Wednesday, December 26, 2007

2007 - The Best and Worst

A quick look back over the year from a "best of" and "worst of" perspective. 

Best Gig 2007
1: The Scorpions - Hammersmith A long show at London's Best Venue - Great Fun 
2: Status Quo - Brighton The best Quo show I've been to for ages 
3: Paul McCartney - Roundhouse Legend - Up close and personal and a cheap ticket! 

 Most Disappointing Gig 2007 
1: Ian Hunter - Pigalle Club Purely down to the venue 
2: Ataris - Mean Fiddler OK musically, visually awful due to lighting
3: The Answer, Bloomsbury Ballroom Great band, awful sound here and a poor venue 

Best Venue 2007 
1: Hammersmith Apollo 
2: Borderline 
3: Fairfield Halls 

Worst Venue 2007 
1: Pigalle Club Not only the worst this year, but probably ever! You can't see unless you book dinner and can't afford to drink! (The toilets are nice!) 
2: Nottingham Rock City Much of the audience can't see the full stage 
3: Bloomsbury Ballroom Like a wedding reception with a rip-off bar 

Good in 2007 
1: The BBC Electric Proms Good artists at sensible prices! 
2: Tuborg At Hyde Park and the Mean Fiddler 
3: Nearly all my late-night return connections from far-away gigs worked out Good planning and more than a little luck! 

Bad In 2007 
1: Drunks A big increase recently in people completely out of it at gigs and being a nuisance (and standing near me!) 
2: Rip-off ticket prices £100+ for Bon Jovi, Rolling Stones, Genesis, Police etc. No thanks! £875 for The Eagles. Yeah, right! 
3: Rip-off prices at bars and merchandise stalls I don't want to pay £4 for a beer thank you. Nor will I pay £15 for a programme. I would buy a T shirt if they were a) good and b) around a tenner instead of poor quality and £16/£20 each ! 
4: People buying tickets for "big artists" purely to flog them on eBay for profit. I never have liked touts and this is what it makes you. 

Well, that's it for 2007. Hope you had a good one and an even better 2008!

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