Monday 21 April 2025

Monday 21 April 2025. ROGER DALTREY live at The Palladium. The Who's legendary singer is on a UK tour . Tickets have already sold out for many of the shows, in which Roger will perform acoustic and semi-acoustic takes on gems from the legendary band and delve into a solo back catalogue that dates back nearly 50 years. His incredible nine-piece band consists of regular The Who collaborator Simon Townshend (guitar/ vocals) alongside John Hogg (bass), Doug Boyle (guitar), Steve Weston (harmonica), Jody Linscott (percussion), Billy Nicholls (backing vocals), Katie Jacoby (violin), Geraint Watkins (keyboard), Scott Devours (drums). Roger is now 81 , and he was on great form at the two Who shows i saw in March 2025 at The Royal Albert Hall. ----------- Nice to see several gig-going chums here. ROGER DALTREY on stage at 8.30pm for 1 hour 45 mins . His large band are spread out nicely across the Palladium stage. The show was a superb mix of solo material , covers and several classics from The Who. Roger again had a couple of moans about the sound , and 'Squeeze Box' was re-started after he wasn't happy. Roger also mentioned that the Zak Starkey alleged sacking was totally all FAKE NEWS ....damage limitation i presume. Lots of light-hearted stage banter from Roger between songs. An excellent evening. Full ROGER DALTREY setlist played tonight .. Let My Love Open the Door ( Pete Townshend cover) Freedom Ride ( Taj Mahal cover) Who Are You ( The Who song) Waiting for a Friend Giving It All Away (Leo Sayer cover) Substitute (The Who song) Naked Eye (The Who song) Days of Light Squeeze Box (The Who song) Won't Get Fooled Again ( The Who song) Going Mobile (The Who song) Without Your Love ( Billy Nicholls cover) The Boy in the Bubble (Paul Simon cover) The Wheels on the Bus (snippet) Have You Ever Seen the Rain? (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover) Baba O'Riley (The Who song) Encore : Tribute to Hank Williams ( Roger solo acoustic) ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- Sunday 20 April 2025. BECK with LIVE ORCHESTRA live at The Royal Albert Hall. Beck plays the second of two shows at this iconic venue. Contemporary chameleon Beck will showcase a daring and different side of his creative acumen this April with two exclusive orchestral performances at the Hall. Accompanied by the BBC Concert Orchestra, Beck will deliver two unforgettable evenings of unique symphonic arrangements of classics and deep cuts from a towering back catalogue. This will include the multi-platinum Odelay, world-tripping Mutations, sombre and reflective Sea Change, and GRAMMY Album of the Year winner Morning Phase, to name but a few—as well as a few rare covers, curiosities and other surprises. I have seen Beck a few times before, with the first times in 1997, when he headlined a night at Glastonbury Festival and I was in the audience to see him perform three songs on the Later with Jools Holland BBC TV show -------- The venue is fully sold out tonight. MOLLY LEWIS was on at 7.30pm for her 30 mins set. Molly Lewis (aged 35 ] is an Australian born, Los Angeles-based, musician known for her WHISTLING. Each track got an introduction , and each track was whistling. She wore a very glamorous sparkly gown as she whistled along with a backing track....The cool arty Beck crowd loved it. BECK was on at 8.30pm for a two hour set. Must be over 50 musicians on stage, band and orchestra. The drum kit is front of stage in one corner . Beck’s ability to seamlessly morph through style pivots, from experimental lo-fi anti-folker to post-grunge hip hopper, libido-driven punk-funker to world-weary troubadour, has invariably kept him one step ahead. He always reminds me as a cool Jarvis Cocker type. Plenty of cool stage chat from Beck. A nice mix of solo material , covers and the big hits . The strings and brass of the orchestra sounded fantastic. Some tracks were a bit too laid back , but others soared. A couple of Scott Walker covers and gems like ' The New Pollution', ' 'Where It's At' and encores ' Devil's Haircut' and 'Loser' were great. Overall a really good show. Full BECK setlist played tonight... Main set - BBC Concert Orchestra and Band Cycle ( Instrumental) The Golden Age Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime (The Korgis cover) Lonesome Tears Wave Tropicalia Blue Moon Lost Cause The New Pollution Missing Tarantulab(This Mortal Coil cover) (Original cover is by Colourbox but Beck said he was covering This Mortal Coil.) It's Raining Today (Scott Walker cover) Round the Bend Paper Tiger We Live Again Montague Terrace (in Blue) (Scott Walker cover) Phase ( Instrumental) Morning Waking Light Where It's At Encore - Beck and his band ( no orchestra) Devils Haircut Mixed Bizness One Foot in the Grave (Solo acapella (with harmonica)) Beck going for a wander around the orchestra pit. Loser

Posted 21st April 2025