this post will remain nameless, due to the risk of sounding too enthusiatic

recently i was telling a lovely person of whom i cant really remember...
that one of the best gigs i saw last year was jens lekman
which i rememer fondly and vividly.

the highlight of the show at manchester lane last year
(other than watching him put his hand down his shirt to do the heart action to 'bom bom ba bom ba bom ba bom' in hamer hill, like dick van dyke does in mary poppins)
was watching jens pull the lead out from his ukelele to step into the crowd to do a 'a cappela/acoustic' version of a swedish lullabye his mum used to sing him.
apart from the teary eyed girls in the crowd (i had something in my eye...i swear) when his lover got up to play bass, the gig was flawless,
charming and at times painfully beautiful.

go!

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JENS LEKMAN (Sweden) with special guest
Sat 11 March (Doors 9.30) $32+bf – on sale Mon 16th Jan

p.s. this time he is playing a full band, not his ukelele and ibook.