I saw My Computer at Band on the Wall with a crowd of about 5 people. It was me, my friend, two other guys, and the support act's singer.
My Computer were from Manchester and released a couple of brilliant, if ambitious, albums in the early 2000s that got rave reviews (9 out of 10 in the NME, 10 out of 10 on Uncut, Guardian/Observer loved them, they made loads of end of year lists), but didn't sell.
Not sure how much they played live at the time, but a few years after they split up, they announced a one off gig at Band on the Wall. It turned out to just be the singer, Andrew Chester. but he has the most amazing voice, so I was still thrilled to see them. Bizarrely, they had to change the publicity for the gig in the run up, to make it clear it wasn't the full band (and this may have been my fault, as my wife mentioned to a colleague that I was going to this gig, and said colleague turned out to the partner of the other band member!).
The gig was pretty much sold out, and the support (I forget who they were), got a fantastic response.
Sadly, it turned out the support were also local, and had quite the following, and most people had turned up to see them. Not one of their fans stayed around after to watch the headline act.
To be fair, the gig sounded amazing.
Tony Naylor: Andy Chester and David Luke's ill-fated Manchester band never got the recognition it deserved – but now a download-only project looks set to switch My Computer back on
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