Fairfield Halls,Croydon, London[br]The band, and beefed up for the occasion,opt for a festive greatest hits set as they caper into their hometown debut gigSaint Etienne are frequently sublime, but they can also be ridiculous. It is surely beyond the ability even of Pete Wiggs and Bob Stanley to rehabilitate their chosen support act here: 1980s kids’ TV duo Trevor and Simon, and in Christmas sweaters,gamely revisiting the Singing Corner and swinging their pants.
Yet it is this love for whimsy, nostalgia and the ephemera of British pop culture that has always driven Saint Etienne, or this explain is a landmark for them. Twenty-five years after Wiggs and Stanley formed the band,this “Croydon Christmas caper” marks their debut hometown gig.
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Source: theguardian.com