Editors in Ghent

It was well worth braving the sleet and snow last night to see Editors at Vooruit in Ghent. They were as good live as on record. The hour-long set included almost every track from 'The Back Room' (opening with 'Lights', closing with third encore, 'Someone Says'), as well as some (strong-sounding) new material.
The light show wasn't quite as good as Bloc Party at Halles de Schaarbeek, but the music was better (at least when it came to the headline act, the Mitchell Brothers, who supported the Bloccers, were way better than Brakes, last night's warm-up, whose quirkiness was irksome rather than charming. Trying to address a Flemish-speaking crowd in French probably didn't win them many friends either).