Garbage & Placebo's Emotional Royal Albert Hall Gig

0:00It's March 29th. You're listening to music news today, AI-powered music coverage. I'm Cory with the story. Garbage and placebo lit up London's Royal Albert Hall last Saturday night for a teenage cancer truss gig curated by Robert Smith of the Cure. The emotionally charged show supported young cancer patients with placebo opening for garbage and a rare bill that brought out big crowds and special guests. This week's series started with Elbow, then rolled into sets for Magwai and my bloody Valentine. Manic Street preachers honored Smith with a cover of The Cure's Close To Me and Young Blood Showed Up, hanging backstage with Smith in the bands. After the previous night's action, fans gave a roaring response, standing for ovation and singing along huge. Brian Moko of placebo thanked everyone after their first gig in nearly two years, a stripped back set full of reworked hits and rarities. Shirley Manson of garbage shouted out the charity, the patients, placebo, and even London's

1:01anti-fascism protesters that day. Garbage dove into new songs from their latest album, debuted a tender, cure cover of love song and blasted 90s classics like Push It and Stupin, Girl. Manson spoke boldly on gender fluidity, tyranny, and standing against hate, powering through a cold with full voice. Both bands teased future plans, garbage hitting UK and European tours this summer, placebo dropping a re-imagined debut album ahead of their 30th. Anniversary shows, nice like this remind us music's power for good keeps rolling strong.