Date: 4th Debruary 2012 Headline Bands: Edguy Support Bands: Primitai Voodoo Six Venue: O2 Academy Islington Comments: I had ummed and arred about going due to a snow forecast but decided to go and see Edguy as planned in the end. I arrived at the queue about 4:50pm after stopping at the supermarket for food on the way. The queue was still nice and short so I was near the front. It soon grew rapidly though and the back disappeared round the corner. It was a mighty cold wait despite being under cover. It started to snow outside too. I was relieved to get inside to defrost. Primitai The first support act was on surprisingly quick at 6:45! I'm glad I was at the front of the queue. I was only waiting a few minutes. The bass was a bit overwhelming but they were fairly entertaining if nothing too special. Once again the wonders of mobile Internet confirmed their identity. The main singer was a bit rough and ready. They finished after 40 mins to be swapped for some Soundgarden. Voodoo Six Voodoo Six came on at 7:30. They seemed very similar to the first band, right down to the rough and ready singer. So same comments as for them. I did get rather bored of them so was relieved to see them go after 40 mins. By now I was already feeling rather sore from the standing. Oh dear I'm not as young as I was... Edguy Edguy came on at 8:35 to the circus theme music and dived into Nobody's Hero. Great song! As were all the songs they played. There was banter and playing with the audience at the start of lavatory love machine. They did a great job with this song which was always fun to listen to anyway. They skipped a drum solo intended for after Robin Hood due to a 10pm curfew which was a shame. But never mind. There were no special lights or effects. But their raw talent made up for that! Near the end they played a short segment of The Trooper in tribute to Iron Maiden. They finished the main sequence at 9:45. The last song, Superheroes, was good. The encore was after a 5 minute talk. Another good song choice. Then all over by 10pm. Then a snowy but uneventful trip home. Perhaps Tears of a Mandrake was my favourite song as that was the first Edguy song I heard and has always been great. But all the songs were well done and worth seeing them again. The setlist (bar the drum solo) was the same as the night before in Birmingham so I managed to get it before the start. Nice! Here it is: 1. Nobody's Hero 2. The Arcane Guild 3. Tears of a Mandrake 4. Rock of Cashel 5. Lavatory Love Machine 6. Robin Hood 7. Ministry of Saints 8. Save Me 9. Babylon 10. The Trooper (Iron Maiden cover) 11. Superheroes Encore: 12. Vain Glory Opera 13. King of Fools This set list is also on Setlist.fm.