Met up with a couple of colleagues by the River before Richard joined us. Had a good chat about record collecting, gigs and the usual rubbish - it turns out we were in the company of a serious Mott The Hoople fan in Steve!
Many beers later - and having skipped the support - we were inside for the much anticipated reunion. I thought it was a little rough around the edges to start (not surprising), but got better later on. The band did look old though! Ironically, Ian Hunter (70) and Mick Ralphs (65) looked in better nick than the others who were 60 or below. I wonder if that's because they've been musically more active over the last decade? Drummer Dale Griffin wasn't well enough to play most of the set, but did appear for the first encore.
Sitting behind us we spotted Bobby Gillespie (Primal Scream) and Paul Guerin and Guy Griffin from the Quireboys. Jimmy Page and Mick Jones were also in attendance and I suspect there were a few more "faces" dotted around.
I was gutted to find out that on the Tuesday Joe Elliot (backed by the Quireboys) was the support act, playing a selection of Ian Hunter / Mott The Hoople classics. Why don't they publish these things beforehand!
Setlist
Hymn for the Dudes
Rock and Roll Queen
Sweet Jane
One of the Boys
Sucker
The Moon Upstairs
Original Mixed-Up Kid
I Wish I Was Your Mother
Ready for Love
Born Late '58
Ballad of Mott the Hoople
Sweet Angeline
Walking With a Mountain
The Journey
The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll
Honaloochie Boogie
All the Way From Memphis
+
Roll Away the Stone
All the Young Dudes
Keep A-Knockin' (But You Can't Come In)
+
Saturday Gigs
No comments:
Post a Comment