So I missed all this cos of the time difference, I logged in full of expectation this morning (like an idiot) and it feels like Reading all over again!!

I've watched a couple of songs, Estranged, Jungle, ISE and to be honest I didn't think it was too bad. The sound wasn't great, there was a depth missing somehow both vocally and musically but that could be a mixing issue their end, my laptop, poor performance or just a mix of all the above. Having said that I've heard worse and it was first night, with no warm up shows as far as I know. So I guess they were bound to be a bit scratchy. I've only watched a fraction of the show though so maybe it gets worse.

Those fuming over no new material, well it was always a long shot anyway and maybe they'll break out some new stuff later in the tour. If they were having a bad night and they knew it was a bad night perhaps they made a call not to debut any new material. If you're sounding shit you can still play through the hits and 100,000 people can carry you, if you sound shit and nobody knows the song that stage is a very lonely place. 

We've seen plenty of 'beginning of the end' type nights before but it never is. Let's just see how the next few weeks pan out. You never know a live boot of The General might be the number one played song on your mp3 player by November