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Article: Reviews: Triptych Festival: THE TELEVISION PERSONALITIES
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- The Scotsman
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- May 2, 2005
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THE TELEVISION PERSONALITIES *
TRON THEATRE, GLASGOW
YOU couldn't exactly have called this a gig. A circus, possibly. A
pantomime, maybe. Glasgow's Geographic label, run by the Pastels, had
put together a quirky international bill for this Triptych showcase,
but their headline attraction - veteran indie punks the Television
Personalities - were less than compliant with accepted gig etiquette,
such as, y'know, actually playing some songs.
Frontman Dan Treacy's recent CV is sadly tarnished with spells of
addiction, vagrancy and imprisonment - none of which has hindered
Love's Arthur Lee on his impressive second coming, nor Pete Doherty's
steady ascendance, but which were clearly still an ...