I've seen the Charlatans over 30 times. This was by far the least enjoyable. The band did nothing wrong and were in great form, as they always are.
I've seen them do 2 of these double header gigs with James and I have to say that I don't really get it. Having a show like this so close to Christmas just seems to attract what I call 'commadores', as in once, twice, three gigs a year. Pissed up idiots who are only there to sing along to Sit Down by James or North Country Boy by The Charlatans. They stand around talking or making repeat trips to the bar whilst moaning about the band not playing enough hits. In reality they're not huge fans of either band, they're just there to kill two birds with one stone.
There's no such thing as a co-headlining gig. One band will always be a support act. The Charlatans are too good to be supporting James and vice versa. Just because neither band is capable of selling out arena's on their own these days doesn't mean that sticking them on the same bill in an arena is a good idea.
Personally I'd much rather see The Charlatans and James doing their own headline show each, in a smaller venue like Manchester Apollo.
The real fans would certainly find it a far more rewarding experience.
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