I'd known them by name already over 40 years ago but first heard 'Nigel' only in the mid 90's, and a live version of 'Statue Of Liberty' another 10 years later. But it was only about two years ago when their name kept popping up *a lot* around me and I understood that as a nudge to do a first proper deep-dive into their catalague - which of course I then didn't regret one bit 😁 I had to take a break from them eventually, though; There'd just been a little *too* much for me to catch up on 😅 But I'm back on that XTC trip now! 😁👍
Same! Came across a doco about them randomly (thank YT algo!) and realied I'd forgotten how awesome they were. Now, like you, re-listening to all their material. Life is good.
Me too. It has been a recent exploration of what the XTC oeuvre is available online and it's kind of amazing to see anything live by this almost mythic band. I saw them in SF at the Old Waldorf and I'll never forget it because they chided us in seating to get up and kick it out, which we did, much to the management's chagrin. Super fun absolutely brilliant musicians with classic British working class piss and chips, not unlike The Who or The Clash, or yeah, The Beatles.
XTC were such an anomaly in the Punk/New Wave scene. Superb players often didn't catch on to the rest of the creative aesthetic that was fundamental to the movement. XTC could play, write great songs and plus they had a sensibility that made them both extremely of their time as well as timeless. What a band!
There is still nothing like XTC. I'm a 75 year old American and have been a fan since 1979 and still am. Such original musical ideas and precise playing that few bands ever matched..maybe Talking Heads...and they kept being brilliant through the rest of their career, right up to Apple Venus and Wasp Star, and very especially the Dukes of Stratosphere. Just amazing!
O yeah man. Im 70 & right with you. Same years & all. These guys were Just Amazing. Screaming Talent. Were still cool man, Even @our age.... 6/14/24... Illinois~
That AOR played Nigel in 1979 in USA is a miracle. That's how I heard them first. Went to record store. Saw that cover. Bought it. Next week WM and GTo. Take Away too expensive. Import. Black Sea the following year.
1979! this is great and I believe, unlike most bands, this band became more creative and better with time. One of my all time favorite bands. Incredibly underrated. Long live XTC!
It is so important that we have these very few live performances. Andy’s well known mental health issues makes these super rare. They are so great. I’ve been a fan since I heard “Making Plans For Nigel” when it was first released. I was 15-16 I think. I’m 58 now. God Bless those men!
I've never seen this before. What an extremely important document, not only as far as XTC is concerned, but music in general. This is the epitome of what punk and new wave should have been all about. It had all the energy and rawness, but still had a great amount of technicality and pop-genius anchoring it.
Well No, As an original Punk was about many things and XTC weren't punk. They were just playing the same circuits, Think you need some punk dirt under your nails mate if you think XTC were what punk should have been about. So no Clash, Pistols, Crass, Adverts, Stiff Little Fingers, UK Subs, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Flux of Pink Indians, The Damned or you then? Christ on a bike Patrick are you a scared de cat? Punk gave other bands a platform artist like Costello, XTC, The Fall, The Jam, Police.
Bought white music and drums and wire records from flea market yesterday and the guy told me the story of how he met these guys in a pub back in late 70s. I’m 18 and I love these guys.
I was there ! I can even be seen at 8:19, behind the guy in white shirt ! I was 22, and I just turned 67 last week ! The gig was fantastic, XTC became my fav band this day. I want a time machine, I want to be 22 in Paris again !!!
There was a reason why they weren't that big. They were too good, complex and crucially too 'regional' for the masses. The same reason why Big Country were never HUGE. Cult bands. U2 & Simple Minds had a more accessible international sound. But I agree, XTC deserved to be massive. Love this band.
Wonderful. What a great surprise to see this. Even in 1979, their music was so varied in rhythms, melodies and arrangements. If you've playing guitar for a year and think you'll be able to play these arrangements, think again.
Saw them in winter 1981 at the Palladium in NYC. Jools Holland opened then Joan Jett. She was great and had a hit with "I Love Rock & Roll" at the time and I was shocked when half the audience left after her set. The boys went on to give a stellar performance of the Black Sea touring set. Life changing. I am like many of the commenters here a life long musician and can unequivocally say they are my favorite and possibly best band ever...besides the Beatles...cuz those boys came first and taught Andy and the boys everything they know. Still, XTC have taken the mantle proudly and capably. Rock on, Boys.
