Yesterday evening I went to Anathema's gig of their Distant Satellites tour. It was, without the flicker of a doubt, the best concert I've ever been to, and I do tend to go to quite a few. It wasn't a particularly long one, but the two hours they played were energetic and emotional throughout. All the members except for Danny Cavanagh, who was unusually resigned throughout the evening, produced their utmost best on the stage. They got the crowd go crazy, everyone went nuts from early on and was screaming the lyrics (like myself

). It was a sold out show at this yacht in Budapest, not a big venue, but a compact one with spot on amplification and atmosphere.
At the end of the gig, as they are from Liverpool themselves, they put Twist and Shout from the Beatles on and even got a few people in the first rows to sing it along into the microphone, so the whole crowd was listening to that.

Vincent Cavanagh even dove into the crowd for some crowd surfing.
It was an evening to remember for a very long time. It was pure perfection.
Here he is!