Iggy Pop, backed by Josh Homme and Arctic Monkeys’ Matt Helders brought his Post-Pop Depression tour to London’s Royal Albert Hall on Friday (May 13). In true Iggy style there was cursing, crowd-mingling and chest flashing in what was to be the final show played together with his new band.
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Several songs in, Iggy was in the crowd, emerging with a bleeding face, a slight limp and almost no trousers after wrestling with an overenthusiastic fan.
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Pop’s backing band – Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme, Dean Fertita and Troy Van Leeuwen with Arctic Monkeys’ Matt Helders on drums – were all dressed in matching Butlins-esque burgundy lounge jackets and put on a rock n’ roll show to remember.