Here is the setlist from tonight’s appearance in Poland:

Motorcycle Emptiness
Your Love Alone is Not Enough
No Surface All Feeling
Peeled Apples
Tsunami
Autumnsong
Ocean Spray
Jackie Collins’ Existential Question Time
Australia
You Stole The Sun From My Heart
The Everlasting (acoustic)
Me and Stephen Hawking
A Design For Life
Everything Must Go
You Love Us
Little Baby Nothing
Stop In the Name of Love into Motown Junk
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next

Thanks to deets for texting it in and Takk for posting it on the forum.

The Manics opened the new library in Cardiff on the 18th June, and unveiled a plaque with the words ‘Libraries gave us power’.

More information, pictures and a video can be found here here. Come and discuss this on our forum.

‘The Uses of Literacy’, an exhibition by Turner Prize winner Jeremy Deller, featuring the Manics, is now on show at the Bothy Gallery in Yorkshire’s Sculpture Park. The exhibition consists of paintings, collages, drawings and other work by fans of the band. See here for more information and for visiting information.

Thanks to Dext37 Fielding for the heads up. Come and discuss this on our forum.

The Parkenfestivalen website has announced the Manics are to play at the Parkenfestivalen in Bodø, Norway on 22nd August 2009.

Thanks to oxygen for posting this on the forum.

As a reminder of the upcoming festival dates, they are as follows:

25/06 - Szczecin Rock Festival, Poland
10/07 - Exit Festival, Serbia
11/06 - T in the Park Festival, Scotland
12/07 - Oxegen Festival, Ireland
19/07 - Nano Mugen Festival, Japan
20/07 - Nano Mugen Festival, Japan
04/08 - Lokerse Feesten, Belgium
15/08 - Sziget Festival, Hungary
22/08 - Parkenfestivalen, Norway

Here is the setlist from today’s appearance in Denmark, the first of the European Festivals:

Motorcycle Emptiness
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
No Surface All Feeling
Peeled Apples
Tsunami
Autumnsong
Ocean Spray
La Tristesse Durera
Australia
You Stole The Sun From My Heart
The Everlasting (acoustic)
Me And Stephen Hawking
Everything Must Go
A Design For Life
You Love Us
Little Baby Nothing
Stop In The Name Of Love into Motown Junk
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next

Many thanks to Kitty for texting us the set. Come and discuss the gig on the forum.

As previously detailed here, the remix EP of Journal for Plague Lovers, with each track remixed by a different artist, will be released to download this coming monday, the 15th June. The tracklisting is as follows:

Andrew Weatherall - ‘Peeled Apples’
Saint Etienne - ‘Jackie Collins Existential Question Time’
British Sea Power - ‘Me And Stephen Hawking’
Patrick Wolf - ‘This Joke Sport Severed’
Optimo (Espacio) - ‘Journal For Plague Lovers’
The Pariahs - ‘She Bathed Herself In A Bath Of Bleach’
Adem - ‘Facing Page Top Left’
New Young Pony Club - ‘Marlon JD’
The Horrors - ‘Doors Closing Slowly’
Errors - ‘All Is Vanity’
Four Tet - ‘Pretension/Repulsion’
Fuck Buttons - ‘Virginia State Epileptic Colony’
Underworld (Rick Smith) - ‘William’s Last Words’
Jonathan Krisp - ‘Bag Lady’

According to the official site, it is now possible to listen to the remixes on the premium version of spotify. Why not come and discuss this on our forum.

Here is the set from last night’s gig at the London Forum. They played:

Peeled Apples
Jackie Collins Existential Question Time
Me and Stephen Hawking
This Joke Sport Severed
Motorcycle Emptiness
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
No Surface All Feeling
Sorrow 16
Tsunami
Faster
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
Little Baby Nothing
Ocean Spray
From Despair To Where (acoustic)
Facing Page: Top Left (acoustic)
You Stole The Sun From My Heart
Stop In the Name of Love into Motown Junk
Autumnsong
You Love Us
A Design For Life

Many thanks to Lindz Delirum for texting in the setlist. Come and discuss the gig here.

