Video: Dean & Britta and Cheval Sombre in London in 2009

2024-11-18
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Video: Dean & Britta and Cheval Sombre in London in 2009

I’ve just come across a few videos I took back on this day fifteen years ago of Dean & Britta’s show for Sonic Cathedral at St Giles in The Fields church in London.

It was the first time Dean & Britta had been in London for over two years and they were joined by Cheval Sombre and Sonic Boom. Here’s an extract from my review at the time:

For Dean & Britta I decided to stand up against a pillar at the side of the church, this meant I couldn't see Britta at all but at least I could see the rest of the band. They launched straight into Tugboat and proceeded through a nice mix of Galaxie 500, Luna and Dean & Britta songs. Highlights were the Galaxie 500 songs, because, once I accept that Dean & Britta are not Galaxie 500, then Hearing Voices was lovely and even Snowstorm (which was previously on the receiving end of a sacrilegious rant) was beautiful. The keyboards were less intrusive and the drums seemed better suited.

They encored with Night Nurse and a fantastic Ceremony and it was all done in little over an hour. Two and a half years wait and it all seemed over so quickly. I went and shared an uncomfortable few minutes with Dean & Britta and then spent the journey home thinking of all the clever/insightful/interesting things I could have said. I wish I was better with people... particularly people as nice as Dean & Britta - they deserve better.

Review: Dean & Britta @ St Giles in the Fields, London"

The videos aren’t perfect (I’ll blame the tech of the day), but don’t sound too bad, and it’s lovely to be reminded of such a special night.

Dean & Britta - Ceremony (London, 2009) (play on YouTube)

There are clips of:

Dean & Britta - St Giles In The Fields poster

You can also see a few pictures I took over on Flickr