Thursday 12 September 2024.

Thursday 12 September 2024. I went to two events tonight. 6pm to 9.30pm . MAYFAIR SUMMER GARDEN PARTY, Mount Street Gardens , Mayfair , London W1. For some reason , this event was postponed from June to Sept, so it is a bit chilly out in the open. Around 500 guests here . There are a dozen top restaurants and hotels from the Mayfair area giving out delicious complimentary hot and cold food and desserts and drinks, including full size grilled chicken burgers , oysters ,whiskey and mixers , Nyetimber English Sparkling Wines , lager , Guinness, Hot Dogs, sushi , cartons of fish n chips, red and white wines , prosecco, coffees, Crepes etc. We have two 25 mins set from the really good disco and soul covers nine piece band called Dee Supremes, and in the middle is the auction and raffle. Very enjoyable here . then 10pm to 12pm - opening night press/VIP party for ASK YOURSELF, WHY AM I SO SINGLE ? at STEREO , The Piazza , Covent Garden , London WC2. About the show...which is on at The Garrick Theatre. From the writers of the worldwide mega smash hit SIX, comes a brand-new all-singing, all-dancing MUSICAL extravaganza. Join two best friends as they drink, eat, laugh, and cry while they attempt to answer the impossible question of why they are so single. WHY AM I SO SINGLE? promises to be the ‘West End’s most relatable new musical’, uncovering ‘the messy, magical lives of the city’s unmatched and unattached’ (Vogue). Book now if you’re single, looking, or happily partnered (no judgement). A massive crowd , as must be over 300 guests here. This venue used to host some retro nights when it was called The Roadhouse...i saw a few here... 2000 - Alvin Stardust 2001 - Suzi Quatro 2001 - Slade 2 2002 - Roy Wood Army There was a loud DJ and a good live soul covers band, where the singer had a superb falsetto voice. Complimentary drinks and food included spirits n mixers , prosecco, wines, beers , a chilli con-carne with sides buffet and cup cakes. We left at midnight , but still lively as on until 1am. --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Wednesday 11 September 2024. I went to two events today . 1pm to 5.15pm. THE BIG CHRISTMAS PRESS SHOW at The Business Design Centre, Upper Street , Islington , London N1. Around 50 brands are showcasing for Christmas. There are two live reindeer in a pen when we arrived. It is a 90% female crowd ,so handy that I meet up with a couple of female friends. There is complimentary drinks and food all day long. Four different lunch boxes from Canababes. The Emissary Bar for prosecco. The Aperol Spritz Bar Coffees and teas with various sweet treats. Mulled wine with mince pies. We visit several of the stands , but it is mainly items for women and children, rather than men. A few stands are handing out goodie bags. Those here included... Smyths Toys Superstores MGA Entertainment & Toys Hello Kitty Lego QVC B & M Stores Russel Hobbs MenKind Yoto The V & A Museum Shop Target Darts featuring Luke Littler products Cloud Nine Hair Products Bird & Blend Tea & Coffee then Shepherds Bush Empire. Berlin quintet Einstürzende Neubauten (formed in 1980) are known for their influence on industrial music and their use of building tools and scrap metal, as well as inventing contraptions to be used as instruments. Now the experimental music group are back with their latest album Rampen - apm: alien pop music. They still feature two original members from 1980. This is their only UK show on their European Tour. ----------- Level 3 is closed tonight, but other levels look full. You can hear many German accents in the crowd. No support act tonight and the band arrived on stage at 8.30pm for their 1 hour 55 mins set. Six of them on stage , and the singer is bare foot. 75% of the songs are in German, and the rest are in English. Their gloomy industrial sound is not for the casual listener, so it's pretty much a loyal hardcore crowd . One of their trademarks is the use of custom-built instruments, predominantly made out of scrap metal and building tools, and noises, so tonight we have a shopping trolly and set of pipes being bashed, in addition to standard musical instruments. Their early albums were unremittingly harsh, with Bargeld's vocals shouted and screamed above a din of banging and scraping metal percussion. Subsequent recordings found the group's sound growing somewhat more conventional, yet still containing many unorthodox elements. The overall sound didn't really do much for me, but the encores were slightly better. ----------- ----------- Very sad news that FRANKIE BEVERLY has passed aged away aged 77. He was the lead singer in soul r n b group Maze. I saw them live over 20 times at Hammersmith Odeon in the 1980s when I worked front stage security , as they would play multi nights there on every tour.

Posted 12th September 2024