Simplicity's great for what it is, but the intricate parts that XTC played can take some getting used to. It's 44 years after the album release, and there's still no accurate guitar tab (chart) to play "Roads Girdle the Globe." Maybe I'll get that done, though.
I was at this gig for Chorus french Music program at this time. Incredible concert. I was also at 1980 concert wich was half a song long. I kept preciously the ticket instead of asking for refund.
I think this is the best live playing I have ever seen. I always knew XTC were a tight studio band but had no idea they could pull it off live like this. From the great solo in Reel to the elastic bass strings on Helicopter and the shamefully overlooked work on drums. Pea soup pea soup! Ha dead right. Oh not to forget fantastic rhythm chops and little vignettes in between vocals by Mr Partridge. That Swindon sound - it really was something, they put me in mind of the Beatles live in that each knew exactly how to put a little pep in here and there without ever messing up the others' work. Superb gentlemen.
Apparently, Andy's goal in the earlier days was to write songs they could perform live. Only later - in their studio recording days - did they do more complex arrangements that would have been more challenging to pull off live.
You should check out their April 17, 1981 show which is available on here in Bootleg form. It's even better. The March 8, 1982 show is also great, and the August 8, 1980 show is a good one, but the video portion only had 6 songs recorded, yet they played more. Most of the audio from that one's available in bootleg form, but I don't think it's on YT.
Close! But its actually a MusicMaster, you can tell by the pick guard. Love the tone he used in this concert too. Colin is a great player that (unfortunately) flies under the radar because XTC wasn't a mainstream band.
I love this band I first started listening to them and buying their records in 1978 when i was 12. I was lucky to see them in 1981 when they came to york . Ive seen lots of live music but even now when i listen to clips like this it makes me realise how special they really were.
Andy Partridge: superb vocalist, "sleeper" solo guitarsit, avid performer and the only rock n roller I ever heard of that started out on drugs then came off them when he was famous. Absolute legend and he and his band were the music backdrop to my teenage years in the late 70s
To be fair, his drugs were Valium (until a week or two after this performance, and he was dependent on it until he went cold turkey [which did not go well]) and Beer. Other than that, I don't know him to have taken anything.
@@101Volts I once met a guy in my local in early 90s who grew up and went to school with Andy, He said he took his accoustic guitar everywhere with him, and was very partial to a " Smoke " Those great songs and lyrics were inspired by something !
man this band rocked!!!....i understand andy not wanting to perform live, but it was a huge pity....i missed out for a start......come on andy and colin....more music please...you're still alive.....so lets hear more of this excellence PLEEEEEEEEASE!!
i was lucky enough to see xtc live twice... drums & wires tour & black sea tour... a great live band with great songwriters & musicians... i just wish there were more shots of terry chambers' drumming in this video... especially his "peasoup-peasoup" hi-hats in "nigel"...
If XTC played this set ANYWHERE now it would f**king slay. So much creativity. I stumbled on English Settlement in a record store 10 years ago and bought it on a whim. It was a great decision. DAVID BOWIE EAT YOUR HEART OUT!
You are correct about how awesome XTC are and for the last two yrs I have come across Skylarking which is a masterpiece album. You can slag any other bands off comparing to XTC but not Bowie as he was a phenomenon and incomparable, and to be left alone.
Same here. An XTC RUN is right.. How Great!! absolutely love these guys. Andy & the boys were the Bomb💥. Have to sing & boing & play along to them. Yessss!!! Thanx for this one kidz 🤩
Had a ticket to see them in Newcastle in 1980- then Andy had his famous wobble and they never toured again.... at least now I can get a sense of the massive treat that I missed... This criminally ignored and underrated band are arguably the best power pop outfit ever!!! Franz Ferdinand are a third rate tribute band!!! God bless you Andy partridge!!!
1980 was the Blacksea tour ! Andy had his wobble on Settelment tour in Paris 82 . I had a chance to see them at Norwich on Blacksea tour but due to work, didn't . With all intentions of catching them on next tour . We all know wot happened . Never did get to see my fave band. If only i could go back to 1980 i'd take a sicky .😩
XTC is my favorite band! If I was stranded on a deserted island and I could only take the music of one artist- it would be XTC!!! Andy Partridge should write songs with Paul McCartney! Andy Partridge is the only person on the planet who could fill John Lennon's shoes! And I really mean that!
