Gig 62 Fringe - Leith Depot 8th August 2026

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 

Festival time, brought out of towners to Leith just enjoying the Fringe. The theme (for the programme entry ) was The Truth, whatever that was meant to be.

Entertainment: The DM Truth series, and Quiz - Album release year singles. Amazingly two women got 9/10, so we used the genius "stamp" tiebreaker. (How much was a First Class stamp in UK in 1988)

Setlist:  Part 1: A Physical Husband, Pictures of Biggles, *DMCabaret, Cool, Take The Picture, Backroom Boys,*DMHippies, Freiburg (CH) '98, Flowers  

Part 2: *DMGlam, Death Makes You Feel Like A Man, *DMMetal, Watching Waters Rise, Exit Plan, Standing In For Love, *DMGloompsych, Valentine, I Need To Clean The Floor, Ink Arrears, Fin du Rêve

Encore: It's Abnormal *DMExeunt

Sound: Gordon, who got it right.

Reception: A full house and a great atmosphere. Everyone laughed where we hoped they would..The oft repeated "'80s " comments, but meant as praise.

DMCabaret 

DMHippies

DMGlam

DMMetal

DMGloompsych

DMExeunt

David Byrne

David Byrne in full pomp at The Playhouse, in great voice, tireless and a million song back catalogue. Massive production, choreographed within an inch of its life, no less impressive for all that. 

Proved that David Byrne was the talented one.

Churlish to criticise, but the less dancers on stage the more sincere the songs. 

Pre David Byrne

 Sherry Negroni with FM

The Musical Box...Again

Saw the very skilled Genesis tribute band last night at the Usher Hall, doing the post-Gabriel stuff, which doesn't have quite the same appeal. However, thoroughly enjoyed it, the singer mimicked Phil Collins remarkably well.

Blood on the Rooftops, then the Unquiet Slumbers...suite pretty moving.

Dale G had had his hip replacement on 6th June and missed Kraftwerk, alas!

Kraftwerk at the Playhouse

 Marvellous as ever, difficult to know where to start really.. Tonight's bloomer, Ralf duffing up the tune in TEE, his finger caught two keys, and then he repeated it to make it look like he meant it. But he couldn't fool me.

With Fraser, Ian ( who didn't sleep in), Gavin, and Bill. Dale had his hip replacement alas.

Got signed programme. It'll be worth a small amount of money someday.

Set list: Numbers/Computerworld, Homecomputer, Spacelab, Man Machine, Airwaves/ Tango, Electric Cafe, Autobahn, Computer Love, The Model, Neon Lights, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, Radioactivity, Tour de France suite, TEE, Pocket Calculator, Planet of Visions, Technopop suite, Encore The Robots.

Phew 

Inverness

 Great couple of days in Inverness visiting Fraser and Ann. Super house warranting a putting green, Negronis, Leakey's, and a memory foam mattress; who could ask for more.

Yet, there was more; a trip to Fort Augustus, home made pizzas and The Sock Game. 

Spring Break

 A couple of days in London, catching up with AR. Plan to visit Kew aborted by Tube strike, but Plan B even better... Chelsea Physic Garden.

AR lives in Paddington Bear street. Very nice.

Met Alan Bennet.