Topic: Leeds

Just got back.

Excellent show.  The sound at this purpose built music venue is extraordinary.  Every little nuance of Anton's work was clearly heard.  Had M&G tickets centre block, 3rd row and the 2 seats in front were empty, so it couldn't get much better.

But it did - Joe signed my guitar at the M&G and on stage he mentioned one of his early gigs at the Flowerpot pub in Derby which was one of my haunts 35 years ago.

Loved the blues heavy setlist.   It worked really well. Almost to the point that Sloe Gin and BOJH seemed a little out of place.

I was just thinking during the show how clean Joe was playing when he made a couple of little fluffs in the quiet part of Love aint a Love song. 

But all in all fabulous playing and with all due respect to the previous musicians Joe has shared a stage with, these guys are in a different class.  Although Michael looks in need of a good meal or two - LOL

My fave Joe gig since 2007

PS

A rap across Joes knuckles for screaming 'Come On You muthaf*****s' to the  audience during the encore.

Re: Leeds

A packed train ride from Liverpool to Leeds for a quick visit and then the show. Nice arena. Wish we had known the layout when purchasing tickets because we would have gotten the ones up a tier in the back. Instead we had 6th row on a flat floor and were directly behind three Giants. Couldn't see without leaning way over towards the guy next to me and peering through a break in the heads and shoulders. Poor guy next to me was my same size, facing the same issues and we were commiserating about the frustrations of being short. So needless to say, I didn't do any filming. Just took about 5 photos. Of what I could see, Joe looked great and the sound was quite good. This band is incredibly tight and I have been really enjoying watching Michael Rhodes. He is incredibly entertaining and the sound of his bass really stands out. At the encore I was determined to finally see and since Joe has everyone stand, I made my way to the front. Finally had a great view and it was really cool at the end of the last song, Joe stood on a monitor directly above me in Rock Star fashion. So much fun!

Re: Leeds

A few photos from Leeds https://www.flickr.com/photos/anitrasda … 1312446065