LIVE
ECHO&THE BUNNYMEN
Beacon Theatre, Bristol, March 6
Spare us the patter! Agarrulous Ian McCulloch eventually regains his swagger
Mersey mission: Bunnymen old and new assemble
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faded aristocrats fallen on hard times, Echo &The Bunnymen can no longer muster the same levels of glamorous mystique, psychedelic alchemy and motormouth charisma they once routinely delivered live.
Even so, they retain something of their old regal swagger. At 64, Ian McCulloch still cuts aconvincing rock god silhouette, even if he is dressed down in dad jeans and scruffy trainers, spending most of this performance hiding under crepuscular purple stage lights.