{"id":20273,"date":"2006-04-28T18:52:27","date_gmt":"2006-04-28T16:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wallendorff.com\/?p=20273"},"modified":"2013-01-26T18:58:29","modified_gmt":"2013-01-26T16:58:29","slug":"angels-and-airwaves-electric-ballroom-londres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wallendorff.com\/belogue\/2006\/04\/28\/angels-and-airwaves-electric-ballroom-londres\/","title":{"rendered":"Angels and Airwaves @ Electric Ballroom, Londres."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"photo\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wallendorff.com\/belogue\/images\/etoile_blanche.jpg\"><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Londres, 27 avril.  Apr\u00e8s seulement deux concerts officiels en Californie (Pomona le 12  et Ventura le 14), Tom Delonge et ses potes  sont d\u00e9j\u00e0 en Europe pour promouvoir leur album, pr\u00e9vu pour le 22  mai. Organis\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019Electric Ballroom, au c\u0153ur de Camden, le  concert affiche complet depuis des semaines. Lorsque nous y entrons,  monte d\u00e9j\u00e0 la clameur de 800 personnes surexcit\u00e9es par  l\u2019extinction des lumi\u00e8res. Sur le parquet de la salle principale  s\u2019est entass\u00e9e une masse de fans hirsutes, \u00e0 m\u00e8ches gomin\u00e9es et  T-shirts divers. La sc\u00e8ne est plong\u00e9e dans une p\u00e9nombre bleut\u00e9e,  une toile arborant le logo du groupe et des avions de chasse de la  Seconde guerre mondiale habille le mur du fond. En fait, on ne verra  pas le groupe de tout le concert, il sera exclusivement \u00e0  contre-jour. Une longue intro se fait entendre alors que des  silhouettes se d\u00e9coupent dans l\u2019ombre. David Kennedy (guitare) est  \u00e0 gauche, Ryan Sinn (basse) \u00e0 droite et au milieu Delonge balance <em>Valkyrie Missile<\/em>.  La r\u00e9action est imm\u00e9diate, le pied de sc\u00e8ne tend les bras vers le  frontman, tout sourire. Angels and Airwaves encha\u00eene sur <em>It  Hurts<\/em>, puis sur <em>Distraction<\/em>,  sur lequel Delonge tombe la guitare, confie sa joie d\u2019\u00eatre en  Angleterre pour le premier concert hors-US de son combo et danse  bizarrement, comme mal \u00e0 l\u2019aise, visiblement pas habitu\u00e9 \u00e0  chanter sans gratte. Le chanteur multiplie les entrechats, serre des  mains et obtient le soutien vocal de la masse anglaise sur <em>Good  Day<\/em>. Revenu \u00e0 la guitare, il termine  le morceau seul, puis encha\u00eene sur <em>The  Adventure<\/em>. La foule chante le titre en  ch\u0153ur, la musique, baign\u00e9e d\u2019\u00e9chos, est encore plus a\u00e9rienne  que sur disque et Delonge mime ses paroles. Il pr\u00e9sente le th\u00e8me  d\u2019<em>A Little Is<\/em>,  qui parle de guerre et du souhait de r\u00e9parer le monde en un jour,  puis joue <em>There Is<\/em> \u2014&nbsp;reprise  de Box Cars Racer&nbsp;\u2014 seul \u00e0 la s\u00e8che, plong\u00e9 dans les spots bleus. L\u00e0 encore,  l\u2019audience reprend le refrain, \u00e0 tel point que Delonge la laisse  finir le morceau. Apr\u00e8s <em>Do It for Me  Now<\/em>, introduisant <em>Restart  the Machine<\/em>, l\u2019ex-Blink vient \u00e0  parler de son ancien trio, visiblement affect\u00e9 par son split&nbsp;:  \u00ab&nbsp;en 1991 j\u2019ai d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de laisser tomber l\u2019\u00e9cole pour la  musique et par chance, \u00e7a a march\u00e9. 14 ans plus tard mon groupe se  s\u00e9parait. J\u2019\u00e9tais mal mais j\u2019ai d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de continuer parce que  tout \u00e7a, c\u2019est ma vie&nbsp;\u00bb. Angels and Airwaves s\u2019\u00e9nerve,  puis se calme dans un instru, avant de repartir de plus belle et de  conclure dans la hargne. Sur <em>The Gift<\/em> \u2014&nbsp;dont la  partie de guitare rappelle fortement les m\u00e9lop\u00e9es \u00e9lectriques de  The Edge sur <em>With or Without You<\/em>&nbsp;\u2014 l\u2019Electric Ballroom entier hurle, reprenant \u00e0 tue-t\u00eate les ch\u0153urs  qui le closent. Delonge remercie la salle d\u2019\u00eatre aussi calme,  re\u00e7oit en retour la r\u00e9ponse qu\u2019il escomptait \u2014&nbsp;des  cris indign\u00e9s&nbsp;\u2014 puis lance le final <em>The War<\/em> d\u2019un riff agressif. La salle est \u00e0 fond, Kennedy et Sinn jouent  face \u00e0 face sur le break, pendant que Delonge annonce son album et  salue son public, en promettant de revenir bient\u00f4t et en parachevant  son set d\u2019un solo debout sur la batterie. Angels and Airwaves  quittent la sc\u00e8ne sous les applaudissements, la salle reste plong\u00e9e  dans le noir une longue minute\u2026 et se rallume sur le <em>Why  Do You Love Me?<\/em> de Garbage. Direction  Manchester pour le groupe, qui repartira pour une tourn\u00e9e am\u00e9ricaine  avant de revenir en Europe courant juin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Londres, 27 avril. Apr\u00e8s seulement deux concerts officiels en Californie (Pomona le 12 et Ventura le 14), Tom Delonge et ses potes sont d\u00e9j\u00e0 en Europe pour promouvoir leur album, pr\u00e9vu pour le 22 mai. Organis\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019Electric Ballroom, au c\u0153ur de Camden, le concert affiche complet depuis des semaines. 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