 August 2003 12:29            

off Stories: good fortune, a place called home (muscular, beautiful), big exit (chorus was a bit ropey), whores (wow)

TBYML: TBYML (with a Doorsy twist)i think i'm a mother (brilliant)

ITD: Angelene (mmmmmmmmmmmmmm)

New stuff: who the **** (they just dialled up another twister ), shame (great tune) hendrixy one (flying? - i was), 'my arms are empty', 'there's nothing here for you now' - just some remembered bits, was expecting 'desperate kingdom' but it never arrived. really looking forward to the new album on hearing this lot...

apart from big exit, it was cooking. the three-piece line-up doesn't over clutter the sound picture - rotary rhythm, interlocking riffage, yummy yum all good. i think eden need to double the size of the p.a. so they can up the volume levels but not at the expense of vocal clarity.

facing the stage i was halfway up the right-hand delay tower

and the outfit was ...uh...um...uh... *rendered speechless*

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posted 17 August 2003 15:36              

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these pics may disappear and reappear as viewable from time to time depending on how many people download them.

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posted 17 August 2003 18:26               

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When I have sorted through all my photos I will send them to http://heela.org/aplaceofhome and everyone should be able to see them![/B]

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you have received my email, haven't you? I'll be out of home (=not checking email) till tomorrow afternoon, so, please, if you're going to send any files, alert me first and/or check if I'm back and ready to download them, okay? thanks. I'll be waiting eagerly for your news.

posted 17 August 2003 20:27            

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Originally posted by melankolic:
[B]Sh1t! I just noticed I took 82 photos of Polly (this is not including the ones from the soundcheck that I accidentally deleted)B]

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I WANNA SEEEEE!!!!!!!!

posted 17 August 2003 22:33            

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Originally posted by mullins:
The concert was genius. The greatest day of my life.

Lots of P J obsessives there. Great day though.

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posted 17 August 2003 22:56            

It was a truly brilliant night that I didn’t want to let go of. She looked so fantastic. Tanned, healthy, more curvy than before, wearing her trusty black leather boots and her hair straightened again but without the fringe. That outfit was simply jaw-dropping. To call it a micro-mini is understating it a bit! Even with the highest respect for her talent, you couldn’t help but think “My God, she really does have incredible legs” (one particularly amorous woman shouted out “I wanna lick your legs Polly!”). I can’t see the photos posted here so am looking forward to seeing them soon. I’ve been looking around on sites like nme.com but to my surprise haven’t been able to find any official press reviews, let alone concert pics!

Water was mind-blowing, Good Fortune was truly joyous, Missed was out of this world. I Think I’m A Mother is one of those songs that grows stronger with every listen, especially live; it was hypnotic. As for the two new songs, Who The Fuk is thrilling, all punk-diva falsetto whooping and hollering over a taut guitar riff and jungle-style beat. At least superficially comparable to early tracks like Me Jane, 50Ft Queenie or Snake, or the 1995 B-side One Time Too Many. Great fun and addictively catchy, especially the “I’m not like other girls” hook. Pure raw energy... Shame was excellent too. Very short and quick, they kinda rushed through it just as I was getting into it, but extremely promising of what’s to come. Again it had a simple, bluesy guitar sound and lean, mean rhythm. What I could gather from the lyrics sounded very poetic, bittersweet and emotionally charged, ending with “If you tell a lie I’ll still take the blame/But if you pass me by it’s such a shame, shame, shame”. This was instantly catchy too so I wouldn’t be too surprised if it was eventually released as a single off the new album, maybe even the first single?

Her vocals and guitar work was equally stunning. Her mastery and command of the guitar on every song blew me away (above all on the closing number Ecstacy, which left me reeling and staggering out of the Eden Project). Special credit also to Rob Ellis whose drumming was amazing. He is so fast, fierce and powerful behind the drum kit, one of the best drummers I’ve ever seen. A few people criticised the sound mix for being too quiet, but the whole thing sounded great to me. I can’t believe she played for a full two hours and did 23 songs! 23!

