London, Shepherds Bush Empire, 15th May 2007

[ruairi]

Ha - just thought I would start the thread...

E-mail just come through for the May UK tour. Woo-hoo!

Can't do the Southampton gig as I work on Friday nights and can't get out of it as it's a public service I run by myself (sounds dodgy and isn't).

I have phoned up the various credit card lines and they've confirmed to me you can't pick and choose where you sit for the London gig, even if you do it through them. They say although it SAYS you are allocated the best seats, you actually aren't. It goes from the back of the stalls working forwards from seat 1 through to 25 or so. Rubbish system.

Consequently I'm constantly clicking and rejecting the tickets it offers me until I get nearer the front and in the middle.

Looking forward to this hugely! Good on ya, Pete.

[whiterabbit316]

hmmm, this is tempting

[helen]

I don't really understand about the stalls - I've never seen the Shepherds Bush Empire with seats downstairs. It has seats in the next 2 levels up but it's usually standing on the ground floor.... :? I was hoping I'd bought standing tickets but I'm not sure now!

[ruairi]

Indeed - I guess all these venues have the facility to install seats and they're using it here. They've concluded that most of Duke's fans are over 20 and consequently can't stand for long periods, obviously...

I prefer to say we've earnt the culture and dignity of being given seats. :wink:

I was having no joy with the usual outlet as given in the e-mail newsletter. It kept offering me the same seats at the end of a row no matter how many times I logged in, so I got fed up and went to Ticketmaster...

Far from what I was told on the phone by no less than TWO outlets, you can indeed choose your own seats and it's just as well I logged on when I did as 90% of the stalls seats had been sold! I managed to assign myself a couple of seats in the centre 7 rows back.

If you've not got them yet, I advise using Ticketmaster to book your Shepherds Bush seats as this is the only way you'll be able to choose where you sit.

[helen]

I booked a couple of tickets on seetickets on Thursday afternoon cos I didn't want to wait! I checked my order and it says "unreserved stalls seats" but when I go into order tracker I've got row J - could have been worse....

Perhaps they'll sell so many tickets that they'll have to take the seats out downstairs. :)

I'm sure Bob Dylan's audience managed to stand up the last time I saw him play there...

[ruairi]

I wish I could construct something about "Judas!" and "I could go to Jerusalem" here but I'm not feeling spontaneous enough.

[luvleee1]

I went for Level 1 tickets. I was therefore able to pick what row/seat I wanted (that were still available).

4 rows from front, just left of centre. :)

[cosmo]

I went for Level 1 tickets. I was therefore able to pick what row/seat I wanted (that were still available).

4 rows from front, just left of centre. :)

You're probably sitting next to me, then.

[luvleee1]

I went for Level 1 tickets. I was therefore able to pick what row/seat I wanted (that were still available).

4 rows from front, just left of centre. :)

You're probably sitting next to me, then.

Is that a good thing then ?!?!?! :wink:

[cosmo]

I went for Level 1 tickets. I was therefore able to pick what row/seat I wanted (that were still available).

4 rows from front, just left of centre. :)

You're probably sitting next to me, then.

Is that a good thing then ?!?!?! :wink:

Well, you should have a good view of the stage.

More than that, I couldn't possibly say.

[luvleee1]

I went for Level 1 tickets. I was therefore able to pick what row/seat I wanted (that were still available).

4 rows from front, just left of centre. :)

You're probably sitting next to me, then.

Is that a good thing then ?!?!?! :wink:

Well, you should have a good view of the stage.

More than that, I couldn't possibly say.

Well I'll make sure I shout out 'tippex' once I'm seated and see.... :wink:

[ruairi]

You might just find that Pete has written a song by that name - a lost gem - and will play it as a request.

"This slip of the pen has slipped right through
And now I don't know what to do
Get out the Tippex..."

[luvleee1]

You might just find that Pete has written a song by that name - a lost gem - and will play it as a request.

"This slip of the pen has slipped right through
And now I don't know what to do
Get out the Tippex..."