Fantastic. Thanks for sharing. This was a great electric guitar band. Like everyone viewing, I love XTC. But this little sliver of time...they had the best guitar feel and sounds and of course odd chords. Unmatched.
Great performance. I regret that I never got to see them play back in the "the day". I remember hearing Making Plans for Nigel on WNEW-FM. Then Life Begins at the Hop. I was hooked. Thanks for the upload.
They ssked Eno who the cool bands were nowadays, he said XTC and Wire , i immediately bought drums and wires and 154....it was a revelation...thanks Eno and all !
To watch this and to think that they would start recording Black Sea only a few months later-and then English Settlement and everything that came after. Most bands would be happy to hide their early tours, but holy sh*t is this tight!
Wow! What a committed, amazing performance. For all the failings of the direction (how about some shots of Dave Gregory when he's actually soloing?) this manages to convey an incredible sense of electricity given the rather sterile ambience and somewhat reserved crowd. Great sound too.
Great rendition of This is Pop, with a solo from Andy and the dropped beat on the final chorus. What I would do to have been alive and seen them play live!! ARGH. Best band ever
Merci pour le partage de ce moment où Antoine de De Caunes avec l'émission Chorus présentant les XTC, donne le coup d'envoi de ma vie musicale indépendante !
+Faethan J'ai assez énormément écouté XTC (et les écoute toujours) depuis 82, date à laquelle je les ai découverts, c'est-à-dire trop tard : je n'avais que 11 ans quand ce Chorus a été diffusé et mes goûts musicaux étaient encore dans les limbes. Je n'ai donc jamais eu la chance de les voir en concert :(
I had tickets for the Kabuki Theater Show in San Francisco in early 1982,(when I was 21) for the English Settlement tour, but Andy crashed and burned in San Diego 2 days before, and the show, and the entire tour was cancelled! I never had a chance to see my favorite band live! I was crushed! I still love them. They morphed into something very different after they stopped touring and made some incredible studio albums throughout the 90's and Naughties! Watching this performance, they were an incredible live band. What happened Andy?
79 L'un de mes premiers concert que j'ai eu la chance de vivre avec mon frère à Nantes La Beaujoire Skafish et XTC étaient en première partie du Groupe Police, XTC avait allumé la mèche et Police avait enflammé la Beaujoire
What could have been if Andy could have carried on performing live. Their music got better each album. Special beyond words yet still unknown to so many then and now. Listen to every record, every track. Genius.
It sucks to watch this now knowing that Andy is totally wasted just to perform on stage without anxieties. XTC meant so much to me as a kid and now that it breaks my heart. Love you Mr Partridge
Such a shame that Andy Partridge couldn't perform after 1980, he had great stage presence. what a different story they could have had if they could have toured behind the albums.
I grew up in Swindon, their home town, but left for college before they made it. Have all their albums but never saw them live. Would be awesome if they got back together
I just saw the biopic on Starz... It's amazing that Partridge only managed to perform by doing Valium... So sad he never got therapy for the stage fright afterwards...
Here we are in 2023 and I am revisiting ALL of XTC. This. Is. EVERYTHING. Thanks for uploading.
I'd known them by name already over 40 years ago but first heard 'Nigel' only in the mid 90's, and a live version of 'Statue Of Liberty' another 10 years later. But it was only about two years ago when their name kept popping up *a lot* around me and I understood that as a nudge to do a first proper deep-dive into their catalague - which of course I then didn't regret one bit 😁 I had to take a break from them eventually, though; There'd just been a little *too* much for me to catch up on 😅 But I'm back on that XTC trip now! 😁👍
Same! Came across a doco about them randomly (thank YT algo!) and realied I'd forgotten how awesome they were. Now, like you, re-listening to all their material. Life is good.
Me too. I've been a fan since Drums and Wires.
I'm on another XTC run...happens evey few years, I suddenly find myself down the XTC rabbit hole. So good.
Me too. It has been a recent exploration of what the XTC oeuvre is available online and it's kind of amazing to see anything live by this almost mythic band. I saw them in SF at the Old Waldorf and I'll never forget it because they chided us in seating to get up and kick it out, which we did, much to the management's chagrin. Super fun absolutely brilliant musicians with classic British working class piss and chips, not unlike The Who or The Clash, or yeah, The Beatles.
Me too! Must be something in the air...