Here is the final set from the Journal For Plague Lovers Tour, and the last time the Manics will play the new album in full. It is likely to be the last time many of these tracks are heard. The Manics played the following:

Peeled Apples
Jackie Collins Existential Question Time
Me and Stephen Hawking
This Joke Sport Severed
Journal for Plague Lovers
She Bathed Herself in a Bath of Bleach
Facing Page: Top Left (acoustic)
Marlon J.D.
Doors Closing Slowly
All Is Vanity
Pretension/Repulsion
Virginia State Epileptic Colony
William’s Last Words
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Motorcycle Emptiness
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
No Surface All Feeling
Sorrow 16
Tsunami
La Tristessa Durera
Faster
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
Little Baby Nothing
Ocean Spray
You Stole The Sun From My Heart
Stop In The Name Of Love into Motown Junk
Autumnsong
You Love Us
A Design For Life

Thanks again to Gusto for texting in and relic for posting on the forum. Come and discuss the gig on our forum.

Here is the set the Manics played last night in Dublin:

Peeled Apples
Jackie Collins Existential Question Time
Me and Stephen Hawking
This Joke Sport Severed
Journal for Plague Lovers
She Bathed Herself in a Bath of Bleach
Facing Page: Top Left (Acoustic)
Marlon J.D.
Doors Closing Slowly
All Is Vanity
Pretension/Repulsion
Virginia State Epileptic Colony
William’s Last Words
=====
Motorcycle Emptiness
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
No Surface All Feeling
Sorrow 16
Tsunami
La Tristessa Durera
Faster
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
Little Baby Nothing
Ocean Spray
You Stole The Sun From My Heart
Stop In The Name Of Love into Motown Junk
Autumnsong
You Love Us
A Design For Life

Thanks to Gusto for texting in and relic for posting on the forum. Come and discuss the gig on our forum.

Here is the set the Manics have literally just finished playing tonight in Brighton.

Peeled Apples
Jackie Collins Existential Question Time
Me and Stephen Hawking
This Joke Sport Severed
Journal for Plague Lovers
She Bathed Herself in a Bath of Bleach
Facing Page: Top Left (Acoustic)
Marlon J.D.
Doors Closing Slowly
All Is Vanity
Pretension/Repulsion
Virginia State Epileptic Colony
William’s Last Words
=====
Motorcycle Emptiness
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
No Surface All Feeling
Ocean Spray
Tsunami
La Tristesse Durera
Faster
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
Little Baby Nothing
Australia
You Stole The Sun From My Heart
Stop In the Name of Love into Motown Junk
Autumnsong
You Love Us
A Design For Life

Thanks to Cam for texting in and Takk for posting on the forum. Come and discuss the gig on our forum.

This is the set from tonight’s gig in Wolverhampton.

Peeled Apples
Jackie Collins Existential Question Time
Me and Stephen Hawking
This Joke Sport Severed
Journal for Plague Lovers
She Bathed Herself in a Bath of Bleach
Facing Page: Top Left (Acoustic)
Marlon J.D.
Doors Closing Slowly
All Is Vanity
Pretension/Repulsion
Virginia State Epileptic Colony
William’s Last Words
=====
Motorcycle Emptiness
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
No Surface All Feeling
You Love Us
Tsunami
La Tristesse Durera
Faster
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
Little Baby Nothing
Australia
You Stole The Sun From My Heart
Sorrow16
Stop In the Name of Love into Motown Junk
Autumnsong
A Design For Life

Thanks to Takk and relic. Talk about the gig on our forum.

This is the set from tonight’s gig in London, the last of three dates at the Roundhouse. It again featured a String Quartet for This Joke Sport Severed, William’s Last Words, Everything Must Go and A Design For Life.

Peeled Apples
Jackie Collins Existential Question Time
Me and Stephen Hawking
This Joke Sport Severed
Journal for Plague Lovers
She Bathed Herself in a Bath of Bleach
Facing Page: Top Left (Acoustic)
Marlon J.D.
Doors Closing Slowly
All Is Vanity
Pretension/Repulsion
Virginia State Epileptic Colony
William’s Last Words
=====
Motorcycle Emptiness
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
No Surface All Feeling
You Love Us
Tsunami
La Tristesse Durera
Faster
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
Little Baby Nothing
Australia
You Stole The Sun From My Heart
Ocean Spray
Stop In the Name of Love into Motown Junk
Everything Must Go
A Design For Life

Thanks to Takk and Finn. Come discuss the gig here.