:shock:

:wink:

[cosmo]

You might just find that Pete has written a song by that name - a lost gem - and will play it as a request.

"This slip of the pen has slipped right through
And now I don't know what to do
Get out the Tippex..."

lol - it would be nice to be immortalised by Peter in song.

[Stephen]

With all these embedded comments, this is starting to look like the Bohemian Rhapsody video!
Can y'all try to stick to just the one level of comment please?
Cheers.

[arginite]

With all these embedded comments, this is starting to look like the Bohemian Rhapsody video!


:smt043

classic :)

[whiterabbit316]

yay for me, just booked a ticket

[grahamers]

*jealous*
enjoy!
I just did the same for Vicar Street [/guilty pleasures]

[ruairi]

^ Did you two know you live very close to each other?

[whiterabbit316]

we do

[pre]

when I go into order tracker I've got row J - could have been worse....

Perhaps they'll sell so many tickets that they'll have to take the seats out downstairs. :)

My tickets say that I'm in row J too...I've never seen them have seats in the stalls at the Empire either...can't imagine why they decided to do it this time round...surely they'll get fewer people in with seating? It's not as if Duke Special aren't used to playing to audiences that are standing up...and we're not exactly a rough crowd...

[Guildford Ghost]

Phew... back to me again. All the old posts are showing me as ruari, but it's not me. No no.

I dunno about the 'not a rough crowd' business!

Did you hear what a girl yelled to Pete from the audience at the ULU in February? "We like you".

I'm amazed he didn't storm off the stage in disgust...

[pre]

Did you hear what a girl yelled to Pete from the audience at the ULU in February? "We like you".

There's always that rogue element in any audience...Perhaps that's why they came down into the audience for the last song...to put her in her place? ;)

[Guildford Ghost]

Oh, I love this board. Why can't other fan forums be like this one?

[Guildford Ghost]

Right - time to start the roll call for London. I'm going to be wearing my bright red Sigur R?s hoodie again as someone at Aldershot asked me. I think I'm in the middle of row H or something thereabouts. Might be J.

[!linus]

i'll be in row F (slightly more to the middle than AG, who in fact will be in row G)

i'll be wearing clothes, can't be more specific at the moment. maybe a metalblue hoodie with what looks from afar like bird poo on the back will be in involved.
if you meet a guy who will attempt to take pictures of your feet that'll be me

actorguide, you know what will happen when you throw stuff in my direction, don't tempt me

[Guildford Ghost]

Stop being so formal, Linus. You know who I am and you can call me Phip.

[Lizzlie]

Hi! I don't know any of you, but I'll be there, possibly in a purple top but haven't decided yet. I'm in A13, so feel free to say Hi! Oh, and I have red hair. And I'm a girl.

[Guildford Ghost]

But are you just a slip of a girl?

[Lizzlie]

Sadly less of a slip, more of a pair of pj's!

[Stephen]

Oh, I love this board. Why can't other fan forums be like this one?

Sssshhhh, or they'll hear us, and make our forum like theirs.

[Guildford Ghost]

Look! They're right outside!

(I'm sorry, but you're making these random Duke quotes far too easy)

[!linus]

Stop being so formal, Linus. You know who I am and you can call me Phip.
can i call you betty?

[Zeyneb]

:) enjoy yourself, !linus!
I'm well jealous! Do us Belgians proud!

[!linus]

how about if i shout 'zeyneb loves you'

[Guildford Ghost]

can i call you betty?

Betty, when you call me, you can call me Al.

[Zeyneb]

how about if i shout 'zeyneb loves you'
well, emm...you could do that...or you could not ruin the many bootlegs that will probably be made ;)

[!linus]

ach, come now, your name would go down in history :^)

anyways, WOOHOO!!! i am all packed (i think, i am a sucker when it comes to packing, there's always something i think i am forgetting, but it's all in the head since i rarely forget anything)

btw, phip, black suits you, but who's that weirdo in red next to you

[Zeyneb]

have you got an adapter for your electrical stuffs, if not, you can pick one up, I'm just down the road ;)

Have a good'un!

