We arrive at the Zenith at 4:15 pm. There are only few people. But for me it is already to late. There are enough people here to
not allow me to be at the front. So i accept to follow my boyfriend, Fred, to a place where we can see the tour bus.

We stay here just two or three minutes and then heard music. Surely the checksound, so we move to another side of the venue
to find a better place to hear it. We find a open door at the back where we can hear quite well. And then, the voice of Thom.
Resonating in the empty room. Nothing but his voice. Chills.

Don't recognise that song. Maybe it's a new one, because i read that they are recording on tour.

So, we stay during the whole checksound and get the pleasure to hear :

- Paranoid Android
- Exit Song
- A reminder, i 'm so happy to hear this one, it was the one i really liked to hear them playing at gig
- Electioneering
- The Bends (only the first versus)
- Subterranean homesick alien
- Climbing up the walls
- Airbag

I sing and dance during all this checksound whereas people were waiting and maybe asking what i was doing...

Then silent. We wait. No more music. So we leave this point, and go around the venue another time. God ! so many people are
here now ! I can definately give up my idea to be at the front. God, i'm so dissapointed, but in the same time so happy to have
heard this checksound.

So, we decide to go back to the bus. And we sit there, and we wait. And then some note of xylophone. Jonny seems to be in
late for the checksound of his instrument ;O). Then silent again. We wait, hoping to see them walk out near the bus.

And then, Phil with his wife (well i suppose it's her as he hold her closely by her waist).He is so easy to recognize with his
shaved head. We look at him smiling. They walk slowly to the Seine (the river that cross Paris).

Then Fred tells me it's time to queue or we'll be really far from the scene. We walk to join the queue when he wants to wee. So
he walk to bushes to hide and i see a way throught the bushes where u can approach the railings. So i go to the railing, and he
join me. We look around and then i see two men sit on a bench,and i say to Fred : "Colin !". He's smoking (a cigarette...?) with
a guy. Then they stand up and come in the venue. He will go out with others people few times later.

Seeing him, we decide to stay here a bit longer, trying to catch the other members.And i'm happy we decide this instead of join
the crowd, because i see a little man, there near a door. He's walking with the same guy who was with Colin. Thom is
approaching. He put his sunglasses, smiling, turning on himself, talking with that guy. He wants to see the crowd queueing. The
sun shines. He smiles. We are here, both looking at him like children front of Santa Clauss. We can't stop looking at him, he
walks past us, he sees us. We wave at him. He smiles, and wave shyly back. Oh, dear little man. Thanks for those few seconds
of emotions. Just a sign from you, and we are happy. He looks at the crowd, smiles; He really seems to be in a very good
mood. Nobody notices him. He comes back to the venue. Walks past us again. Turns round on him, looks at thr roof ot the
Zenith. And enters in it. Next time, i'll see him will be on scene, smiling again.

Now, it's really time to go. People are entering since fews minutes. We walk slowly. Enter in the room.

A lot of people are already sit down, and not so many are in the front. We join them, and manage to be quite near to the front
at the right. We are not too tight.

I'm searching for Joubin who told me he'll be here. No news from him since this gig. He was on the list. He told us he would
send us review and then nothing more. Does someone know him ? Can u give me news from him ? or his email address, i lost
it.

When the Sparklehorses begin we are between the place of Thom and Jonny (the favorite place of Dani ;0) ). And i'm so
happy to be here wothout having queue all the afternoon, after having listen the while checksound, see Phil, Colin, and Thom.

And When they arrive on Scene, i'm front of Jonny. Never saw him on scene so close. He doesn't look at the crowd, doesn't
smile at all. Thom, him, seems to be so happy. When the crowd screams, cheers so loudly, he smiles, looks at his mates
smiling, showing he is so happy to be front of a such crowd. I'm happy too.

I'm sorry but i will not be able to give you a lot of details about the songs. I note them down, and the setlist is a the end of this
mail, but the pressure of the crowd was so strong that i quite failed. I can't remember anything during one or two songs. So
helping each others, Fred and i leave the crowd. Go to the toilet. Drink a lot and listen to Electionnering and Creep from there.
Thom mimes the words during Creep, "want a perfect body, i want a perfect soul".

Then, after a little rest, we go back. Not nearer as previously. And the best moment for me is when Thom says "This song is for
Mrs Greenwood" who is here this evening. And they begin Let Down. I really wanted to hear this one in live.

During a song, Jonny gets a problem with his guitar, we can't hear him anymore. He shakes it. He seems definately not in a
really good mood.

They dedicate Street spirits to a roadie named Olga, but i don't understand what Thom says exactly.

No b-sides tonight except Talk show host.

I'm sorry, i can't remember anything else. Hope Joubin will send us his review one day.

Here the setlist :

- Fitter Happier (lucky ones who hear meeting in the aisle...)
- Airbag
- Karma Police
- Exit Music
- Talk Show Host
- The Bends
- My Iron Lung
- Creep
- Electioneering
- No Surprises
- Climbing Up The Walls
- Bones
- Nice Dream
- Lucky
- Just
- Paranoid Android
- Fake Plastic Trees
First encore:
- Let Down
- Planet Telex
- Subterranean Homesick Alien
- Street Spirit
Second encore :
- High and Dry

Now, i wait...

Nataly