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Yep, just arrived at the hole once again. Enjoy
XTC were such an anomaly in the Punk/New Wave scene. Superb players often didn't catch on to the rest of the creative aesthetic that was fundamental to the movement. XTC could play, write great songs and plus they had a sensibility that made them both extremely of their time as well as timeless. What a band!
They rode the new wave to immortality.
There is still nothing like XTC. I'm a 75 year old American and have been a fan since 1979 and still am. Such original musical ideas and precise playing that few bands ever matched..maybe Talking Heads...and they kept being brilliant through the rest of their career, right up to Apple Venus and Wasp Star, and very especially the Dukes of Stratosphere. Just amazing!
O yeah man. Im 70 & right with you. Same years & all. These guys were Just Amazing. Screaming Talent. Were still cool man, Even @our age.... 6/14/24... Illinois~
Dukes is out of this world🙌🤘🙌
That AOR played Nigel in 1979 in USA is a miracle. That's how I heard them first.
Went to record store. Saw that cover. Bought it.
Next week WM and GTo.
Take Away too expensive. Import.
Black Sea the following year.
Thanyu sir from an English musician
1979! this is great and I believe, unlike most bands, this band became more creative and better with time. One of my all time favorite bands. Incredibly underrated. Long live XTC!
Their studio albums sound so good and crisp it's almost unfathomable it translates this well to the stage. Phenomenal.
It is so important that we have these very few live performances. Andy’s well known mental health issues makes these super rare. They are so great. I’ve been a fan since I heard “Making Plans For Nigel” when it was first released. I was 15-16 I think. I’m 58 now. God Bless those men!
No CGI, no backing tracks, no light show. Four guys playing the hell out of their instruments on some great songs. This is how you do it.
I've never seen this before. What an extremely important document, not only as far as XTC is concerned, but music in general. This is the epitome of what punk and new wave should have been all about. It had all the energy and rawness, but still had a great amount of technicality and pop-genius anchoring it.
Well said!!
Well No, As an original Punk was about many things and XTC weren't punk. They were just playing the same circuits, Think you need some punk dirt under your nails mate if you think XTC were what punk should have been about. So no Clash, Pistols, Crass, Adverts, Stiff Little Fingers, UK Subs, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Flux of Pink Indians, The Damned or you then? Christ on a bike Patrick are you a scared de cat? Punk gave other bands a platform artist like Costello, XTC, The Fall, The Jam, Police.
yea!!!
play Pink Thing
I hear a lot of early Oingo Boingo in this; eyes shut, I could easily see Danny Elfman singing this song, totally.
Bought white music and drums and wire records from flea market yesterday and the guy told me the story of how he met these guys in a pub back in late 70s. I’m 18 and I love these guys.
Nice to see im not their only young fan! I'm 18 :)
@@garden2571 Pretty cool. I started listening to them when I was 18. Now I am 55. They are just great.
You 18 years olds have stumbled onto a treasure trove...enjoy!
start a social media campaign you younguns and get them to reform and tour!
My mate bought Andies case for his guitar in a service station on the M4, (FLIGHT HARD CASE) The guys were ripped off by BRANSON,
Four of the most inventive and super talented musicians ever
I was there ! I can even be seen at 8:19, behind the guy in white shirt ! I was 22, and I just turned 67 last week ! The gig was fantastic, XTC became my fav band this day. I want a time machine, I want to be 22 in Paris again !!!
What a fantastic band!....Surely one of the most underrated ever, should have been bigger than the likes of U2 and Simple Minds!
for sure
That would have ruined them.
There are reasons. But yeah, love them!
Underated.....not by me..never.
There was a reason why they weren't that big. They were too good, complex and crucially too 'regional' for the masses. The same reason why Big Country were never HUGE. Cult bands. U2 & Simple Minds had a more accessible international sound. But I agree, XTC deserved to be massive. Love this band.
Wonderful. What a great surprise to see this. Even in 1979, their music was so varied in rhythms, melodies and arrangements. If you've playing guitar for a year and think you'll be able to play these arrangements, think again.
English Roundabout is one of my favorite XTC tunes, it's a challenging rhythm to figure out as the turnaround is unexpected, great band !
Just brilliant by one of the UKs best ever bands.........Awesome x
Damn good Band. I discovered them back in the early '80s. This was a treat.
