Magnetic Fields, Cadogan Hall
Whenever a fan calls out a song request, attempts banter or even tries to express devotion, Stephin Merrit, tiny, dressed something like a rather swish trucker and with a ukelele slung across his chest, leans into his microphone and demands "No interaction". It sums up his stage persona - grouchy, contrarian, oddly adorable.
Merritt and the rest of the Magnetic Fields were performing on the last night of their tour, and were obviously knackered to the point of being non-linear, muffing intros, allowing their banter to descend into madness and tail off into inconsequentially.
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