You've Been Gigged: April 2010

BrightLightx2 treated us to an awesome run-through of (pleeease) soon-to-be-released album, 'Let Me Believe In Hope'. See for yourselves - it's a real treat.

Gigroll

September 2010 - Bright Light Bright Light
August 2010 - V Festival
June 2010 - Paul McCartney
June 2010 - Teddy Thompson
June 2010 - Celebration of Kate McGarrigle
June 2010 - Bright Light Bright Light
May 2010 - Randy Newman
April 2010 - Rufus Wainwright
April 2010 - Bright Light Bright Light
Oct 2009 - Bright Light Bright Light
July 2009 - Fairport Convention
June 2009 - Neil Young
June 2009 - Ralph McTell
May 2009 - Cat Stevens
March 2009 - Rod Thomas
Feb 2009 - Richard Thompson's 1000 Years
Dec 2008 - Thompson Family
Nov 2008 - Seth Lakeman
Oct 2008 - Teddy Thompson
Sept 2008 - Rod Thomas with Band
July 2008 - Leonard Cohen
July 2008 - Panic at the Disco
July 2008 - Neil Young - Hop Farm
May 2008 - Bruce Springsteen
May 2008 - Willie Nelson
May 2008 - Chess
March 2008 - Rod Thomas
Feb 2008 - Stackridge
Dec 2007 - Hello Goodbye, Go-Audio
Nov 2007 - Amy Winehouse
Nov 2007 - Rod Thomas + si-cut.db
Oct 2007 - Rufus Wainwright
Oct 2007 - Richard Thompson
Oct 2007 - Mary Gauthier
Sep 2007 - Rod Thomas
Jul 2007 - Rod Thomas
Jun 2007 - Rufus Wainwright
Jun 2007 - Aerosmith + Chris Connor + Jet
May 2007 - Josh Groban
May 2007 - Rufus Wainwright
Apr 2007 - Bob Dylan
Feb 2007 - Rufus does Judy
Nov 2006 - Bruce Springsteen
Nov 2006 - Mary Gauthier
Aug 2006 - Rufus + Beautiful South + Gomez
Jun 2006 - Dixie Chicks
May 2006 - Bruce Springsteen
Apr 2006 - Chris Rea
Apr 2006 - Bill Wyman
Dec 2005 - Rufus Wainwright
Nov 2005 - Bob Dylan
Apr 2005 - Rufus Wainwright
Apr 2005 - Willie Nelson + Mary Gauthier
Mar 2005 - Rufus Wainwright
Dec 2004 - Josh Groban
Nov 2004 - Status Quo
Oct 2004 - Bill Wyman
Dec 2003 - Elton John
Nov 2003 - Bob Dylan

THE RULES SECTION

The Rules of Standing:
Tall units - no problem anywhere.
Average height units - get there well before the doors open and head straight for the front of stage area.
Smaller units - (apart from "forget it") as before x 10, head straight for the front, do not pass Go, do not stop at the bar ...

The Rules of Dylan:
Bob plays where he pleases, be it in Cardiff or London.
Expect set rotation - no promises.
"Those that are first shall be last ..." The die-hards who queue all day to be 'front standing' do not necessarily get plum spots each time.
Expect to stand in the stalls, even if you have a seat.
More accessible Dylan = wider audience. Wider audience = take the kids.
Go to the Bob Links section on http://www.expectingrain.com/ for the complete reviews (and show some respect while you're there, please).

Store Appearances Rules:

HMV - turn up early and join the scrum at the back of the store while they clear the aisles and set up stage.

Puregroove - great independent venue - so just turn up. Sound system is ace, artwork in the background can be a bit disconcerting.

Oh we wish - for historical interest only -
Virgin Megastore (then Zavvi) - (Wrist-band affair) Queue early in the morning to buy cd and collect entry wristband for later show. Go away and have coffee or otherwise waste the rest of your day while you wait. Or if you're lucky you can roll up at showtime and get a good view from the stairwell above the stage without the queue malarkey, but don't quote me on this one.

Indie Gig Rules:
Entry cheap/bar tab dear
Short sets
Noisy crowd
Start late, finish late

The Asides

Pink, Brixton Academy - 14 August 2007
No secret that the lady has a gay following, but at the Academy (body searches still compulsory) my spies tell me someone chucked her bra at the performer. Further, during some chit-chat when Pink wondered out loud about changing her hairstyle and making is shoulder-length, she was booed and hissed ...

Prince, O2 - September 2007
At the final performance of the diminutive one's O2 residency, the audience were issued with purple glowsticks - the management thinking they would look nice when waved en-masse during 'Purple Rain'. However, the bright sparks up in the tiers had other ideas and there really was purple rain that night ...

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Friday, 16 April 2010

12 April 2010 - Bright Light Bright Light, The Lexington

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