It's good I managed to get a setlist yesterday evening, if I had to rely on my beer-socked memory I couldn't have given you the details of the Amsterdam concert.

It was busier than I had expected, not sold out though. There was no opening act announced, but when we arrived at the Paradiso (around nine pm) the Lucksmiths were already playing. Quite nice, a bit Jonathan Richman-ish by way of Sarah (the label) and I'll always have a fondness for Aussie bands with songs about librarians ("She has the brains of Sharon Stone, and the heart of Danielle Steel).

Anyway, around ten B&S ambled onto the stage - Stuart wearing an orange Adidas T-shirt, probably in tribute to our glorious national football team, and corduroy flares (???). Isobel looked quite fetching in her Japanese schoolgirl uniform, but I guess you don't want to be bored with irrelevant details (although Mick's chequered trousers deserve a mention too), so on to the setlist:

Dog On Wheels

Dirty Dream #2

Loneliness Of The Middle Distance Runner

Poupee De Son, Poupee De Cire

The State I Am In

Lazy Line Painter Jane (2nd vocal done by Stevie)

Seymour Stein

Brilliant Career

She's Losing It

Slow Graffiti (live premiere?)

Chick Factor

Belle And Sebastian

Photo Jenny

Sleep The Clock Around

As usual, no encore.

According to the setlist, Rollercoaster Ride should have been the last song, but was replaced with Sleep...

Seymour Stein was introduced by Stevie and Stuart showing the drummer how the song went, they did a few lines in a country style with special lyrics, ie. "promises of pain, promises of torture" and a line about a vicar's daughter.

I hope more details will emerge from my foggy memory, all I can remember is that it was very special. If I had the time and money, I would go to see them in Brussels next week.

Koen