Easily in the top three gigs I've been to. Pics (taken on the phonecam, so of extreme crappiness) are here and thoughts after the jump.

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Thursday night: The Secret Machines and Interpol at the Carling Academy in Birmingham. I booked a room at a nearby Travelodge, printed out directions for home to the hotel, the hotel to the gig, the gig to the hotel and the hotel to home from Mapquest. The journey time was only an hour, so I gave it four. What could go wrong...

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