[!linus]

yeah, i packed that one
i also packed the recording stuff

all the rest is superficial :^) (bar cigarettes, but i have packed plenty of them)

[Guildford Ghost]

Roll on July 1st, when cigarettes are banned in all public places in the UK (yes, Linus - think of the misery you will have the day before we head off to Iceland again...)

Hope to see loads of you tomorrow. I'll be wearing the red Sigur R?s hoodie again. I'm quite approachable. I just eat you when you speak to me.

[!linus]

damn you brits with your silly rules

first you drive on the wrong side of the road and now you ban fags
grrr

and i have managed to meet phip and yet stay alive by being silent, so don't give me weird looks if i do not speak

[!linus]

be quicker you daft fool

[Guildford Ghost]

Hello all. I'm sat next to !Linus in an internet caf? right next to tonight's venue. He's a cheeky Belgian.

Just been to the stage door and ran in to Pete. Poor guy must be exhausted! His lovely wife Heather was with him as well and though it's the first time we've met, she knew me - and even knew that !Linus was !Linus, which is more than HE does.

DJ78 is with Pete again tonight. Hoorah! Great guy and a novel act.

I've seen the backstage bumpf and Beth is due on from 8:15 to 8:45. Pete is playing from 9pm until 10:30 if you're wondering about arrival times and trains and the like.

I'll be getting photos and video clips again tonight but as I'm several rows back they won't be as good as usual.

Looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible later on, and hoping that the Dukester will be playing THIS COULD BE MY LAST DAY tonight.

[MacScotland]

Have a fab night, you two - and make sure you share it all with us afterwards, if you would be so kind :)

Will

[!linus]

and make sure you share it all with us afterwards, if you would be so kind :)

nah

[Guildford Ghost]

Have a fab night, you two - and make sure you share it all with us afterwards, if you would be so kind :)

Will

Of course, Will.

Take no notice of !Linus. He is just a tall and cheeky Belgian.

As for me, I shall be egotistically boasting about Chip falling on me from the stage and Pete knowing who I was for days to come...

[oddsteph]

I have 3 tickets to tonights show but we can't make it. The seats are row G seats 17, 18 and 19 if anyone wants to take them over you're welcome, seems a shame to waste good seats.
Steph

[Zeyneb]

He is just a tall [...] Belgian....

very tall indeed.
jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous.

[!linus]

very tall indeed.

how.do.you.know?

should i begin to be afraid?

[Zeyneb]

how.do.you.know?

emm if I'm not mistaken I stood next to or very near to you in Brussels.
No need to worry.

[pre]

I'll be getting photos and video clips again tonight but as I'm several rows back they won't be as good as usual.

I'm debating whether to take my camera because I'm a good few rows back...might just have to take a few wide shots of the stage...

[Katie]

Got there too late for the free myspace tickets which I didnt know were coming up... for some odd reason i didnt realise that this gig was tonight... and i got all excited and told my sister, a new Duke fan to go, and she got all excited but then couldnt get tickets and is now all sad :(


URGH

[Guinness]

And what country are you in at this moment and time?

[Katie]

not for me... for my sis!! :( i wish i hadnt psyched her up now :(

trying to convince her to fly over for the dub gig now... i know it wont work though :'(
i really really wanted her to see him. she is listening to the entire collection at work these days but nothing like a live Duke show!!

sigh

[MacScotland]

>>but nothing like a live Duke show!!<<

Ain't that the truth, Katie! :)

Will

[Guildford Ghost]

Just got in from tonight's gig.

Best gig ever?

Standing ovations, whoops, cheers, singalongs and a great deal of banter between Pete and me (sorry if you were there - most of the shouting out was myself but actually, no, I don't apologise at all!)

Foy Vance was there for THIS COULD BE MY LAST DAY (yes, he played it!).

The sound mix was spot-on. A 90 minute set. Five of them on stage tonight (they were joined by The Poisoner) and the fab DJ78 began the set.

I got no less than seven mpegs (about 25 minutes of the gig) which will be going up tomorrow night. This includes most of CATFISH for those of you keen to hear it.

