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On this day, 20 December 1998, Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers played Cardiff International Arena supported by fellow Welsh band Catatonia.
Manic Street Preachers had recently released their fifth studio album This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours.
Like its 1996 predecessor Everything Must Go, This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours was a commercial and critical success. The album debuted at number 1 in the UK Albums Chart, selling 136,000 copies, going Gold in the first week.
It sold well in the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia, and represented a change in the sound from the furious alternative rock sound to a more melodic and tender approach. By March 1999 the album was Triple Platinum in the UK alone and since its release it has sold more than five million copies worldwide.
It earned the band further nominations and accolades at the BRIT Awards in 1999. This is their first album whose lyrics were solely written by bassist Nicky Wire; their previous album still had songs that featured lyrics contributed by the late rhythm guitarist Richey Edwards.
Manic Street Preachers Setlist
"Everything Must Go"
"You Stole the Sun From My Heart"
"Kevin Carter"
"La tristesse durera (Scream to a Sigh)"
"This Is Yesterday"
"The Everlasting"
Australia
"She Is Suffering"
Tsunami
"Ready for Drowning"
"My Little Empire"
"No Surface All Feeling"
"Motown Junk"
"Motorcycle Emptiness"
"Black Dog on My Shoulder"
"Last Christmas"
"Small Black Flowers That Grow in the Sky"
"Elvis Impersonator: Blackpool Pier"
"If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next"
"You Love Us"
"A Design for Life"
Catatonia Setlist
"Storm the Palace"
"I Am the Mob"
"You've Got a Lot to Answer For"
"Game On"
"Do You Believe in Me?"
"Don't Need the Sunshine"
"She's a Millionaire"
"Road Rage"
"International Velvet"
