John Fogerty - Wednesday 18th June - Earth Arts Centre, Hackney

Brief review:
The people of Hackney are treated tonight with the presence of a genuine International superstar. 50 million albums sold and 3 songs with over a billion streams on Spotify. Mr John Fogerty, founder of Credence Clearwater Revival is in town to chat and play to people who have bought his new Legacy record from Rough Trade. It's a chat and play event in a new venue for us - which has the look of a 1930's art deco theatre. A 45 minute chat and then brief live set was fair value for the £25 (including CD) paid and about as much as the tiered wooden terrace with no cushioning or seat backs would allow for my aging limbs. And in case you were guessing the biggest streamer - Have You Ever Seen The Rain has over 2 billion streams on Spotify. Nice!

Venue and View:  "Terrace Seating" - ie very uncomfortable sitting on a wooden "shelf" on the left hand side towards the front.

Setlist
Have You Ever Seen The Rain
Bad Moon Rising
Proud Mary

John Illsley - Wednesday 4th May - Teddington Landmark Arts Centre

Brief review:  An evening of music and chat with the Dire Straits bassist. Lots of hits from his main band and a couple of other numbers too in a lovely setting. The whole thing was filmed, so maybe expect a DVD soon. Musically excellent, I was quite pleased that I identified occasional Thunder guest Steve Smith on keyboards and ex Paul McCartney guitarist Robbie McIntosh on the 6 string. Also present was co vocalist Jess Greenfield, who I think is in Noel Gallagher's live band. All of the musicians where of the highest calibre and this contributed to an excellent evening.

Venue and View:  Huge converted church. Late purchase meant we were in the back row of the standard seats, but on the end of a row, meaning a quick exit to the bar was possible at the interval.

Setlist

Down to the Waterline

Wild West End

Romeo and Juliet

It’s a Long Way Back

Private Investigations

Sultans of Swing

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Walk of Life

Lady Writer

I Love You Still

21st Century

Money for Nothing

Brothers in Arms

On Every Street

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