He started with an acoustic version of CLOSER TO THE START and it blew me away. It was beautiful.

Chip's mum and dad were in the audience in front of us (my mate Eddie said they looked like him and sure enough it was later announced they were there) and at one point Chip did a cheese grater masterclass with us like on the hidden track on his new CD.

It was such a happy, triumphant and sing-along gig tonight. My favourite. I just wish I had been closer to the front of the stage.

If any of you go to gigs at the venue I very strongly recommend popping over the road to the PANAMA COFFEE.NET caf?. It was brilliant. Great, friendly service, fantasic cheap food and half an hour free internet access with your meal and a sudden offer of a free piece of fruit as you leave (Jamie Oliver would be pleased).

Some weird guy was offering Chip some 'sweet weed' as he called it after the gig and I'm pleased to say Chip firmly refused it saying that none of them were into any of that stuff. It made such a nice change to hear that from a musician! Hope no one minds me mentioning this – I’m saying it as a positive thing.

I also met Pete's wife Heather earlier in the day and she was just as lovely as people say and she knew who I was before I'd even spoken to her!

Sitting down was only slightly limiting. I could freak out in the seat, just not as much as usual. Eddie's dancing was thus controlled but his 'singing' wasn't.

I got lots of photos too but they're all a bit crummy. I'll do what I can and post a link when they're done.

You guys who didn't go - you missed a classic. As I yelled to Pete near the end of the set, "You make us happy!"

[warby]

A fantastic gig, first time for me and I was most impressed. Great voice, the sound was spot on, nice atmosphere and Pete seems like a really nice chap!

I was up in the balcony so the photo's are a bit distant and dark, but they are here. http://www.team-skinny-racing.com/duke/

Cheers
Warby

[Bagpuss]

Great gig last night.

Beth Rowley was beautiful really enjoyed her set, the crowd where quite loud when she started but then went silent once Beth opened her mouth.

This could be my last day with Foy Vance was so moving it had us in tears really stunning version of the song.

All in all a great night with good friends and the Duke as entertainment.

[Ged]

What a fab gig! It's so good to see him in a large venue at last, compared to 50 people crammed in above the Enterprise last year!

And we bumped into Foy and Mrs Foy on the train home and gave congrats (mainly on his gig the night before, but his appearance last night too!)

[!linus]

emm if I'm not mistaken I stood next to or very near to you in Brussels.
No need to worry.aha, but you didnt know that at the time did ya (you prolly thought: what's that tall guy doing in front of me, i can't see a bloody thing, i whish he would die)

maybe the fact that the duchess knew who i was made me overly paranoid yesterday :^)

anyhooo, as said above, the gig was absolutely priceless, sound was spot on+amazing atmospere. (i've made a recording, for the first time using my ipod and belkin tune talk, i listened a bit to it, it seems to be cristal clear but verry silent, so i hope i can boost the volume somewhat)

pete was ever so nice (and amazed/taken aback there was someone mad enough to travel all the way from belgium to see him play)


this keyboard is all wrong
now what shall i do today

[pre]

Beth Rowley was beautiful really enjoyed her set, the crowd where quite loud when she started but then went silent once Beth opened her mouth.


She has a great voice and did some lovely songs... It's a shame that where I was sitting there were people who chose to talk all the way through her set... (It's one of my pet peeves - if people want to chat why don't they stay in the pub? It's quieter and cheaper.)



Best gig ever?

The sound mix was spot-on.

Oddly, and I judging by other comments I seem to be alone in this, but I thought the sound was a bit unbalanced... I couldn't quite put my finger on it but there were several times during the performance where the mix just didn't sound right... Perhaps it's where I was sitting over on the right?

In terms of performance, the band seemed a little muted compared to when I saw them at ULU... Again this might be my perception due to the size of the stage at Shepherd's Bush and the fact that we were all sitting down...

Still it was a great show and it was good to meet a few friends I hadn't seen since the last Duke Special gig...

