13 May 2011
Graham Coxon's favourite gigs are ''small, loud and sweaty'', as
he enjoys performing in more intimate venues.
Graham Coxon's favourite gigs are "small, loud and sweaty".
The Blur guitarist - who has also recorded seven solo albums -
explained while he headlined stadiums with the 'Song 2' group, he
enjoys performing in more intimate spaces for his solo work.
Speaking at London's Proud Gallery venue, he said: "This whole
venue is about as big as the entire stage Blur were playing on at
Glastonbury a couple of years back. This is one of my favourite
venues though.
"I mean, it could do with a few more inches on the stage so I
can fit all the band on there - we have six people playing tonight
- but overall this is the best. I prefer smaller, louder, sweatier
gigs."
Graham admitted that even Blur played may shows in "pokey little
toilets".
He added to website Drownedinsound.com: "Whoever I've played with,
we've always played pokey little toilets at various points as well
as the bigger places, so for that reason I tend not to read too
much into it.
"I remember going out on tour with the Kaiser Chiefs when their
first album came out, and we were playing these huge venues, and
then straight after I did my own shows at places like the Buffalo
Bar in London, and people were coming up to me saying they'd seen
me on the Kaisers tour and surely it should have been the other way
round with them supporting me?
"Which of course it shouldn't because they were selling out
venues much bigger than the ones I was playing in at the time!"
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