Gigs

Blimey, that looks great. Had no idea it was even happening. Bugger.

Green day were amazing. Only other time I saw them was a few years back at the emirates stadium and I thought they were ok but last night was just a combination of coming out of lockdown making the audience and band react in an amazing way. Actually really wanted to see Weser but also missed them due to the traffic 🤬

Drove to Glasgow last night for Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer. Just got back. What a fucking night. Weezer were phenomenal and FOB (who I'm not a huge fan of) were very good at points, so their set was still decent overall.

Green Day though. Bloody hell. I'm not sure I've been to a better show, or there are many people more suited to a stage than Billy Joe. It was just utterly amazing.

I'd really love to see Weezer but only if they played The Blue Album and Pinkerton exclusively (with maybe Island in the Sun thrown in).

I remember when Green Day first came out with Basketcase. Us proper Grunge fans hated them and their seemingly pre manufactured punk for college girls. Still not a fan but they really improved and turned themselves around.

Weezer are great.

I do still love the first Weezer album.

Weezer were actually the biggest surprise of the night for me. Can't say I was ever keen on them but their set just made me so happy in ways I can't describe.

I'm going to see Guns n Roses this afternoon at the Spurs stadium.
I hope they've trimmed down the set list a bit from a few years ago. Needed more AfD and less bollox imo

You've heard of them then. Shite.

My other half thought the same. Regressive 70s punk wannabes with nothing to add, I believe were her words.

To be fair, you aren't really meant to watch the support act.

Saw Roger Daltrey last night at the Apollo in Manchester.

He looks to have lost weight over the last couple of years and his voice has improved with it, although he's rather deaf so I don't know if the stage sound is something to do with that, helping him pitch. The drums were an electronic set presumably to help with reducing the stage sound for him.

Townshend's son on drums and his brother on guitar and backing vox. Kitchen sink band with a violinist, harmonica, keys, mandolin (you could never hear the mandolin), percussion.

A set of about half Who stuff and some solo stuff I'd hastily revised. Of the solo stuff, a song Leo Sayer of all people wrote him was the best, fantastic.

It was excellent, could have done without Brexit being brought up though and I definitely could have done without about six of the drunken idiots around us.

This was a birthday present which had been delayed by covid and we were three rows from the front at a seated gig. They were expensive tickets but the people around us seemed to treat it as a pub gig. Woman next to me actually lay across me several times, pissed. Her fella looked a bit handy so I did fuck all. In 'Who Are You' he obnoxiously shout-sang - not just the chorus hook. He was trying to out sing Daltrey doing every verse badly and out of tune. Four lads they were with in the row behind constantly bellowing GO ON ROG including in sections where he was talking about people dying or having cancer. In fact in the story of Wilko Johnson being diagnosed as terminal we were getting 'SHE'S PISSED UP...WHEEEEYYY!'

Then the icing on the cake was the woman in front who kept trying to get Daltrey's attention, whingeing about it being a standing show 'WHY IT'S ARE ROG!' and kept trying to engage me and my partner in drunken conversation and eye contact. Fuck off. Her breath stunk too.

I haven't accurately portrayed how disruptive these few people were there but it's really making me question whether I want to have a break from it all. Daltrey is a hero of mine and I couldn't wait to get out of what was a brilliant show.

Pearl Jam Stereophonics and a few others in Hyde Park.

The weather was great, sunny, blue skies and enough breeze to keep you from getting too warm. Fast entrance, didn't see any trouble anywhere, probably as it wss mostly an older crowd.

Stereophonics played a great set, they have some crowd pleasers to sing along to, a good warm up.

Pearl Jam played a pretty eclectic set but I really enjoyed it. Far more so than years ago in Marseille where they played a lot from 10.

A good old man concert! Time to sit, beers and ciggies in the sun and some top dad dancing!

Set list

www.setlist.fm/setlist/pearl-jam/2022/hyde-park-london-england-73b50a09.html

I was a bit further back. There were a LOT of portly shirtless hairy men. Back and Front.

I really didn't fancy getting an accidental sponge bath from an exuberant and sweaty 50 year old!