[Zeyneb]

aha, but you didnt know that at the time did ya (you prolly thought: what's that tall guy doing in front of me, i can't see a bloody thing, i whish he would die)
it was okay, I saw quite well on the front row



pete was ever so nice (and amazed/taken aback there was someone mad enough to travel all the way from belgium to see him play)

Pah! All the miles I done for him and you get the amazement!

[Bagpuss]

In terms of performance, the band seemed a little muted compared to when I saw them at ULU... Again this might be my perception due to the size of the stage at Shepherd's Bush and the fact that we were all sitting down...

I agree with you this gig did not have the intensity the ULU one had, I definitely think it is due to everyone being seated.

[helen]

It was a fantastic gig in a very splendid venue - the sheer size of it, the huge stage and the lights were v. impressive and the performances were excellent. Duke's and Beth's vocals soared and sounded amazing in that space but, I know I'm a bit strange, but I actually preferred the Aldershot gig.... I think a lot of that is due to the fact that I don't like to be sat down unless I'm listening to something v. sedate!

It was a lovely solo version of Closer to the Start at the beginning of the set. Great to hear Catfish but then we missed out on Ain't Go No - we can't have everything! Beth's got a beautiful voice and her backing vocals on Ballad of a Broken Man and Careless Heart were lovely. And Foy Vance is a star - This Could Be My Last Day was v. emotional. It was quite a long set really, finishing off with John Lennon Love unplugged and a well-deserved standing ovation at the end.

Roll on Friday! Will have to treat myself to Chip's album then! :D

[amy]

Jealous... Very Jealous..

But my boyfriend is more important than a gig....

[helen]

Jealous... Very Jealous..

But my boyfriend is more important than a gig....

of course he is! You've got your priorities right! Mine quite often get muddled where Duke Special is concerned...

I meant to say an apology to anyone who was queuing to get in as Beth Rowley had just started whilst my mate was holding things up by having a "banana rant" at the security guard. He'd checked our bags and I was OK to go in with a huge nail file, big enough to stab someone with, as well as a recording device ;) but he wasn't allowed to take his bananas in!! hee! hee! We had to throw them in the bin but not before he'd let everyone in the queue know how he felt. Sorry! :(

[amy]

Oh dear... Banana Issues - thats never very good!

[pre]

But my boyfriend is more important than a gig....

Boyfriends/girlfriends come and go...but gig memories are forever... ;)

[amy]

Well I'm sure I would have reconsidered my decision if I hadn't aldready been to Aldershot and Southampton!

Next time... Next time, and you have to remember I got a decent nights sleep and no stressful train journey home at a silly hour of the evening/morning!

[!linus]

Oh dear... Banana Issues - thats never very good!
philip had a banana before the gig

[Guildford Ghost]

I did indeed. A free one too.

If you were off centre then the sound could indeed be off too - Chip does not quietly play...

It was perfect where I was. Sitting was not really a problem for me. Both Eddie and I were in the groove where we sat and were bopping about almost as much as we would have been if standing (probably to the annoyance of the people behind us). For me, at any rate, it was the best one. A mile-wide grin throughout the set was the clincher, I think.

[Guildford Ghost]

I didn't get a set list last night but from the recording I didn't make (ahem) which would be fine quality if I'd made it (cough cough) here's the set list :

INTRO : HENRY HALL AND THE BBC DANCE ORCHESTRA 'TEDDY BEARS PICNIC'
CLOSER TO THE START (ACOUSTIC)
BRIXTON LEAVES
EVERYBODY WANTS A LITTLE SOMETHING
BALLAD OF A BROKEN MAN (WITH BETH ROWLEY)
SLIP OF A GIRL
LOVE IS CONNECTION
SOME THINGS MAKE YOUR SOUL FEEL CLEAN (ACOUSTIC)
WAKE UP, SCARLETT
PORTRAIT
SALVATION TAMBOURINE
NO COVER UP
CATFISH (WITH BETH ROWLEY)
CARELESS HEART
LAST NIGHT I NEARLY DIED (BUT I WOKE UP JUST IN TIME)
---
CHIP BAILEY CHEESE GRATER MASTERCLASS
FREEWHEEL (ACOUSTIC)
THIS COULD BE MY LAST DAY (WITH FOY VANCE)
I LET YOU DOWN (LIKE A TONNE WEIGHT)
---
JOHN LENNON LOVE (ACOUSTIC)

The recording - which I didn't make - has caught me also singing along to THIS COULD BE MY LAST DAY in tune (about the same level so when it gets to the chorus there's three vocals!) and Eddie singing along to WAKE UP, SCARLETT not in tune. Not by a mile.

