It’s an excuse for a party really.”Īlthough the setlist was not so much under wraps as non-existent at the time I spoke to Stanley, he still gave me a couple of hints of things we could expect alongside the sprinkling of oldies and Christmas songs you might assume from this jaunt. I always enjoy it because my birthday’s on Christmas Day, so it feels like having a big birthday party! A Christmas gig feels kind of unpressured – people just want to have fun, they’re not stood there arms folded expecting your new masterpiece. Even with this slight disadvantage though, he proved as charming company as you might expect, as we talked about the upcoming tour, the changing nature of the Christmas pop song and what lies ahead for Saint Etienne.ĭiscussing how their latest Christmas venture fits into a history of festive activity from the band (most famously their Tim Burgess featuring single I Was Born On Christmas Day), Stanley notes, “it’s become a semi-regular thing for us over the years. But when I got the chance to speak to Bob Stanley of Saint Etienne about their upcoming Christmas mini-tour which takes in Sage Gateshead on Tuesday 8 th December, it was a bright, light September lunch hour. You’ll have been busy working out what to get for who, making your party plans and starting to feel like you’ve already had more than your fill of the Fenwick’s window before the big day. By the time you read this, getting into the Christmas spirit will make a lot of sense.
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