Just to chip in with my two pen'orth. What a fantastic concert. Those big numbers... well, they took my breath away. During Death Trip, I actually mouthed the words 'My God'! Those songs deserved be to played like that. It's a night I will never forget.
Praise has to be given to: Andrew Powell for his arrangements and conducting with such passion (anyone recommend any of his other works? I would love to hear more); The Orchestra of the swan and choir - they really showed us those songs in their true colours; Barry Wickens was in his element as was Adam Houghton; Steve Norman - what a pleasure it was to watch and listen to you, I'm sure we'll be seeing you again. And Steve Harley, what a performance! He dug deep and he sang with a passion I have rarely seen. Sure, it was a big task for him - to perform and sing songs he had never performed live and he admitted many times his brains cells were long gone (but then, he messed up the words of Make me Smile on TOTP in '75 didn't he, so what do you expect?) But he put his heart and soul in to that performance - and that's something I'll always appreciate. He wasn't just going through the motions, he was giving us a gift, a thank you for following him for 40 years. And I got it. Steve, Rachel, Comeuppance, Lincoln, James, Robbie et al - from a fan since '73, thank you.
