Tim Minchin and his Orchestra

So on Tuesday 8th I saw Tim Minchin on the first date of his UK arena tour. Taking care not to overstate, I quite literally loved every minute of it.

Muchos kudos to Katie for coming with even though she was ill. I love ye.

I'd seen a few of his live shows on TV before, and had seen a few of his songs on YouTube, but of course, seeing him live was so much better. Plus there was a 55-piece orchestra present, which contributed to the experience.

This song, especially, was memorable.

I really like how he is able to take skeptical and quasi-humanist principles and apply them in a way that is simultaneously strong and yet still somehow gentle and thoroughly enjoyable (though I do speak as a skeptical sort, perhaps die-hard believers would have a different reaction).

Though he does have a self-effacing and lighthearted stage persona, many of his songs are quite profound. If I Didn't Have You echoes almost exactly how I feel about love, ditto for White Wine in the Sun, which feels like a distillation of my feelings about midwinter festivals.

I would definitely have stayed for an additional hour.

And also I have a bag. I am so fucking rock.