The Manics paid tribute to the influence of Dylan Thomas at their gig at Swansea’s Liberty Stadium on May 28th.

Excellent. The Manics tonight at the Liberty stadium, flying the flag for #DylanThomas. pic.twitter.com/eN08veZjIL

— John Goodby (@johnnygoodeb) May 28, 2016

This quote comes from Dylan’s screenplay The Doctor and the Devils

Think I’ve found a new addition to my ‘inspiration wall’ in work #EMG20 #manicstreetpreachers #DylanThomas pic.twitter.com/86JjD9Vfnl

— Daniel Bamsey (@LlamauDan) May 28, 2016

and it was also printed on the bottom of the set list.

Tonight’s @Manics setlist quote by Dylan Thomas @FYMSP @manicstmania @DTCSwansea @Dylanthomasguy pic.twitter.com/TYh7Lf86hY

— ЯICHAЯD MILLS ✊ (@CymruBoyo) May 28, 2016

The Manics have recognised the influence of Dylan Thomas on their work previously. Dylan was one of the influences thanked by Nicky Wire when accepting the Inspiration Award on behalf of the band at the 2015 Ivor Novello Awards, and back in 2010 Wire revealed in a blog on the band’s website that he was writing a script for a Doctor Who story that revolved around Dylan’s final days in New York. In the same interview, recorded around the time of the release of their album Postcards from a Young Man, Wire said

I’ve been going back to Dylan Thomas. I know it sounds like a cliché but that line, ‘Rage, rage against the dying of the light’, it feels so applicable to the music industry at the moment, where we’re stood at the moment. It’s not a negative thing to say, it’s just true.

Only last week Nicky Wire revealed in an interview that their next album would include a song, ‘Dylan and Caitlin’, about the Dylan and Caitlin’s relationship.

How well do you know your Manics and your Dylan Thomas? Have a go at the WalesOnline Quiz.

Andrew Dally
29.5.2016

(Thanks for tweets to @johnnygoodeb, @LlamauDan, & @CymruBoyo)

Links
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