Saw her last night in the company of MOOPY ROYALTY as I bumped into the delightful
@jivafox who I managed a quick hello to and saw
@Suedey briefly in the distance as I was exiting the car park singing The Second Time rather loudly with my gays
The concert was amazing, she was fantastic, but fuck me, the Bournemouth crowd was hard work. It took 3/4 of the gig for them to get up and dance (not helped by the terrible old school usherettes trying to get people to sit down) and at one stage I got moaned at for dancing in my seat because the person behind couldn’t see behind my rather large 6’3 frame folloloping about. (I replied with “have you never actually been to a gig before?” and glared, which seemed to shut them up).
Anyway, the set list. It was brilliant- all the usual hits but some bits she’s missed out for a while (Rage to Love, Love is Holy), some absolute stocking fan favourites (Can’t Get Enough, Million Miles Away, Perfect Girl, THE TOUCH
) and some neat little touches like mashing The Second Time up with Pop Musik and giving Rick the chance to have a vocal, which was lovely.
It was also a really good opportunity in a smaller venue and a full set to realise what a good live vocalist she is, something I often forget and think is overlooked.