Live Review of
360° Tour: U2, Glasvegas & more @ Wembley Stadium - August 15, 2009
by Eddie R from Oxford
Wow - what a concert!! I've seen them once before on the Zoo TV tour and this was way better. We got last-minute cheap tickets, so didn't expect a great view & we got what we expected - but the band and the music more than made up for it... [more]
Event Date: August 15, 2009
Event Venue: Wembley Stadium
Wow - what a concert!! I've seen them once before on the Zoo TV tour and this was way better. We got last-minute cheap tickets, so didn't expect a great view & we got what we expected - but the band and the music more than made up for it - and unusually for seats, everyone around us was really into it as well. Apparently they change the setlist every night & tonight's was way better than last night according to their website. It was my wife's first U2 gig & first time at Wembley Stadium & she loved it - despite not knowing all the words of the older stuff.
Highlights for me were the mental disco-bongo remx of the new single I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight and the slower One and Faraway So Close (Until The End Of The World), but in truth, there were no duff songs & the crowd had a blast!
As for the "see everything from anywhere" claim - I can say it isn't true - especially from Level 5 of Wembley Stadium.
Finally a word about the support acts - The Hours seemed good and got the early crowd going, but the sound was awful & the drummer drowned out the singer most of the time. Glasvegas were really boring - can't put my finger on why - the singer has a big voice & was giving it some, but it didn't get the crowd going at all - and they have an odd standing-up drummer woman who only has two drums and a cymbal - it looks really strange!!
To summarise - everyone go & see U2 in concert before you die - even if you hate them - they'll convert you!! [less]
Review of
Le Quecumbar, London
by Chris from Horsham
Le Quecumbar is the Paris of the 1920s in London now. A small, intimate venue brings the audience close to musicians playing accoustic Gypsy Jazz. This is an establishment dedicated to the memory of Django Reinhardt and numbers amongst its patrons John Etheridge who toured extensively with Stephane Grappelli, one... [more]
Le Quecumbar is the Paris of the 1920s in London now. A small, intimate venue brings the audience close to musicians playing accoustic Gypsy Jazz. This is an establishment dedicated to the memory of Django Reinhardt and numbers amongst its patrons John Etheridge who toured extensively with Stephane Grappelli, one of the founders of the Hot Club de Paris. Le Quecumbar seems unique as a flashback to a different time and a different pace. It hosts many of the top performers playing Gypsy Jazz/Swing, including such as Angelo Debarre, Lollo Meier, Biel Ballester (who did much of the soundtrack to Vicky Christina Barcelona) John Jorgenson and others, as well as young vocal talents. The atmosphere is relaxed brasserie meets indulgent Parisian over-the-top style of a bygone era. Tuesday nights are always open Gypsy Jazz Jam Nights. Where else will you find six or more guitarists playing together? This place is special. [less]
Review of
12 Bar Club, London
by Jenny Sue from Oxford
I really love going to see bands at the 12 bar club- it never matters if there is no-one you have heard of on the line-up, its always great! The stage is really tiny and perfect for a lone singer-songwriter, although I have seen 10 piece bands jostling for... [more]
I really love going to see bands at the 12 bar club- it never matters if there is no-one you have heard of on the line-up, its always great! The stage is really tiny and perfect for a lone singer-songwriter, although I have seen 10 piece bands jostling for space on there in the past. You can stand in the bottom bar where there is room for about 25 people, or go and sit upstairs where you can fit about 12 so its pretty intimate!! They tend to lean towards blues/country/americana type stuff but really anything goes and its just a a brilliant place to see live music close up. Its just 2 mins from Tottenham Court Road tube in the street with all the guitar shops, so there is Bradley's Spanish bar for drinks beforehand, or maybe a cheap bowl of Soba noodles off Soho Square - hmm! Every night of the week there seems to be live music and i have never had a bad nght there yet. [less]
Review of
229 Club, London
by Steve M from Chesham
Great small undeground venue right opposite Great Portland Street Tube. Look for the covered stairway heading down from the middle of the pavement!
Smarter than you might expect with soft seating around the edges of the room. Not a blood and guts rock'n'roll venue but one of my favourites never the... [more]
Great small undeground venue right opposite Great Portland Street Tube. Look for the covered stairway heading down from the middle of the pavement!
Smarter than you might expect with soft seating around the edges of the room. Not a blood and guts rock'n'roll venue but one of my favourites never the less, partly due to the excellently stocked bar. Great sound but a low stage so if it's busy us shorties have to get there early or crawl through people's legs to the front.
The Club Fandango nights here are highly recommended. [less]
Review of
O2 Arena, London
by Nick H from Poole
Can’t believe no one has commented on the o2 yet!
Yes it’s an arena and I know a lot of people find them too big and impersonal, but as arenas go, I don’t think it can be beaten. The layout of the arena itself, in a huge bowl means the... [more]
Can’t believe no one has commented on the o2 yet!
Yes it’s an arena and I know a lot of people find them too big and impersonal, but as arenas go, I don’t think it can be beaten. The layout of the arena itself, in a huge bowl means the atmosphere feels fantastic, and I’d assume that even if you’re near the back, although the view would be distant, that you still have a clear view due to how the seats are raked.
I’ve been lucky enough to have front blocks here for the Spice Girls and Kylie (literally within touching distance) and when you turn round to look at the rest of the crowd it’s just awesome. Plus the tiered seats were fantastic for Celine Dion’s in-the-round show. Definitely a big improvement for London’s arena-gig going public when compared to the poor sightlines and layout at Earl’s Court.
It’s just a shame it arrived soon after the refurbished Wembley Arena which looks amazing compared to prior to it’s re-fit, but where I’ve not been since Kylie’s NYE show as everyone’s now playing the o2 instead. [less]
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