This is the set from tonight’s gig in London, the second date at the Roundhouse. It again featured the Taff Vale String Quartet for This Joke Sport Severed, William’s Last Words, Everything Must Go and A Design For Life.

Peeled Apples
Jackie Collins Existential Question Time
Me and Stephen Hawking
This Joke Sport Severed
Journal for Plague Lovers
She Bathed Herself in a Bath of Bleach
Facing Page: Top Left (Acoustic)
Marlon J.D.
Doors Closing Slowly
All Is Vanity
Pretension/Repulsion
Virginia State Epileptic Colony
William’s Last Words
=====
Motorcycle Emptiness
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
No Surface All Feeling
You Love Us
Tsunami
La Tristesse Durera
Faster
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
Little Baby Nothing
Australia
You Stole The Sun From My Heart
Sorrow16
Stop In the Name of Love into Motown Junk
Everything Must Go
A Design For Life

Thanks to mrvitaminpill, amalthea and Takk. Come discuss the gig here.

This is the set from tonight’s gig in London, the first of three. It featured the Taff Vale String Quartet for This Joke Sport Severed, William’s Last Words, Everything Must Go and A Design For Life.

Peeled Apples
Jackie Collins Existential Question Time
Me and Stephen Hawking
This Joke Sport Severed
Journal for Plague Lovers
She Bathed Herself in a Bath of Bleach
Facing Page: Top Left (Acoustic)
Marlon J.D.
Doors Closing Slowly
All Is Vanity
Pretension/Repulsion
Virginia State Epileptic Colony
William’s Last Words
=====
Motorcycle Emptiness
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
No Surface All Feeling
You Love Us
Tsunami
La Tristesse Durera
Faster
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
Little Baby Nothing
Australia
You Stole The Sun From My Heart
Motown Junk
Everything Must Go
Autumnsong
A Design For Life

Thanks to Mirbeau, Relic and Takk. Come discuss the gig here.

The Manics have been announced to play the Szczecin Rock Festival in Poland on the 25th June 2009, according to the festival website.

Thanks to Deets for mentioning this on the forum.

This is the set from tonight’s appearance in Llandudno:

Peeled Apples
Jackie Collins Existential Question Time
Me and Stephen Hawking
This Joke Sport Severed
Journal for Plague Lovers
She Bathed Herself in a Bath of Bleach
Facing Page: Top Left (Acoustic)
Marlon J.D.
Doors Closing Slowly
All Is Vanity
Pretension/Repulsion
Virginia State Epileptic Colony
William’s Last Words
=====
Motorcycle Emptiness
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
No Surface All Feeling
You Love Us
Tsunami
La Tristesse Durera
Faster
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
Little Baby Nothing
Australia
Autumnsong
You Stole The Sun From My Heart
Stop In The Name Of Love into Motown Junk
A Design For Life

Thanks to Takk and Lone Architect. Come discuss the gig here.

The Manics have just come off stage at Glasgow, they played :

Peeled Apples
Jackie Collins Existential Question Time
Me and Stephen Hawking
This Joke Sport Severed
Journal for Plague Lovers
She Bathed Herself in a Bath of Bleach
Facing Page: Top Left (Acoustic)
Marlon J.D.
Doors Closing Slowly
All Is Vanity
Pretension/Repulsion
Virginia State Epileptic Colony
William’s Last Words
=====
Motorcycle Emptiness
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
No Surface All Feeling
You Love Us
Tsunami
La Tristesse Durera
Autumnsong
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
Little Baby Nothing
Australia
Everything Must Go
Sorrow 16
You Stole The Sun From My Heart
Stop In The Name of Love into Motown Junk
A Design For Life

Thanks to relic for texting and Miss Oceania for posting this on the forum.

