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The Jesus And Mary Chain play first UK gig in nine years

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The Reid brother's return at Jarvis Cocker’s Meltdown festival

The Jesus And Mary Chain continued their comeback with a show at Jarvis Cocker’s Meltdown festival last night (June 22).

The band who performed in front of an audience that included Primal Scream’s - and former The Jesus And Mary Chain drummer - Bobby Gillespie, ’s Kevin Shields, and of course Cocker, played their first UK show in nine years at the Royal Festival Hall.

Acknowledging their history their set included a cover of Syd Barrett's 'Vegetable Man', which appeared on the B-side of their very first single back in 1984.

The Jesus And Mary Chain played:

'Never Understand'
'Head On'
'Far Gone & Out'
'Catchfire'
'Sidewalking'
'Snakedriver'
'Happy When It Rains'
'Levitation'
'Blues From A Gun'
'Between Planets'
'All Things Must Pass'
'Teenage Lust'
'Some Candy Talking'
'Crackin' Up'
'Just Like Honey'
'Vegetable Man'
'You Trip Me Up'
'Reverence'

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