This was a very packed and much anticipated gig, perhaps evidenced to some degree by the sight of Ian McNabb queueing for the bar. On my way back from the cloakroom I passed Johnny Marr in the corridor and was surprised by how short he is. He looks much bigger on the telly.
The Healers certainly had a very impressive line-up, including Alonza Bevan (ex of Kula Shaker) on bass and Zak (son of Ringo) Starkey on drums. They were promoting the somewhat criminally ignored Boomslang album, so there were no covers, and certainly no Smiths songs! Marr handled all of the lead vocals and made a pretty decent fist of it. It was a competent rather than a great gig, but the Healers have been playing some low-key gigs over the last few months (albeit with only Marr from the original line-up) so with luck they'll be prowling a stage near you soon.
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