Gig Review: Public Service Broadcasting's Race For Space at Alexandra Palace ★★★★⯪

Ahhh! PSB's RFS! A delightfully indulgent soundscape of melodic wonder, performed here on its 10th (ish) anniversary. Is it really nostalgia if an album is only a decade old? It feels like it has been in the air forever. For something which is seemingly made up of samples, it would have been easy for them to half-arse it and basically just play the CD. Instead we got a full band, guest singers, and 360° video projection, Oh, also a disco Sputnik flying over the crowd! Simply magical! As were the indoor fireworks. I might quibble a little with their song choices (no Gagarin!) but hearing the crowd repeatedly scream "GO!" was magnificent. Ally Pally isn't a raked venue, so the video projection of the band was most welcome. An excellent gig in a splendid location. Pre-show and Post-show As I've written about before, the art of the Pre-Show and Post-Show is vital for getting people to pay for events outside of their homes. Right now I can stream all the music in the world for a year for…