Patrick Jones is to launch his new CD album of poems set to music Tongues for a Stammering Time at a Chapter Arts Launch Night in Y Llofft, Cardiff, on the 30th May 2009. This will also feature many of the artists who have contributed to the music (Martyn Joseph, Amy Wadge, Stacey Blythe, Defiance of God, Steve Balsamo (tbc) and Lethargy).

Tickets and more details can be found here.

Thanks to Refresher for the information. Come and discuss this on our forum.

Just a reminder that the new Patrick Jones CD Tongues for a Stammering Time will be released on 25th May. You can pre-order a signed version from here.

Patrick also has a new play for children, A Lament for Moths which is touring schools and community venues, including a performance at The Melville Theatre, Abergavenny on June 5th. The music is by James Dean Bradfield, and tickets are £7.00/£5.00 concessions from here.

Thanks to nobody for posting this on the forum.

All the tracks from new album Journal for Plague Lovers have been remixed for release as a download EP on 15th June.

Andrew Weatherall - ‘Peeled Apples’
Saint Etienne - ‘Jackie Collins Existential Question Time’
British Sea Power - ‘Me And Stephen Hawking’
Patrick Wolf - ‘This Joke Sport Severed’
Optimo (Espacio) - ‘Journal For Plague Lovers’
The Pariahs - ‘She Bathed Herself In A Bath Of Bleach’
Adem - ‘Facing Page Top Left’
New Young Pony Club - ‘Marlon JD’
The Horrors - ‘Doors Closing Slowly’
Errors - ‘All Is Vanity’
Four Tet - ‘Pretension/Repulsion’
Fuck Buttons - ‘Virginia State Epileptic Colony’
Underworld (Rick Smith) - ‘William’s Last Words’
Jonathan Krisp - ‘Bag Lady’

Thanks to robin heavenly for the information. You can discuss this on our forum.

So far you can download the Horrors remix of ‘Doors Slowly Closing’, together with a Manics cover of The Horrors’ unreleased track ‘Vision Blurred’.

The Manics tour kicks off next week, and according to gigsandtours, the support come on at 8pm and the Manics are due to come onstage at 9pm and play new album Journal for Plague Lovers in full, followed by a short break and then a greatest hits set.

Thanks to fedextambling1 for posting this on the forum.

James played an acoustic set at Spillers on the 15th May. The setlist was:

Elvis Impersonator
Doors Closing Slowly
Peeled Apples
From Despair to Where
This Joke Sport Severed
A Design for Life

Thanks to mspkye and Abstract Unknown Girl for posting this on the forum.

The Manics have been added to the lineup for the Lokerse Festival in Belgium, which runs from the 31st July - 9th August, with the date yet to be announced. You can visit the official festival site here.

Thanks to ZiZi for posting this on the forum.

As a reminder, this means the summer tour date schedule now looks like :

15/05 - Spillers, Cardiff (JDB Acoustic, invite only)
25/05 - Barrowlands, Glasgow
26/05 - Venue Cymru Arena, Llandudno
28/05 - Camden Roundhouse, London
29/05 - Camden Roundhouse, London
30/05 - Camden Roundhouse, London
01/06 - Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
02/06 - Dome, Brighton
04/06 - Olympia, Dublin, Ireland
06/06 - Ulster Hall, Belfast
08/06 - HMV Forum, London
13/06 - Rock Under Broen Festival, Middelfart, Denmark
10/07 - Exit Festival, Serbia
11/07 - T in the Park Festival, Scotland
12/07 - Oxegen Festival, Ireland
19/07 - Nano Mugen Festival, Japan
20/07 - Nano Mugen Festival, Japan
04/08 - August Lokerse Feesten, Belgium
15/08 - Sziget Festival, Hungary

Part one of a very interesting interview with James and Nicky in NME is online now. It features them talking in depth about new album Journal for Plague Lovers, the writing of, Richey’s lyrics and more.

Part two is here.

Come discuss this on the the forum.

This week’s issue of NME is dedicated to the Manics, with a feature on the cover and a 6 page article on the band and a review of the new album. Go here for more information.

You can come and discuss this on our forum.