[DID NOT ATTEND: May 19, 2024] Echo & The Bunnymen [postponed from June 7, 2026]
I’m not a huge fan of Echo & The Bunnymen, but I have (and love) their greatest hits album Songs to Lean and Sing. So it would seem that this tour was made especially for me.
They had done the Songs to Learn and Sing tour two years ago and I couldn’t make it. This tour was billed as More Songs to Learn and Sing. It was originally scheduled for the same night as the Geordie Greep show that I couldn’t miss (but somehow, I did).
And then, the night before the show, they had to postpone:
Echo & the Bunnymen were forced to postpone their June 7 concert at the Fillmore Philadelphia after vehicle carrying singer Ian McCulloch was involved in a “road traffic incident,” the band announced on their social media platforms.
“As a result, Ian required medical treatment,” the band’s post reads. “Thankfully, the injuries sustained are not believed to be serious; however, as you can appreciate, he has been left understandably shaken by the incident. As a precautionary measure, Ian is undergoing further medical assessment, including scans and X-rays.”
He was fine and they went to Brooklyn the following night.
And in the most rapid rescheduled date I’ve ever seen, they were able to head back to Philly on the 9th.
I had read a recent review that said the show “felt like watching a drunk guy do Echo and the Bunny Men karaoke with a good band.” And that wasn’t the only review like that. When it was a good show, people were pleasantly surprised. So I’m quite glad I didn’t get a ticket.
I believe that the previous time there was no opening act. This time Drew Nugent and the Midnight Society opened. And I’m fascinated by this bio (more…)
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