Shepherds Bush Empire (Page 1 of 5)

Note to self..Do not stay up all night waiting for films!!  Self..Yea, right! lol

Person from Classic Rock Magazine posted a picture of Joe and the band at Shepherds Bush

https://twitter.com/ClassicRockMag/stat … 33/photo/1

LOVE the caption "Blooze, Blooze n' more Blooze "

Oops, those are in his signature area.  My bad as they say

Hi all, just got home from the Shepherds Bush show, was fantastic, what a setlist, however, the show was very short, a mere 14 songs. Still well worth the ticket price and a night out, but i think alot of people were expecting more than 1 hour 45 mins stage time. Highlights for me were Midnight Blues and Asking Around For You, but i'd say the most powerful performance of the evening was without contest The Great Flood. Still shocked that Blues Night did not feature a single track from Blues Deluxe. Can't wait to see what Joe has to offer tomorrow night at Hammersmith. I am now gonna kick back and relax after a fantastic performance.

- just back so excuse the brief words:

Nearly did n't get there, - I drove by and could not believe the length of the cues. Got inside and it was packed, and I mean packed. Managed to squeeze into the only visible place at the back of the hall next to the bar, but had a good view albeit a little further back that I would have liked. 7.55pm and sound is tuned up with a  Led Zep number (whose name escapes me right now), - no more 2 Minutes to Midnight? Joe made a superb entry being backlight and straight into Slow Train, and this is where the problem started.... - the place IMO had been oversold, - people were pushing and shoving, arguing, bouncers throwing people out because they refused to move off of a step, rowdy people talking through the quiet bits at the bar, too many men with weak bladders drinking too much going back and forth....and just plain rudeness from too many people. Moan over.

- Joe was superb, the one positive I guess from being at the back was the overall sound was brilliant, horns spot on. Keyboards/hammond, - WOW! The rework of John Henry was incredible. Carmen and Tal, - what a unit. No Fender's on stage tonight, but plenty of Gibson's. The tone coming out was fantastic. Okay I was a bit surprised at 9.45pm that it was all over, but we had seen and more importantly heard perfection. It was an historic night and Joe is at the top of his game, - but sadly he is too big to play venues like this (and I hate to say it) any longer.

Don't stay up for mine. The show was great as expected. Highlites for me were BOJH in the new version. Just killer! Great Flood, always one of my favorites when in rotation and Asking around for you. Everything was super as far as sound where we were in the front of the first balcony. A bit far for decent vids but I shot a lot to get audio at least. Pete was in position alfa so he should have the goods. Great hang with the crew in a nearby pub pre and post show again.
Give it 4 hours or so and The River/Burning Hell should salve the need for feed. I'll set it to upload and hope for the best.

Well, I dont feel it was short... 1:45 is a good length for a show, especially when its part of a 5 part series.. Last night was 1:40 but I think the intensity of the trio and the small venue made up for it..  Its been such a blast to do this but so much work..  I doubt the stamina to try this again..  But I have to say for me there is no greater pleasure in life than playing a blues shuffle with horns..  Its just me but I was in heaven tonight..  See you tomorrow for something completely different!!!
Joe B