[Zeyneb]

no regarding the moonlight in eastbourne:(

[Claire]

So...actorguide......had you of made that recording *cough cough* would you be in a position to share the recording *that would have been*?? Have we got any official word on this yet? ;)

[Guildford Ghost]

Hi Claire.

If I would have made one, I would indeed be and may well have done this for board members in the past of other gigs I didn't record - why else do you think they tolerate me?

However, I don't have a hub or anything like that so I would have to burn CDs (and not even on a PC) and post them. If I did that kind of thing.

The 25 minutes of mpegs are about to be uploaded to YouTube.

My photos from last night are on my FLIKR account here : http://www.flickr.com/photos/45717052@N00/

[Absolute Power]

Was a fantastic gig, completely agree on This Could Be My Last Day being absolutely amazingly wonderfully brilliant! Tis a shame it was seated but we did our best to show appreciation. If it had been standing it would have been electric I reckons. Had a great time, doing it alllll again on Friday although fortunately not having to travel to London will be nice. Not that I don't like London it's just not as close as Exeter.

I managed to film Catfish and Salvation Tambourine but the sound quality on the latter is rather of the rubbish. I've put Catfish on the media thread and I'll stick Salvation Tambourine up too but you might need to forgive the sound!

[WishIHadACoolUserName]

Lovely, lovely, lovely show. Liked some of the differing arrangements (particularly the woodwind changes), and nice to have alternating setlists on the tour. Managed to seat-dance to a certain extent but need more practice.

Wish I could catch another date or two on the tour, or perhaps that's just being greedy. Enjoy those of you who still have dates to come!!

[Guildford Ghost]

Right, you lot. If you weren't there - or even if you were - by the wonderousness of Actorguide, you can hereby enjoy almost one-third of the whole set again here :

INTRODUCTION BY DJ78 & CLOSER TO THE START : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSUIv1kK7fg

LOVE IS CONNECTION : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rn8Tl3VSHQ

WAKE UP, SCARLETT : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSjxjaO-wfk

SALVATION TAMBOURINE : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiyqDLmlzL8

CATFISH : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX7cxF-cpwg

CHIP BAILEY MASTERCLASS : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqKjj0QrWb8

THIS COULD BE MY LAST DAY : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANbMB2RS6gQ

The quality is nothing like as good as my other ones as I was sitting further back but you better still like them or I'll never film anything for you again. Ever. So there.

[Lizzlie]

Hi everyone,
I have finally put my photos up on my flickr page.They are here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizzlie (sorry, don't know how to make it linky!)

Fabulous gig!! I filmed 'John Lennon Love'- or James Garner, as may be the case! Just trying to put it online somehow.

[helen]

Excellent photos, Lizzlie!

And thanks for all the video clips, Actorguide. :D

[Guildford Ghost]

Agreed on Lizzlie's photos, Helen. There's also someone on FLIKR called Mr Ush who gets masses of great Duke photos - does he post on here as well?

It was a pleasure to get the video clips.

This is my 100th post - I'm now a real Duke Specialist! Who-hoo!

[Katie]

Some lovely shots Lizzlie!!

@actorguide, I dont think Mr Ush is on here but I could be wrong! He sure does have a lot of Duke shots up there!! ;)

didnt realise when I saw your flickr stream at first who you were on here! so many usernames, and no more than myself I never seem to use the same one on any site (flickr==click_click) ;)

[Ragtime Clown]

As I yelled to Pete near the end of the set, "You make us happy!"


Surprised he didn't walk off in disgust...

FABulous gig.

