ELO at NIA tonight. Amazing.

Gassage

I have just returned.

It was one of the best and tightest shows I have ever seen.

Just wall to wall musicality- every one a hit.

Wild West Hero segue into Sweet Talking Woman was just jaw dropping.

And Roll Over Beethoven...amazing.

Dominic Hepburn- (drummer) is a fucking machine.

Incredible show- do not miss.

joneve

We saw them on the last tour a few years ago. They were exceptional. 

mudslide73

Did he bring on any guests? 

exocet

I take it that the bassist is still Lee Pomeroy - the give away is that he play a a left hander? After that tour, he'll be back playing in a local pub band round my way. He does a very good version of Hocus Pocus by Focus.

Gassage

exocet said:

I take it that the bassist is still Lee Pomeroy - the give away is that he play a a left hander? After that tour, he'll be back playing in a local pub band round my way. He does a very good version of Hocus Pocus by Focus.

Indeed it was.

Gassage

mudslide73 said:

Did he bring on any guests? 

No. He did do Handle With Care though, which was amazing.

SRich

Nice to hear...........we’re off to see ELO tonight.......REALLY looking forward to it. Lynne is a veritable music machine.....and I recall the Idle Race times too.

All killer / no filler tonight!

Dominic

Old but Gold..........when pop-rock was at it's zenith.
I always think they would have been even more special if the original concept had endured and ROY WOOD and Lynne hadn't gone separate ways ( would have been a mega partnership )
 After the genius of The Move / early Wizard etc Roy got a bit sidelined although he did some great solo stuff.He was still touring some kind of Wizard line up in third rate venues (maybe still is) but I bet nobody looks forward to Xmas royalties as much as he does.......( okay,Noddy Holder too )

axisus

I'd love to see them. They were my first ever favourite band and Out of the Blue was the first album I ever bought. As a band they have so many classic songs

Gassage

@exocet Apparently Lee and the band were in The Little Guit shop y'day.

exocet

As Gassage said:

@exocet Apparently Lee and the band were in The Little Guit shop y'day.

He's a nice guy, seen him play a few times with the "pub" band The Tar Babies  http://www.tarbabies.co.uk

Kebabkid

I saw them last night at the O2. Jeff Lynne was great and still doing it well at 70 and that 'Take That' backing band are a class act and a great fit.

The sound was clear and spot on. The string section was awesome, as were the backing vocals.

Those songs are wonderful but you forget how beautiful something like 'Wild West Hero' is? Nice to hear The Traveling Wilbury's 'Handle with Care', too.

I know Lee Pomeroy (bassist) from my circle of South London musicians and I used to work with his brother. He's done really well for himself, worked hard and is deserving of his position, as I'm sure all of the band are, but he's had stints with It Bites, Rick Wakeman, Lewis Taylor and................Cruise Ship Lovie, Jane McDonald.

@exocet - Are The Tar Babies still playing around Kent and Sussex? I need to catch them at some point.

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Jalapeno

I too was at the O2 last night - awesome !

Strat_a_tat_tat

Me too.  Great gig.... and the sound was really good.

exocet

Kebabkid said:

I saw them last night at the O2. Jeff Lynne was great and still doing it well at 70 and that 'Take That' backing band are a class act and a great fit.

The sound was clear and spot on. The string section was awesome, as were the backing vocals.

Those songs are wonderful but you forget how beautiful something like 'Wild West Hero' is? Nice to hear The Traveling Wilbury's 'Handle with Care', too.

I know Lee Pomeroy (bassist) from my circle of South London musicians and I used to work with his brother. He's done really well for himself, worked hard and is deserving of his position, as I'm sure all of the band are, but he's had stints with It Bites, Rick Wakeman, Lewis Taylor and................Cruise Ship Lovie, Jane McDonald.

@exocet - Are The Tar Babies still playing around Kent and Sussex? I need to catch them at some point.

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@Kebabkid - yes, The Tar Babies are still playing in Kent & Sussex regularly (at least monthly if not fortnightly) - all gigs on their Facebook site. I love that band - Joolz Dunkley (guitarist / frontman) is a real musical free spirit. Lee pops up on bass a few times a year. Do you also know Dan Reid? He was also in the South London Muso scene and knows Lee. He lives across the road from me.