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
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]
Live Review of
Django a la Creole: Evan Christopher @ Le Quecumbar - June 15, 2009
by Chris from Horsham
Evan Christopher and Django a la Creole played a stunning set high on emotional intensity on Monday night. What a way to finish this GB tour before heading off to record their next album! This was Le Quecumbar par excellence: as the music took hold, you could have been in... [more]
Event Date: June 15, 2009
Event Venue: Le Quecumbar
Evan Christopher and Django a la Creole played a stunning set high on emotional intensity on Monday night. What a way to finish this GB tour before heading off to record their next album! This was Le Quecumbar par excellence: as the music took hold, you could have been in simmering '30s Paris one moment, sweltering New Orleans the next. The combination of maestro of the clarinet Evan Christopher backed by such an accomplished rhythm section as Dave Kelbie and Sebastian Girardot with virtuoso guitar from David Blenkhorn provides a wonderful musical texture.
This is a wonderful match of Louisiana jazz and Carribbean influence to the Django Gypsy style with Duke Ellington and Hoagie Carmichael thrown in. The musical nuances are underpinned by a deep knowledge of the genre and deft musicianship. The whole event storms into life with the deep feeling and utter enjoyment of the music from all members of the group. [less]
Live Review of
Crosby Stills & Nash @ Royal Albert Hall - July 1, 2009
by Alan C from Edgware
The venue was like a sauna but CSN were note perfect. However much we know of each of their individual talents and their collective greatness they are still a revelation live.
The pre interval set was largely chilled out and melodic including many great covers (highlight for me Tim Hardin's... [more]
Event Date: July 1, 2009
Event Venue: Royal Albert Hall
The venue was like a sauna but CSN were note perfect. However much we know of each of their individual talents and their collective greatness they are still a revelation live.
The pre interval set was largely chilled out and melodic including many great covers (highlight for me Tim Hardin's Reason To Believe). In the second half they really rocked out with some inspired guitar from Stephen Stills and with Crosby showing he can still belt it out vocally.
A very long standing ovation may have been from a partisan crowd but it was very well deserved nontheless. [less]
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