A recording of Andy and Mark's 2007 appearance on the Paul Franks' Drivetime show on BBC Radio West Midlands has been uploaded on the Myspace player.
Andy and Mark performed two songs acoustically live in the studio - 'Don't Stop Now' (at the time still to be released as the new Crowded House single) and 'Distant Sun'. If you want to skip the waffle and go straight for the tunes, 'Don't Stop Now' is 5 minutes in to the broadcast, and 'Distant Sun' is at 13 minutes.
Worth a listen we think.

Cheers to all at the Great Western Warwick for making it such a great gig.

Special ta to Emily K and Mick on percussion box and tambourine, plus Matt and Jamie for making us so welcome. See you again early 2009.

We'll post any reviews/comments we spot for Glastonbudget '08 up here...

"First band of the morning, Crowded House, love the real band, loved the Tribute act. Everywhere You Go, Always Take the Weather With You. God Bless You!" - 'AlfGeorge' - Glastonbudget Forum.

"...On the tribute stage, Beat That, Ded Hot Chilli Peppers, Crowded Out and the Rod Stewart Tribute were amazing! I'll definitely be back next year with a bigger tent and more people!" - 'Sumosoph' - Glastonbudget Forum.

"Has anyone got any footage of 'Crowded Out'? Thought they were great, just a shame they were on first on Sunday when the (always take the) weather was at its worse. Decided to give Glastonbury a miss this year but would have loved to have been there to listen to Neil Finn's voice but nevermind. If anyone from Glastonbuget is reading this then please bring Crowded Out back next year but put them on later. Cheers." - Forkhandles - efestivals.co.uk Forum. 

Some great pix from Glastonbudget can be viewed here: http://www.awilliamsphotography.co.uk/section107552_143573.html

Pix from the bands' appearance at the 'Acoustic Festival of Britain' have been posted on the profile, courtesy of Craig Dawes. Thanks also to Amanda.

Can anyone help with any good shots or footage from 'Glastonbudget'??

Thanks to all for coming down to The Musician in Leicester last Thursday. This is definitely our kinda place, and we had a great time. Especially loved playing the two sets - first set stripped down and 'acoustic', and an extended second 'full band' set.

Special thanks to Sarah, Jenny and Terry for making the journey. And cheers Jenny for the 'You Have Dodgy Shoes, Neil!' memories. PRADA, you say...??!!

Typical that Mark's mobile should ring at that time, but with hilarious consequenses!... "Say 'hello' to 'The Wife', Leicester!!"

Hope to be back at The Musician later in the year.

'Unplugged' Set:

walking on the spot - danny/andy
not the Girl - danny/andy/tim
weather with you - danny/andy/tim
she goes on - danny/andy/tim/paul
better be home soon - danny/andy/tim/paul
mssg to my girl - danny/andy/tim/paul
black and white boy - andy/tim/mark/paul
there goes god - all
four seasons - all
locked out - all
 
Full Band Set:
 
something so strong
world where you live
fall at feet
dont stop now
distant sun
private uni
chocolate cake
pour le monde
throw your arms
mean to me
dont dream
only natural

weather with you (full band reprise)
nails in my feet
i got you

AT x

Thanks to EVERYONE for making this weekend's gig at The Hop Pole such an amazing night. It was brilliant to see people from near and (very) far and a relief that the trip to the Midlands was worthwhile for everybody! Great too that we had a few Aussies (and Kiwis!?) in the house celebrating Australia Day!

Special hats off to Battylad for suggesting and orchestrating this 'Afterglow' meet-up/gig. Chuffed for him too that it went so well. Here's to 'Afterglow 2' sometime...?

Cheers All!

Hop Pole set list:

mean to me
world where you live
dont stop now
four seasons
distant sun
private universe
there goes god
not the girl
weather with you
 
something so strong
fall at your feet
pour le monde
even a child
choc cake
better be home soon
she goes on
locked out
nails in my feet
it's only natural
 
throw your arms around me
don't dream it's over
i got you

weather with you (reprise)

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Some of you may be interested to know that members of the Crowded House/Finn forum 'Only Talking Sense' and some 'Frenz of the Enz' members have arranged a 'post Crowded House tour' meet up this month, appropriately entitled 'Afterglow'. The time and place for this 'Afterglow' event is The Hop Pole in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire on Saturday January 26th, where Crowded Out will be performing a full 90min plus set from 9pm. Admission is free, and it happens to be 'Australia Day' too, so expect a few Aussies to turn up! If you're coming and have any song requests, message the band here and we'll see what we can do! Hope to see some of you there! Cheers now PS! Crowded Out are also in Worcestershire the night before (Jan 25th) at the brilliant Marrs Bar in Worcester itself. So if you're around for the weekend, why not make both shows?! www.hop-pole.com www.marrsbar.co.uk

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One or two folk have requested a recent set-list, so here is the set-list from Crowded Out's recent gig at The New Roscoe in Leeds. For those keen spotters who were there, 'Nails...' was skipped due to time constraints.

LOCKED OUT
WORLD WHERE YOU LIVE
DON'T STOP NOW
FOUR SEASONS IN ONE DAY
DISTANT SUN
NOT THE GIRL
THERE GOES GOD
SOMETHING SO STRONG
FALL AT YOUR FEET
PRIVATE UNIVERSE
POUR LE MONDE
EVEN A CHILD
WEATHER WITH YOU
BETTER BE HOME SOON
FAME IS
MEAN TO ME

WHEN YOU COME (requested)
NAILS IN MY FEET *
IT'S ONLY NATURAL

WALKING ON THE SPOT
CHOC CAKE
DON'T DREAM
I GOT YOU