Ticket
Academy 2 (Main Debating Hall)
28th April 2006

Photo by Rick (Flickr)
Story by Abigail:

This was my first ever Low gig. I was a bit late to the party! They were promoting their superb album 'The Great Destroyer', which had surprised many with its noisy guitar moments. I was, and still am, besotted with that album.

This tour was Low's first visit to the UK following Alan Sparhawk's breakdown in 2005. He was totally on form at Academy 2. A magnetic, brooding presence. The gig was potent. I loved the whole sound, but Alan's Telecaster was the big draw for me: poky and malevolent one minute (Monkey), pealing and celestial the next (On the Edge Of)

It marked the beginning of a journey for me. Since this gig I have seen the band about twelve or thirteen times across the north west in a variety of unusual, sometimes breathtaking, venues including Leeds City Varieties, Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, Manchester Cathedral, Lancaster Library, and a further three or four times at Manchester University. They never pall.