※ 引述《armageddon (up in the sky blue )》之銘言： : Freebass 有新動作了，下個月二十三日將在 MEN Arena 舉行的慈善 : 演唱會中初登場亮相！THE VERVE, JAMES, INSPIRAL CARPETS 和 : HAPPY MONDAYS 也都會參與。 : It's Mancs united for charity gig : LIAM GALLAGHER is set to front a Manchester supergroup in a “mad : fer it” live show. : The OASIS singer will share the stage with a whole host of other : rock ’n’ roll legends from the city at the Manchester V Cancer : charity concert next month. : He will perform joint vocals with former STONE ROSES’ singer IAN : BROWN, and the pair will be backed by trio FREEBASS who consist of : ex-SMITHS star ANDY ROURKE, NEW ORDER’s PETER HOOK and MANI from : PRIMAL SCREAM. : Freebass has been a side project of the three bass legends for a : few years. : But the show at the MEN Arena on February 23 will be the group’s : first proper concert. : City fan Liam won’t be impressed, but I have dubbed the group : “Manchester United”. : A source told me: “Liam and Ian Brown will join Freebass on vocals : in their first full live show. : “It will be one of the musical events of the year. Manc music : fans will be in rock ’n’ roll heaven.” : Freebass have been quietly working on an album for the last year. : All three of the founder members are from the Manchester area : and play the bass guitar on the material. : For vocals in the studio they have called in favours from Liam : and Ian as well as CHARLATANS singer TIM BURGESS and Primal : Scream frontman BOBBY GILLESPIE. : If the Cancer show is a success they could follow it up by hitting : the festivals in the summer. : Rourke organises the charity show, which was one of my gigs of : the year in 2007. : And with Gallagher and Brown signed up for the performance, this : year’s gig could be even better than last time. Other acts being : lined up to perform include THE VERVE, JAMES, INSPIRAL CARPETS and : HAPPY MONDAYS. : Rourke revealed: “This year’s gig is going to be talked about : for years to come. : “We’ve got some of the biggest bands of the moment lined up as : well as some legendary acts.” : Bring it on... : The Sun : http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article642825.ece 《太陽》又一次的亂報，最終實際上曼城幫出現的只有 Inspiral Carpets, Happy Mondays 和一個明星團（Badly Drawn Boy, Peter Hook, Andy Rourke, David Potts），表演了史密斯的‘Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want’，‘Let The Sunshine In’ from the musical ‘Hair’, 歡樂分割 的‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’（！！）以及列儂的‘Instant Karma!’。 其他演出的包括 Fratellis, The View, The Enemy。 今年的活動募得了一百萬英鎊，可喜可樂！ （去年 Noel 和 Weller 壓軸實在超讚！） Manchester Confidential: Manchester Versus Cancer Reviewed http://tinyurl.com/2hhjoo NME: The Smiths and New Order stars unite for charity gig http://www.nme.com/news/the-smiths/34626 MEN: Versus Cancer @ M.E.N. Arena http://tinyurl.com/yrcy9l --

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