Always a good call to see Bunnymen early in the tour. I saw them in Austin in 2022 and they canceled the next few shows b/c of Ian's voice. He was having back problems at the time and went off stage to get a backrub (not the Deshawn Watson. type) so Will got to take over with an instrumental for a few minutes. I've seen them a bunch of times over the years. Will's playing seems to be getting stronger; Ian claims to be off drugs, which will prolong his career.
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Saw them at a bar on 4th St on the tour when Ian had left the band. Was standing in the bar/poolhall area of the place, as the opening act was just not very good. Started talking to a guy. He had a strong British accent, so I asked if he was touring w/ the band. He said, "Yes, I'm Noel, the lead singer." Oops. It was Noel Burke, but I did not know what he looked like b/c the Reverberation liner notes did not contain photos. He invite me to join them back stage after. Went back there, and he says, "Hey boilerhorn - thanks for joining." Drank w/ them and some others for a bit. Until Will bought a bag of coke from some rando. Time for me to leave.
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