SPARKS

I saw 18 of the shows and enjoyed all of them, but here they are ranked in order of preference:

1. Introducing Sparks.
2. Lil' Beethoven.
3. Halfnelson / Sparks.
4. Plagiarism.
5. Indiscreet.
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Expect more of the same on Tuesday but, alas, not nearly such a large crowd...

I know it sounds selfish but I've preferred the shows that weren't sold out so far - they seem to oversell Islington s ...

My vote goes to...

The Decline and Fall of me

Never mind, it's Dan Le Sac and Scroobius Pip tomorrow and they're great. Plenty of wordplay for Ron fans to enjoy. As long as they don't say 'Sparks are just a band' during 'Thou Shalt Always Kill'.

I don't mind the comparatively brief showtimes. It all feels like one huge show with 23 hour breaks between encores, anyway.

Another great show. I have to say it will be a long time before the novelty wears off for me. I went down without a ticket (I don't live that far away so I thought I'd give it a go) and unsurprisingly ...

Another great show tonight - especially loved the false ending of Whippings and Apologies.

No sign of Mozza when his request was played, though. Hope he didn't go and see the poor Smiths tribute ac ...

That was a great show, especially when Russell said we were cool for liking the 'obscure early albums'. And the programme is pretty impressive too. 'England' was a nice suprise - I though that might b ...