Everything Live

"Everything Live" is an edited recording of the Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers performing at the Manchester NYNEX on 24th May 1997. Accompanying the album "Everything Must Go", it captures the band's triumphant comeback following the mysterious vanishing of their iconic lyricist Richey Edwards and their transition to a major band. On the Tenth Anniversary Edition of "Everything Must Go", bassist Nicky Wire cites the concert as the moment he knew that the band had "made it".

One detail that was galling to some fans was the omission of the song "Yes". The Manics had never played this song live since Edwards' disappearance, saying it was too painful to perform. This gig marked the song's return, and it was ecstatically greeted. However, the video omits the song, despite a including a vox-pop from a fan at the beginning reporting a rumour that they would play it.

The recording, released as a VHS video on 29th September 1997, has not been reissued on DVD and is therefore no longer available.

"Everything Live" was directed by Dick Carruthers. The first 12,000 copies came with five postcards featuring photographs of the band by their official photographer Mitch Ikeda.

Track listing

#"
#'Everything Must Go'
#'Faster'
#'Kevin Carter'
#'La Tristesse Durera (Scream To A Sigh)'
#'Roses In The Hospital'
#'Elvis Impersonator: Blackpool Pier'
#'Motown Junk'
#'Motorcycle Emptiness'
#'No Surface All Feeling'
#'This Is Yesterday'
#'Australia'
#'A Design For Life'
#'You Love Us'

The VHS also includes an exclusive interview and documentary footage interspersed between songs.