(If this is to be believed, when Daniel encountered Peter five years after they'd first met, he suggested forming a band. "Rigging up a makeshift rehearsal space, Daniel played an Echo 12 - bar blues, while Murphy sang a series of newspaper articles." My point, she is proven. Hand that man a telephone book and you've got a box set in the making).

Daniel Ash, wearing a sleeveless shirt that only served to emphasize his beautifully toned...ummm, guitar. Yes, guitar...well, let's just say that my previous statements about aging well are only too true with Daniel Ash. Even his hair, although slightly lower than, say, Love and Rockets-era Ash, remains seriously rockstar. His playing has improved with time while retaining its rougher stylistic edges. No overly-slick production here. Same goes with David J and Kevin Haskins: by providing an absolutely solid rhythmic canvas on which Peter Murphy could paint his magnificent vocals, every song was captivating, not even a "merely average" one in the set and its two encores.

And what encores they were! Although not sung upside down like a bat, a la Coachella, Murphy managed to make even Bela extraordinary. I have heard "Bela Lugosi's Dead" more times than I can count, and yet I was absolutely transfixed...as if it were an entirely new song they were just introducing to the crowd. That takes serious skill. Murphy has been accused of prima-donna-dom, but the man's earned it. He's got the chops to back it up; they all do. If you read reviews of their live discs, such as Press Eject And Give Me The Tape, it's always noted how astonishingly close Bauhaus live versions are to their studio-born brethren...without backing tapes or the other standbys so commonly used today (Do I even have to invoke Jessica Simpson here? Or Milli Vanilli? You've heard it all before).

I've been fortunate enough to witness some really amazing concerts over the years: from Robyn Hitchcock in the acoustically-amazing chapel at Oberlin College, to last year's Pixies reunion shows and, dare I say it? almost every single Depeche Mode show ever. However, I have never witnessed a show as impressive as this. Everything was spectacular: the venue, the lighting, the music, the band...even the fans, who were clearly enjoying themselves as much as we were. My boyfriend informed me that David Bowie once said that Bauhaus plays "Ziggy Stardust" the way he should have. To that, I have to say that Bauhaus plays entire shows the way they should be played.

The complete set list is posted on my site here.

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