Opening set by Manchester band Elbow was highly impressive too, particularly Newborn. Here’s the full setlist from http://www.pollyharvey.co.uk

15th AUG 2003 - Eden Project - ST AUSTELL, CORNWALL, UK

posted 18 August 2003 02:29              

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Yeah Melankolic I was in the very front row to the right side of the stage and I do have a longer beard now. I was lucky enough to catch the soundcheck that afternoon too.

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I was in the front row as well, but on the left side of the stage. If you noticed some guy kept staring across at you from there that was probably me I was trying to work out if it was you or not! I still am not certain but from your description it sounds as if it was! I think I also saw you in the queue before they opened the gate to the stage...

Well anyway, sorry for not introducing myself. I just thought if it isn't you I am gonna look a complete idiot

posted 18 August 2003 04:21            

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First of all, I should have been born in England!

I just read what people had to say about Harvey's concert and I'm so jealous of you guys! Thanks anyhow for telling us about it.

I learned a good news from your comments. PJ is back with the 3-piece band!!

I have a feeling her next album is gonna rock our socks off!!

posted 18 August 2003 09:14              

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Originally posted by Bilbo:

Yeah Melankolic I was in the very front row to the right side of the stage and I do have a longer beard now.http://www.pollyharvey.co.uk

15th AUG 2003 - Eden Project - ST AUSTELL, CORNWALL, UK

To Bring You My Love
Dress
Good Fortune
Oh My Lover
50 Ft Queenie
Missed
Joe
Snake
Water
Big Exit
Who The Fuk
Sweeter Than Anything
I Think I'm A Mother
Man-Size
Me Jane
The Whores Hustle And The Hustlers Whore
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Angelene
A Place Called Home
The Dancer
Rid Of Me
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Shame
Hook
Ecstasy

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CHEERS BILBO.....I was on the Right hand side by the Speaker thing....****ing hell, how do you remember setlists?...I can never do it!.....especially "23!! But yeah Snake, Water, Me Jane,...It's comming back now......

The sound did sound a bit ropey at first..especially her vocals....but wasn't loud enough until about a third of the way through....I wanted to go down the front but I had someone with me.....one drawback was the tarmac....didn't encourage my feet...I was in serious pain...(on the way home I decided to 'treat' my blisters...on the coach...I uncovered HOLES in my heels about the size of a cricket ball...and same colour!)

I have been to many great gigs...

the Clash in 1978, Birthday Party in 1981, Banshees...Many times!...BUT THIS WAS ONE OF THE BEST!!

posted 18 August 2003 14:17              

I travelled down from London to see PJ @ Eden; it was only when I got to Plymouth I realised I'd left my camera at home. You can imagine how angry I was with myself when she came onstage.

It was the third time I've seen PJ and the best by a country mile; two hours; two encores; that fantastic dress; it doesn't get any better than that.

In fact, that's all I could say from 10pm onwards, every few minutes I'd be like 'It doesn't get any better than this'.

posted 18 August 2003 16:04              

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Boys, i want to congratulate you for having been in the front row, i'm proud

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My legs were killing me by the end of the evening but I am willing to go through some pain to see PJ!

posted 18 August 2003 16:07              

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Originally posted by BigRoyPower:
[B]I'm not usually one for message boards but I feel I owe it to Melankolic to write and say thank you for these pictures.[B]

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posted 18 August 2003 16:11              

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Originally posted by BigRoyPower:
I travelled down from London to see PJ @ Eden; it was only when I got to Plymouth I realised I'd left my camera at home. You can imagine how angry I was with myself when she came onstage.

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I can well imagine! I'm sure I felt much the same when I saw PJ's soundcheck, took some 'once in a lifetime' type pics and then later realised I had accidentally deleted them! Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!

posted 18 August 2003 19:13              

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Originally posted by DJWolfie:
Did anyone make it around the biodomes?...I wanted to see it all but never had the chance they closed them at eight......?

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Yeah I was on the Eden site from 12 noon so I had a good look around. The Biomes are pretty interesting! I like all that kind of stuff! 30 foot plants with leaves bigger than a person Quite spectacular!

The site looked beautiful at night all lit up

posted 18 August 2003 19:54              

The set list was just great, I didnt go much on Elbow tbh - was a bit slow and sad for my taste, so when PJ came on and powered her way through that set it was just what was needed