Ian Winwood from The Telegraph writes: On Saturday night, as south-east London bounced to danceable bangers such as We Are All Made of Stars and Lift Me Up, it was hard to imagine Moby looking out at the ornate stonemasonry and grand semicircular domes of Greenwich’s Old Naval College and thinking, “I can’t believe that, after more than three decades in the music biz, I’m still playing toilets such as this.”
If the 60-year-old’s house-full appearance in front of scores of thousands of people in the city’s most breath-stoppingly beautiful outdoor venue represented the tasteful gentrification of live music, onstage the New Yorker was keen to explain that he has history with this part of town. In the wake of Bodyrock, the night’s propulsive opener, his capable band uncorked Go, a song first played in 1990 at a rave just a mile from the splendour of the Greenwich Meridian.
Since then, Moby has veered through a career that includes techno, ambient music, pop and even hardcore punk. While Saturday night’s set had no space for even a single track from 1996’s fanbase-alienating Animal Rights album, elsewhere signs of an unbending punk militantism were on proud display all the same. The big screens flanking the stage magnified a neck tattoo that read ‘Vegan For Life’. In a gear-change that was just a little too jarring, six songs in, a video featuring the late primatologist Jane Goodall made the case against intensive animal farming.
Kim & I were at this gig - one of our favourite recording artists playing at a stunning venue. We had to get up to Greenwich early as our tickets were void if we didn't enter the venue before 3pm - crazy! Just had time to stop for a quick pint at The Ship - what a lovely pub. There were several support acts - our favourite was KING BOOO! Moby's set started at 9pm - playing many of his greatest hits accompanied by some wonderful musicians. 1st time we've seen him live & it was brilliant. Made for a really long day - bed at 2am, but worth it! Photos HERE.
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