Magazine - Feb 14th Manchester Academy 1

I went along to see Manchester legends Magazine with my mate Brian at Academy 1. With its capacity of just over 2000 we were wondering if these reunion/comeback shows were the biggest that the band had ever played as a headliner - I remember them being popular and influential but not particularly big.

Anyway the band of Devoto, Adamson, Formula, Doyle and Noko (standing in for the late great John McGeogh) seemed to be on good form (certainly well rehearsed) and played what you would expect them to - Shot By Both Sides, Motorcade and The Light Pours Out Of Me and few that you wouldn't expect including a spoken word reading of B-side "The Book".

The evening was a sucess with most punters leaving happy and the Magazine pension-plan back on track.