Friday 20 September 2024.

Friday 20 September 2024. NEEDTOBREATHE live at Shepherds Bush Empire. Grammy nominated American band who started off as a Christian rock band, but are now more mainstream country rock, with a Christian influence. The five-piece are back with their ninth studio album, CAVES . Many of the albums have made The Billboard Top 200 chart in America and made the top spot in the Christian album charts over there. As part of an eight date UK & European Tour. This show sold out in advance. In 1987 I saw Christian hair metal band Stryper at Hammersmith Odeon , and I still have one of the bibles they threw out with their logo on. -------------------- The crowd certainly certainly do look a bit like Christian church going folks. Support act MOSA WILD played a decent 30 mins set. NEEDTOBREATHE arrived on stage at 9pm for their 1 hour 50 mins set. A nice stage production with lots of lights , strobes and vertical lighting poles. The singer is wearing a Stetson throughout. They sound very tight , due to their non-stop touring and the guitarist played some nifty guitar. A couple of good covers were played, which were 'House of the Rising Sun' and Tom Petty 's 'You Wreck Me'' , and they played a few slower tracks in the middle of the set. Their country rock , with a Christian slant was much better than expected . ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ Thursday 19 September 2024. 6.30pm to 9.30pm Over a dozen cool design stores in South Kensington are showcasing for London Design Week. We get along to a few of them as all near each other . All have complimentary drinks including prosecco, Negronis, wines, beers and canapes . GIORCETTI - Home Furnishings CASSINA - Home Furnishings MOLTENI - Home Furnishings B & B ITALIA - Furniture OCCIHO - Lighting OCCIHO was probably the best of tonights events. Around 100 guests here, nice and buzzy. A female DJ is playing tunes in the background. Complimentary prosecco , wines, beers, canapes, various cheeses and Italian breads . then 10pm to 12pm theatre party at The Haymarket Hotel for the opening press/VIP night of WAITING FOR GODOT. The play is on until 14 Dec 2024. All the cast turn up including the main two actors who are LUCIAN MSAMATI and BEN WHISHAW. Ben appeared as Q in the James Bond film Skyfall (2012), going on to reprise the role in Spectre (2015) and No Time to Die (2021). He has voiced Paddington Bear in Paddington (2014), its sequel Paddington 2 (2017), the follow-up television series, and Paddington in Peru (2024) and many more acting roles. Other guests here included.... AISLING BEA LENNIE JAMES SHARON SMALL Complimentary drinks and food included two different whiskey cocktails, prosecco, wines, beers , canapes , cartons of fish n chips and desserts.

Posted 20th September 2024