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on: October 20, 2025, 03:59:35 PM
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| Started by Will S - Last post by DarrenWilliams | ||
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Just had a good week. Pete Roth Trio, Cats In Space, Peat and Diesel & Dervish. In general, I'm not a jazz fan, so apologies if I'm missing something obvious. Do you reckon anybody would be going to see the Pete Roth trio if they didn't have Bill Bruford on drums? I think it's fair to say most people are there to see Bill. Me and my two mates certainly were. |
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on: October 20, 2025, 03:04:31 PM
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| Started by PaulT - Last post by davidmjs | ||
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2 gigs (or not gigs), this week:
Stewart Lee at Storyhouse Elmet at Bradford Loading Bay. This is a play with music by the Unthanks (who are actually performing). |
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on: October 20, 2025, 03:01:06 PM
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| Started by Will S - Last post by davidmjs | ||
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Just had a good week. Pete Roth Trio, Cats In Space, Peat and Diesel & Dervish. In general, I'm not a jazz fan, so apologies if I'm missing something obvious. Do you reckon anybody would be going to see the Pete Roth trio if they didn't have Bill Bruford on drums? |
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on: October 20, 2025, 02:58:30 PM
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| Started by Will S - Last post by PJayBe | ||
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Just had a good week. Pete Roth Trio, Cats In Space, Peat and Diesel & Dervish.
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on: October 20, 2025, 02:57:44 PM
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| Started by PaulT - Last post by PJayBe | ||
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Gwenifer Raymond, Ian Prowse, The Guilty Men & Jack Dee this week.
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on: October 20, 2025, 10:32:01 AM
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| Started by Will S - Last post by Andy | ||
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Sounds great. I babysat his daughter for him in the 1970s when my then girlfriend was asked to do so and I went with her. Nice chap.
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on: October 20, 2025, 08:51:19 AM
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| Started by Will S - Last post by mickf | ||
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Justin Hayward, New Theatre, Cardiff last night. A lovely evening, with plenty of highlights. My personal favourite was 'You and Me', which I hadn't seen him do solo before.
His voice sounded a bit wobbly at first, but he seemed to improve as the evening went on - and there was a lovely few minutes when he paid tribute to all of his old Moody Blues bandmates, all of whom have now died. He sounded and looked quite emotional when he spoke. I particularly liked when he said that Mike Pinder 'made my songs work'. He had some great help from those on stage with him, including Mike Dawes, who had his short support act moment. He's doing a tour next year. I've seen him with Justin before and he is is a very talented guitarist, but I don't know if I'd want to see a whole evening of him playing. A great way to spend a Sunday evening. |
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on: October 19, 2025, 04:41:55 PM
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| Started by Will S - Last post by Alan2 | ||
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Rick Wakeman and his English Rock Ensemble last night. 6 Wives and King Arthur, with a interval in between. I enjoyed it , although i'm not used to being out on a weekend evening. I'm teetotal now for a few years and it's a strange experience sometimes walking through a melee of young folks on the drink in a big way- and this is the north east - so that means BIG. I only get to the occasional gig now, so i can't help asking myself if this was worth 50 quid, and i didn't even buy any merch. Nice to be able to afford it though. I feel similarly about much live music. I'm not teetotal but if I drink at a gig it would be a pint or a single glass of wine. I'm constantly amazed by the experience of particularly standing rock gigs which seem to simply be nothing more than an excuse to drink as much alcohol as possible. This creates a really strange dynamic between the 90% of pissed people ignoring a show (apart from the one song they like when they dramatically and noisily over emote) and the 10% trying to actually listen and be a part of the experience. I'm exaggerating for dramatic effect but only just... But then I have a week like I had at the start of the month where I saw 3 top drawer gigs - Edwyn Collins, Peter Hammill and Dr Strangely Strange and briefly remembered what I enjoy about live music, and how powerful it can be. It's perhaps not entirely coincidental that all 3 were effectively 'theatre style' gigs.... Got Cabaret Voltaire at Gorilla in a few weeks, and I have to admit to being a tad anxious about it all. Yes, the RW gig was at a seated venue so i was spared the scenario you describe . I saw plenty of inebriated people both on the way there and coming back however , both via the quayside which can be pretty wild at a weekend. I don't care for boozy or standing venues as i get tired and it is irritating when people get louder and seem to be constantly on the move to and from the bar or the facilities. |
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on: October 19, 2025, 01:01:33 PM
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| Started by PaulT - Last post by PaulT | ||
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Wishbone Ash (Andy Powell & co) at Gloucester Guildhall this Friday. Possibly The Magpie Arc at the same venue on 30th Oct. Nothing else booked until Saving Grace in Eastbourne in December. Not sure why but i seem to prefer the Martin Turner band doing Wishbone Ash stuff. Me too, by a country mile...and, for me, I'm fairly sure I know why - because he's the voice of the early material and is much more comfortable playing stuff from that period and does it more faithfully (I think). Having said that, I met Andy Powell outside the Chester Live Rooms the other weekend. I was walking my demented old pa-in-law around and did a "oh, you're Andy Powell" double take. He was brilliant with the oldie. Lovely guy. They were holding their fan club convention there. All 4 of the current band seem lovely chaps, always willing to chat, have photos, etc. They were on top form on Friday, btw, and their sound man should be applauded his superb work. Not sure the middle-aged gut a few feet to my left noticed, he spent the entire 1 & 3/4 hour show playing on his phone! If you've got £32.50 to burn....... |
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on: October 19, 2025, 12:12:42 PM
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| Started by Will S - Last post by davidmjs | ||
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Rick Wakeman and his English Rock Ensemble last night. 6 Wives and King Arthur, with a interval in between. I enjoyed it , although i'm not used to being out on a weekend evening. I'm teetotal now for a few years and it's a strange experience sometimes walking through a melee of young folks on the drink in a big way- and this is the north east - so that means BIG. I only get to the occasional gig now, so i can't help asking myself if this was worth 50 quid, and i didn't even buy any merch. Nice to be able to afford it though. I feel similarly about much live music. I'm not teetotal but if I drink at a gig it would be a pint or a single glass of wine. I'm constantly amazed by the experience of particularly standing rock gigs which seem to simply be nothing more than an excuse to drink as much alcohol as possible. This creates a really strange dynamic between the 90% of pissed people ignoring a show (apart from the one song they like when they dramatically and noisily over emote) and the 10% trying to actually listen and be a part of the experience. I'm exaggerating for dramatic effect but only just... But then I have a week like I had at the start of the month where I saw 3 top drawer gigs - Edwyn Collins, Peter Hammill and Dr Strangely Strange and briefly remembered what I enjoy about live music, and how powerful it can be. It's perhaps not entirely coincidental that all 3 were effectively 'theatre style' gigs.... Got Cabaret Voltaire at Gorilla in a few weeks, and I have to admit to being a tad anxious about it all. |
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