Was amazing from middle of front row (though we did **** ourselves when chip launched himslef at us)

Am i the only old fogey who actually appreciated the fact that it was seated?

[Lizzlie]

Glad you enjoyed the pics!

I enjoyed the nice relaxed seating arrangement- no rushing there to queue early, no trying to save a spot, and no aches and pains! Hoorah! Though we just had to stand up at the end!

[Guildford Ghost]

Surprised he didn't walk off in disgust...

Am i the only old fogey who actually appreciated the fact that it was seated?

Oooh, touch?! Ha ha haaaa!

I liked it sitting, RC. It restrained Eddie from doing too much dad dancing and wasn't an issue for me. I still wish I'd been in the front, though.

Katie - ah! Yes, I know you from FLIKR now. I changed my ID to Guildford Ghost shortly after I joined this board and I'd happily be known as that on this site but I don't think you can change your username here.

[mermaid_lou86]

Chip's mum and dad were in the audience in front of us (my mate Eddie said they looked like him and sure enough it was later announced they were there)

Indeed Chips parents were in the audience, also along the same row were Chips 2 sisters (one being my mum), and one of chips brothers in law (my dad). Plus Chips youngest daughter, Vicki, was there!! and they all, apart from chips brother in law, look alot like him!
Pete dedicated Freewheel to Chips parents, unfortunatly Grandma didnt hear!! oh well!! But everyone clapped, which is nice!
Would be interested to know for those of you who were sat nearer the back, could you hear John Lennon love at the end?

[!linus]

Would be interested to know for those of you who were sat nearer the back, could you hear John Lennon love at the end?i was sitting on level 1, it came across pretty fine

i suppose its because the venue dates from ye olden times of yore when they had to perform without any nifty technical stuff


and here beholden ye all my one and only contribution to the pictures relevant to the evening

http://www.flickr.com/photos/linus_nonpapa/503724033/

[Guildford Ghost]

Typical, !Linus. Just typical. Technically, though, these are not your subject of choice as they are hidden.

Lou - my, we are in esteemed company! I thought the two other ladies to the right of Chip's parents were relatives too. Spy your heritage here :

http://www.flickr.com/photos/45717052@N00/501101749/

[mermaid_lou86]

hahaha! Thanks for posting the pic, its crazy, only just getting used to seeing Chip doing autographs, so family pics are even weirder!! and pretty funny, il forward them the link!
my mums the one with the green on her top, and i believe either Vicki or my dad was next to her! but apparently dad was given a photographers pass so for the 1st 3 songs he was running around at the front taking pics!

[Guildford Ghost]

Yeah, I remember some guy with a big camera coming over to them long before Beth Rowley came on, saying some stuff and then walking off again. I recall a bald bloke with a beard and glasses and I am almost certainly absolutely wrong. But I did see a guy with a camera talking to your mum and walking off again!

[roberto]

Great gig last night.

Beth Rowley was beautiful really enjoyed her set, the crowd where quite loud when she started but then went silent once Beth opened her mouth.

This could be my last day with Foy Vance was so moving it had us in tears really stunning version of the song.

All in all a great night with good friends and the Duke as entertainment.
i am just hearing Duke Especial for the Shepperds Bush time and how much I can say that I enjoyed this man and all of the members of the music. The youn lady who sing at beginning I can not forget and so I say how amased I am to here such a voice of the two people all in the same time.She I am sure will be a huged name in the short time to come. I wish everybudy a great day. adios

[Cali]

Somewhat belatedly (apologies I've been on a Tom McRae gigfest - 3 gigs, 3 cities, 3 days!) here are my photos from SBE.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/46571124@N00/sets/72157600343215966/

My camera doesn't like the low lighting very much and I seemed to end up with a lot of pics of Ivo - he had the best light!

and I've posted a few videos on the multimedia thread including the Chip Bailey Percussion Masterclass

I also have video of the Foy Vance collaboration - will upload soon

[gazbo]

http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/070521/33/219vw.html

Just found this very favourable review. I'll even forgive the reviewer for misquoting the lyrics of "Everybody Wants a Little Something".