Much love for XTC from Texas,fan since 1983
XTC is one of the catchiest and most fun bands I’ve ever heard/seen.
That's why I have always loved them.
Saw them in winter 1981 at the Palladium in NYC. Jools Holland opened then Joan Jett. She was great and had a hit with "I Love Rock & Roll" at the time and I was shocked when half the audience left after her set. The boys went on to give a stellar performance of the Black Sea touring set. Life changing. I am like many of the commenters here a life long musician and can unequivocally say they are my favorite and possibly best band ever...besides the Beatles...cuz those boys came first and taught Andy and the boys everything they know. Still, XTC have taken the mantle proudly and capably. Rock on, Boys.
Simplicity's great for what it is, but the intricate parts that XTC played can take some getting used to. It's 44 years after the album release, and there's still no accurate guitar tab (chart) to play "Roads Girdle the Globe." Maybe I'll get that done, though.
I was at this gig for Chorus french Music program at this time. Incredible concert. I was also at 1980 concert wich was half a song long. I kept preciously the ticket instead of asking for refund.
the sound is like that on the album, amazing, they're so good
Great set.
I think this is the best live playing I have ever seen. I always knew XTC were a tight studio band but had no idea they could pull it off live like this. From the great solo in Reel to the elastic bass strings on Helicopter and the shamefully overlooked work on drums. Pea soup pea soup! Ha dead right. Oh not to forget fantastic rhythm chops and little vignettes in between vocals by Mr Partridge. That Swindon sound - it really was something, they put me in mind of the Beatles live in that each knew exactly how to put a little pep in here and there without ever messing up the others' work. Superb gentlemen.
Terry Chambers is an incredible drummer.
Apparently, Andy's goal in the earlier days was to write songs they could perform live. Only later - in their studio recording days - did they do more complex arrangements that would have been more challenging to pull off live.
You should check out their April 17, 1981 show which is available on here in Bootleg form. It's even better. The March 8, 1982 show is also great, and the August 8, 1980 show is a good one, but the video portion only had 6 songs recorded, yet they played more. Most of the audio from that one's available in bootleg form, but I don't think it's on YT.
Nice to revisit. I love Moulding's "thwacky" sound on what looks to be a Mustang.
Close! But its actually a MusicMaster, you can tell by the pick guard. Love the tone he used in this concert too. Colin is a great player that (unfortunately) flies under the radar because XTC wasn't a mainstream band.
@@spookerz35 It was a mainstream band to me because they were played on a radio station I was loyal to in the 80s and 90s.
I love this band I first started listening to them and buying their records in 1978 when i was 12. I was lucky to see them in 1981 when they came to york . Ive seen lots of live music but even now when i listen to clips like this it makes me realise how special they really were.
Andy's gtr solo/break on 'This is Pop' amazing just off the top of his head
Andy Partridge: superb vocalist, "sleeper" solo guitarsit, avid performer and the only rock n roller I ever heard of that started out on drugs then came off them when he was famous. Absolute legend and he and his band were the music backdrop to my teenage years in the late 70s
To be fair, his drugs were Valium (until a week or two after this performance, and he was dependent on it until he went cold turkey [which did not go well]) and Beer. Other than that, I don't know him to have taken anything.
Andy was prescribed Valium beginning at age 13. He wasn’t into illicit drugs.
He took a Valium a day since he was 13. He unraveled when he quit.
@@101Volts I once met a guy in my local in early 90s who grew up and went to school with Andy, He said he took his accoustic guitar everywhere with him, and was very partial to a " Smoke " Those great songs and lyrics were inspired by something !
Great footage. XTC were a superb band...talented...and so good live
man this band rocked!!!....i understand andy not wanting to perform live, but it was a huge pity....i missed out for a start......come on andy and colin....more music please...you're still alive.....so lets hear more of this excellence PLEEEEEEEEASE!!
some serious bass playing going on there
One of XTC's key live performances! Andy, Colin, and especially David are at the top of their musical abilities!
So great to see Are You Receiving Me? live. It's the first XTC song I ever heard, back on Rodney on the Rock on a late Saturday or Sunday night.
i was lucky enough to see xtc live twice...
drums & wires tour & black sea tour...
a great live band with great songwriters & musicians...
i just wish there were more shots of terry chambers' drumming in this video...
especially his "peasoup-peasoup" hi-hats in "nigel"...
