by Andrew Trendell | Photos by WENN
Manic Street Preachers @ The Ritz, Manchester - 27/09/2013
The Manics bring Rewind The Film to the North
27 September, 2013: Manic Street Preachers return to Manchester to treat their dedicated cult following to a blistering and career-spanning set.
As well as cuts from their latest, brilliant album 'Rewind The Film', fans also enjoyed a volatile rendition of The Holy Bible's 'Revol', a rare outing Gold Against The Soul's 'Sleepflower' and a cover of The Stones Roses' 'Fools' Gold' thrown in for good measure.
Check out these 13 stunning photos of James Dean Bradfield rocking his iconic white Gibson Les Paul, Sean Moore wearing a fetching leopard-print t-shirt and of course, Nicky Wire's trademark scissor kicks.
Manic Street Preachers played:
1. Motorcycle Emptiness
2. Ready for Drowning
3. Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
4. Show Me the Wonder
5. Anthem for a Lost Cause
6. (It's Not War) Just the End of Love
7. You Stole the Sun From My Heart
8. Some Kind of Nothingness
9. As Holy as the Soil
10. Rewind the Film
11. Sleepflower
12. You Love Us
13. If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
14. This Sullen Welsh Heart
15. Fools' Gold (The Stone Roses cover)
16. (I Miss the) Tokyo Skyline
17. Can't Take My Eyes Off You (Frankie Valli cover)
18. The Everlasting
19. Elvis Impersonator: Blackpool Pier
20. Revol
21. Tsunami
22. 30-Year War
23. Kevin Carter
24. Motown Junk
25. A Design for Life