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Steve Hackett - Royal Albert Hall, London 23/10/2024

October 27, 2024 by David Vousden in Classic Rock, Live Review, Progressive Rock

The prestigious Royal Albert Hall is the perfect venue for an evening with Steve Hackett. Opened in 1871, by Queen Victoria no less, and with a capacity of over 5000, the hall seems to rise to the heavens, its multiple levels inducing vertigo even from my vantage point in the stalls – the building is actually 135ft tall trivia fans. There is something about the majesty of progressive rock that perfectly fits a venue that has hosted many great nights of classical music, and Steve has a long list of songs stretching back fifty years that are much loved by many to this day.

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October 27, 2024 /David Vousden
Ray Wilson, Steve Rothery, Marillion, Genesis, Steve Hackett
Classic Rock, Live Review, Progressive Rock
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Big Big Train + Dim Gray - Friars Aylesbury 02/09/22

September 08, 2022 by David Vousden in Classic Rock, Live Review, Rock, Progressive Rock

Perhaps fittingly, with all the history involved, RGM’s latest venture into the world of progressive rock took us to the Waterside Theatre in Aylesbury, an imposing, 1200-capacity, glass-fronted building that opened as recently as 2010. Its striking architecture is far more pleasing to the eye than the ugly council offices tower block that dominates the town’s skyline. I’m sure the purpose-built venue must make many a provincial town, up and down the country, green with envy. The impressive external view is matched by a multi-level auditorium that resembles an oversized set of Jenga (I resisted the urge to try to remove a brick). On September 2nd, the venue hosted a show promoted by the legendary Friars Aylesbury, who've been promoting great music in the town since 1969, and it's heartening to know that folks from those original music club days are still involved today. An impressive achievement and my thinking is if it’s good enough for David Bowie who reflected “Memories are everything apparently, and I have only great ones of the fabulous Friars” then it’s certainly good enough for me.

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September 08, 2022 /David Vousden
Big Big Train, Dim Gray, Friars Aylesbury, Prog Rock
Classic Rock, Live Review, Rock, Progressive Rock
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