Agreed, saw them twice as well and am dismayed at the lack of Terry footage AND this dull French crowd!
If XTC played this set ANYWHERE now it would f**king slay. So much creativity. I stumbled on English Settlement in a record store 10 years ago and bought it on a whim. It was a great decision. DAVID BOWIE EAT YOUR HEART OUT!
You are correct about how awesome XTC are and for the last two yrs I have come across Skylarking which is a masterpiece album. You can slag any other bands off comparing to XTC but not Bowie as he was a phenomenon and incomparable, and to be left alone.
Good lord, could these guys bring it live. Such a great recording. Thanks so much for posing this!! Miss them so much...
Great footage.These guys are on fire! The ska influence is stunning.
wow great video quality! i almost didn't recognize andy at first - he looks so "normal." black sea right around the corner!
Same here. An XTC RUN is right.. How Great!! absolutely love these guys. Andy & the boys were the Bomb💥. Have to sing & boing & play along to them. Yessss!!! Thanx for this one kidz 🤩
So good seeing this ,as a youth it was one of my favorite albums. Now, seeing them live is a treat. They were good ,very good!!!
Had a ticket to see them in Newcastle in 1980- then Andy had his famous wobble and they never toured again.... at least now I can get a sense of the massive treat that I missed... This criminally ignored and underrated band are arguably the best power pop outfit ever!!! Franz Ferdinand are a third rate tribute band!!! God bless you Andy partridge!!!
1980 was the Blacksea tour ! Andy had his wobble on Settelment tour in Paris 82 . I had a chance to see them at Norwich on Blacksea tour but due to work, didn't . With all intentions of catching them on next tour . We all know wot happened . Never did get to see my fave band.
If only i could go back to 1980 i'd take a sicky .😩
They stopped touring in 1982, though. Then again, you're saying Australia. I don't think they were in Australia again after 1980.
XTC is my favorite band! If I was stranded on a deserted island and I could only take the music of one artist- it would be XTC!!!
Andy Partridge should write songs with Paul McCartney! Andy Partridge is the only person on the planet who could fill John Lennon's shoes! And I really mean that!
I`m with you. The only possible Islandmusic!!
which album would you bring? drums and wires?
Maximum Joy My favorite is the big express!
Maximum Joy apple venus (both if possible).
Tunofun DEFINITELY, my favourite band too. So underrated
They used to practice up the road from me in Swindon, back in the day.
Fantastic. Thanks for sharing. This was a great electric guitar band.
Like everyone viewing, I love XTC. But this little sliver of time...they had the best guitar feel and sounds and of course odd chords. Unmatched.
I've NEVER seen them live...Andy Partridge is quite delightfully quirky, isn't he?
great video of XTC this is what it was about in 79-80------RAW-LIVE!!!!warts and all!!!!
What a joy to watch these guys live.
XTC!! Live! On a stage! In front of people! My synapses are melting!
xtc is not like ordinary band...thats why i love them.
Terry Chambers is a great drummer. I still steal his licks to this day! Anyone catch the stick twirl at 03:05?
Great performance. I regret that I never got to see them play back in the "the day". I remember hearing Making Plans for Nigel on WNEW-FM. Then Life Begins at the Hop. I was hooked.
Thanks for the upload.
Does anyone realise that Andy Partridge created a Japanese Band?
@@whodatdarwin2657 Thanks. I'll check it out.
What an extraordinary advert for British guitar music.
So tight and still sounds fresh.
Andy playing some wicked guitar parts that I assumed were Dave!
No.. It was for Rodney.
Dave's parts are even harder
Wow. Andy sounds studio perfect. Thank you for sharing.
Great upload! Colin's contempt with the monitor mix during his hit "Making Plans for Nigel" added that little bit of edge to the performance :-)
They ssked Eno who the cool bands were nowadays, he said XTC and Wire , i immediately bought drums and wires and 154....it was a revelation...thanks Eno and all !
Fascinating to see the Barry Andrews Keys led tunes played in the two guitar format, luckily Dave is one hell of a player.
Great live performance. Thanks for sharing.
Amazing Quality, The best Upload of XTC I have seen in a long time.
love these guys, Making plans was eye opening, you got David Berne, we got XTC
Awesome. One of my favorite bands from the beginning. Never expected a live performance
Great clip! Reminds me of seeing the band a year later live with the Police.
