Serengeti Festival Highlights August 17th 2014 (video)

The video you're watching was ripped from the WDR website, and unfortunately doesn't contain the full set. The five songs presented, however, are a more than appropriate summary of the gig and of the Editors festival experience in general. Of note is the fact that Elliott was not technically an Editor at this time, with his onstage duties being filled by the very able Mr Nicholas M Willes. Mr Williams was at that time writing and recording under the pseudonym Y.O.U. but would return in October of 2014. Photographs appeared online recently of Nic playing with the band during February 2019, possibly in a rehearsal setting and leading to all kinds of specualtion about his involvement in future endeavours. Hmmm... Enjoy the show ;)

Broadcast Setlist
Racing Rats
Honesty
Smokers
Nothing
Bricks and Mortar
A Ton of Love
Papillon

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Bonus Material - Interview

Here's another chance to listen in on a backstage chat with Mr Smith and Mr Leetch. The recurring thread in interviews at that time was "So where's the next record?", much the same as the obligatory questions when they returned to promote TWOYL were "So, where's Chris?" or "Why have you been away so long?". I can only imagine the difficulty in maintaining a cheery disposition when you experience the same topics of conversation on such a regular basis. 

The subject matter is actually pretty varied here, including their favourite past-time backstage and, of course, In Dream.  The reference to them reconvening as a 5 piece in October was welcome, confirming as it did that Elliott would be a part of the process again. He was away pursuing his own pop dreams as Y.O.U. at the time of this show, hence the onstage appearance by the owner of the skinniest legs in Editors, Mr Nicholas M Willes.

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brought to you with lots and lots of lemming-love :) x