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editors
KOKO
Wednesday 24 October
Editors returned this year with their second album ‘An End Has A Start’, which went to number 1 in the UK. Having wowed crowds at the 2007 Glastonbury festival, the four-piece from Birmingham were accompanied by a string quartet at this special show.
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Sorry, we were only able to keep performance videos online for a week after the festival. But you can still watch an interview with the band.
on the bbc
- Radio 1
- Radio 1 hosted Editors at KOKO.
what happened
Minute by minute report, via text message, by the BBC's James Cowdery.
- 21.03 - A string quartet.. No, no, a string 'trio' has come onstage. Confirmation: Editors have strings. Budget strings but strings nonetheless.
- 21. 08 - Editors are onstage! Tom launches into the guitar line from 'Bullets' and KOKO lights up. It's weird how a headline band shifts a venue up.
- 21.11 - Tom: "We are very proud and happy to be part of the Electric Proms this year."
- 21.19 - Editors anthem 'Blood' is destroying KOKO. There are mass outbreaks of jigging. Tom has taken off his scarf.
- 21.37 - Have come up to KOKO's VIP section. Its packed. I can see nothing. Duly return to the masses having learned valuable life lesson.
also at bbc electric proms
- Performed alongside Editors:
- Battles
- Other performances:
- The Coral
- Paul McCartney
line-up
- Mark Ronson with special guests and the BBC Concert Orchestra
- Paul McCartney
- Kaiser Chiefs via David Arnold
- Bloc Party
- Ray Davies and friends
- Agaskodo Teliverek
- Amar
- Amplifier
- Battles
- Ben Westbeech
- Basquiat Strings
- The Beatles: Help!
- Blanche
- Bob Dylan: The Other Side of the Mirror
- Breed 77
- Charlie Louvin
- The Chemical Brothers
- Cold War Kids
- The Coral
- Daft Punk: Electroma
- Duke Special
- Durrty Goodz
- Editors
- Edwyn Collins
- The Enemy
- Estelle
- The Flaming Lips:
UFOs at the Zoo - Ghetto
- Hadouken!
- Justice
- Kano presents London Town
- Kid Harpoon
- Noah and the Whale
- Once in a Blue Moon:
A tribute to Lal Waterson - Maps
- The Metros
- New Cassettes
- Radio Luxembourg
- Reverend and the Makers
- The Riff Raff and Riz MC
- Sam Isaac
- Sigur Rós: Heima
- Siouxsie
- SOIL & "PIMP" SESSIONS with Jamie Cullum
- Taio Cruz
audience reviews
Kat
I thought the atmosphere was fantastic! Editors were on top form at Koko, Tom's vocals were breath-taking.The track they played live for the first time was not 'Push Your Head' as stated in the minutes above, it was 'Well Worn Hand'. And it was beautiful, as was 'Spiders' with strings.
Ian Wolstencroft
Immense performance, better than the brixton showsThey have so many great songs you can't help but sing along!!!
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Rob
Where's the track listing for this gig?The string quartet weren't very prominent in any of the tracks and mainly resolved to following Chris's lead guitar. Compared to Bloc Party who worked with an arranger to incorporate the choir into their tracks on Saturday night, Editors lacked inspiration. However, it resulted in a straight-up gig for them and they were on form - they even managed to convince me to give An End Has A Start more of a chance!
Alex
Thought that Editors were impressive put a poor turn out and a half full Koko meant that that it was lacking atmosphere
Tails
Brilliant night! What a concert! Smokers was the highlight!Also, anyone else think the "Battles" were good? I thought they were superb!!
Sam
Absolutely loved it! They really are an inspiring and beautiful group. Koko was the perfect venue to truly appreciate the calibre of Editors.
Patrick Rice
Brilliant gig -- many thanks to "Auntie" and KoKo for staging it. Editors are the best new band to hit the scene since U2 -- big, big future ahead of them.