Awesome footage of XTC! I got to see them once and then they stopprd touring. This is why this will be very special for the fans!
i seen them around my home town Swindon in pubs and clubs back in the day
jiff 67 Lucky bastard! Would love to have seen them anytime!
Amazing, thanks for sharing this.
these guys make playing their instruments -- the syncopated drum beats, the crazy chord structures, the solos -- look like child's play
This is GREAT, really high quality, sound AND video!
To watch this and to think that they would start recording Black Sea only a few months later-and then English Settlement and everything that came after. Most bands would be happy to hide their early tours, but holy sh*t is this tight!
I love the super fan on the first row jumping like crazy while everyone else is standing still LOL that would have been me so bad
What an awesome band very highly underrated
Wow! What a committed, amazing performance. For all the failings of the direction (how about some shots of Dave Gregory when he's actually soloing?) this manages to convey an incredible sense of electricity given the rather sterile ambience and somewhat reserved crowd. Great sound too.
top share, great quality in image and sound, thanks you !!!
que maravilla XTC
Great rendition of This is Pop, with a solo from Andy and the dropped beat on the final chorus. What I would do to have been alive and seen them play live!! ARGH. Best band ever
Merci pour le partage de ce moment où Antoine de De Caunes avec l'émission Chorus présentant les XTC, donne le coup d'envoi de ma vie musicale indépendante !
+Faethan J'ai assez énormément écouté XTC (et les écoute toujours) depuis 82, date à laquelle je les ai découverts, c'est-à-dire trop tard : je n'avais que 11 ans quand ce Chorus a été diffusé et mes goûts musicaux étaient encore dans les limbes. Je n'ai donc jamais eu la chance de les voir en concert :(
I'd only ever seen This Is Pop so it's great to finally see all of this, thanks for posting it.
If there’s a band that come close to the Beatles in originality,innovation and songcraft..not to mention plenty of spice in Personality it’s this band
I had tickets for the Kabuki Theater Show in San Francisco in early 1982,(when I was 21) for the English Settlement tour, but Andy crashed and burned in San Diego 2 days before, and the show, and the entire tour was cancelled! I never had a chance to see my favorite band live! I was crushed! I still love them. They morphed into something very different after they stopped touring and made some incredible studio albums throughout the 90's and Naughties! Watching this performance, they were an incredible live band. What happened Andy?
And.. that's a fucking sad story, man!
Una joya , muy bueno
seriously amazing live music
79 L'un de mes premiers concert que j'ai eu la chance de vivre avec mon frère à Nantes La Beaujoire
Skafish et XTC étaient en première partie du Groupe Police, XTC avait allumé la mèche et Police avait enflammé la Beaujoire
Terrific! Love these chaps.
What could have been if Andy could have carried on performing live. Their music got better each album. Special beyond words yet still unknown to so many then and now. Listen to every record, every track. Genius.
It sucks to watch this now knowing that Andy is totally wasted just to perform on stage without anxieties. XTC meant so much to me as a kid and now that it breaks my heart. Love you Mr Partridge
My new fav band.
Are you new to them?
Such a shame that Andy Partridge couldn't perform after 1980, he had great stage presence. what a different story they could have had if they could have toured behind the albums.
1982.
Yes, they stopped touring in 1982. April 3 1982 was the last show.
@@101Volts Thanks for the correction :)
Andy's right hand is on fire!!!
I grew up in Swindon, their home town, but left for college before they made it. Have all their albums but never saw them live. Would be awesome if they got back together
Philip Haydon Phil that ain't gonna happen - P
Their energy is unreal!
I just saw the biopic on Starz... It's amazing that Partridge only managed to perform by doing Valium... So sad he never got therapy for the stage fright afterwards...
I saw them around the same time, but in Toronto. It's very similar to what I recall from that show.
"black sea" is my favourite LP but they all have something special about them.
They were so good live!
My band The Somatics covered Nigel in Kent Ohio in 1982. It was a favorite.
They sound awesome live!
we're only making plans to .. watch this again !
Thanks guys, really entertaining!!! I love senses working and dear god
In the early days they opened for The Police...Amazing SHOW !!!
Paramount Theater Portland, Oregon
Ya now Portland wants to "defund" the Police...
Apparently in the day, they were opened by R.E.M.
Love these French shows, the ruts have gig filmed hear, just marvellous music in the 80s
The Absolute best pop song of all time!!!