Holy craporama what a show! It's been a very long four years since I last went to a concert and am I glad I staggered out of exile for this one
As expected, Alice and friends almost blew the roof off Thebby Theatre and took all those modern day wannabe shock rockers to school in the process. Mr. Furnier still knows how to work a stage like no-one else on the planet and his band were in top form too. It was great to see and hear Eric Singer playing as well as we all know he can, rather than impersonating a coked up, geriatric has-been
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Two minor quibbles:
1) Much as I tried to enjoy the new songs from Dirty Diamonds, I had a hard time getting into them because I don't know them very well yet. That will change when the album comes out in August, and I'm pleased to note it's on a different label (unless of course Eagle/Spitfire have been absorbed by New West and it's all just semantics).
2) The wheelchair area of the venue wasn't as elevated as I would have liked, meaning that once everyone stood up, there were several occasions where I couldn't see a damn thing (especially during the guillotine stunt). I'll keep this in mind if and when Priest tour, then I might take my ol' faithful walking frame instead and try my luck at climbing up to the next level. I do that in cinemas all the time. It ain't pretty but it gets results.
All in all 'twas a top night, after which my ears are still ringing
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