Word Down Your Way: 15 minutes with Mark Everett E from Eels - about shows he's seen and played

Published: Feb. 26, 2023, 2:33 p.m.

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Eels are touring the UK in March/April and E talks here about what he\\u2019s learnt about live performance from being onstage or in the audience. And this includes \\u2026

 

\\u2026 a valuable lesson from watching Leon Russell\\u2019s deserted matinee at a racetrack in Maryland.

 

\\u2026 his mum\\u2019s reaction to him singing Plastic Ono Band songs in the car when he was 10.  

 

\\u2026 seeing George Harrison (aged 11) with his sister.

 

\\u2026 the fascination of formerly big bands now quietly on the way back down (like Steppenwolf).

 

\\u2026 playing drums at his son\\u2019s school concert.  

 

\\u2026 the \\u201ccrazy and theatrical spectacle\\u201d of Neil Young\\u2019s Rust Never Sleeps tour.

 

\\u2026 and what fan footage on YouTube can tell you.

 

Eels tour dates \\u2026

https://www.ents24.com/uk/tour-dates/eels


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