Status Quo - Thursday 15th August - Dreamland, Margate

Brief review:  Rumours are that the end is approaching for Quo as a live act. Not 100% confirmed by the band, but this could be the actual "End of the Road", 40 years after the tour of that name. And if it is true, then the standard of show suggests they are going out on a high - the band sound the best they have done for years. Even if the touring days are done, someone should persuade them to say a proper goodbye - after all this was the closest show to London (90 miles away) on an eclectic festival-like jaunt to random venues across the country.

Venue and View:  Standing. 50 yds back on right

Setlist
Caroline
Rain 
Little Lady 
Softer Ride
Beginning of the End
Hold You Back
What You're Proposing / Down the Dustpipe / Something 'bout You Baby I Like / Wild Side Of Life / Rollin' Home / Railroad / Again and Again / Mystery Song
The Oriental
In My Chair
In the Army Now 
Roll Over Lay Down
Down Down
Whatever You Want
Rockin' All Over the World 
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Don't Waste My Time
Paper Plane
Burning Bridges (On and Off and on Again)

Billy Joel - Friday 9th August - Principality Stadium, Cardiff

Brief review:  The roof is closed at the Principality Stadium and the city outside has been very busy during the day. Mr Joel is playing his first ever show in Wales and we are here on a family outing. Chris Isaac provides the support and is fine, but wouldn't persuade me to go to one of his solo shows.

The venue is sold out and Billy is on good form - joking with the crowd and playing a few snippets of old Tom Jones tracks. Besides that, the set is very similar to his recent final run of MSG shows and unfortunately we don't get to hear his new single "Turn The Lights Back On". But otherwise a solid 8/10 as you would expect - even from distance!

Venue and View:  Rear Seats facing the stage, front row of 2nd tier about 100m from the stage.

Setlist
Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
Pressure
The Entertainer
Green Green Grass of Home (snippet)
Just the Way You Are
Zanzibar 
What’s New Pussycat (snippet)
Start Me Up 
An Innocent Man
The Longest Time (with parts of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” & “Barbara Ann”)
The Downeaster "Alexa"
Allentown
Vienna
My Life (with Della Rose)
New York State of Mind 
“Take 5” (snippet)
Only the Good Die Young
Sometimes a Fantasy
The River of Dreams (with “River Deep - Mountain High”)
Nessun Dorma (sung by Mike DelGuidice)
Scenes From an Italian Restaurant
Piano Man
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We Didn't Start the Fire
Uptown Girl
It's Still Rock and Roll to Me
Big Shot
You May Be Right (with “Rock and Roll”)