Belle and Sebastian are currently touring to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Tigermilk and If You're Feeling Sinister, performing each album in full over two consecutive nights in each city, according to reports. The concert at Göta Lejon was sold out, reports indicate. The band performed Tigermilk in full during the first half of the concert, according to multiple reports.
In the second half, they played a selection of other songs from their catalog, multiple reports indicate. The performance of Tigermilk was enhanced live compared to the original recording, major media reports. The concert featured short films accompanying each song of Tigermilk, referencing the band's influences, major media reports, and the band consisted of nine musicians on stage during the concert, major media reports.
Welcome to Belle and Sebastian's first record recording.
Interactive moments included Stuart Murdoch inviting a stage invasion that lasted for three songs, major media reports, and Murdoch went up to the balcony during 'The boy with the arab strap' to improvise and chat with people, major media reports. According to Dagens Nyheter, Stuart Murdoch described the event as a welcome to the band's first record recording. According to The Guardian - Main UK, Stuart Murdoch characterized the approach as all filler, no killer.
Belle and Sebastian's first two albums, Tigermilk and If You're Feeling Sinister, were both released in 1996, major media reports, and only 1,000 copies of Tigermilk existed until its 1999 reissue, major media reports. The exact setlist of songs performed in the second half of the concert beyond those mentioned is not confirmed, and the specific cities and dates of the tour beyond the concert at Göta Lejon remain unclear. Whether the trend of performing full albums is a reaction against current streaming culture or a desire for nostalgia is unknown.
All filler, no killer.