Ed Tenpole Tudor provided the support doing an acoustic set and very entertaining he was to, he included the songs the crowd wanted too hear such as "Swords of a Thousand Men" and "Who Killed Bambi" and included a number of anecdotes around the songs.
The band seem so comfortable on stage together with Vanian & Sensible the main focus of attention. Bassist Stu West and Drummer Pinch provide an impressive rhythm section with Monty providing the keyboards and some manic dancing!The second gig was:
PiL - July 24th - Liverpool O2 Academy
I saw PiL in December and they blew me away, so when this 2nd part of the tour was announced I jumped at the chance of going.
Lydon's voice is so unique and powerful and the band produce such an awesome noise and this gig was even better than the one last December.
There was no support act but PiL were on for nearly 2 and a half hours and it flew by. The set started with "This Is Not A Love Song" and featured some of there best tunes as well as a couple of Lydon solo tracks such as "Physcopath".
For me the highlights were "Warrior" "Religion" "Disappointed" "Death Disco" and the 3 song encore of "Public Image" "Rise" and "Open Up". 2 and half hours over far too quickly.
I take quite a lot of photos when I go to gigs and this can be seen on my Flickr page
I've not been since the early 90's and I now realise why. It seems to me that they have tried to turn Rhyl into something it will never be the plush new apartments contrast with the boarded up arcades and guest houses. In the early 80's Rhyl had the best T Shirt shop in the world you could get any band logo or football team shirt you wanted. I guess some things always seem better remembered? Pretty good Donuts though and the smell of Fish n Chips is still there. Not as many arcades as I remember and was really sad to see Ocean beach Funfair was no more the first Roller Coaster I ever rode was there.
visit being in the late 1970's. I do remember the Pier though and it was sad to see it in such a poor state. Colwyn Bay Pier in its time was quite an important live music venue for the area with bands such as Madness, Motorhead, The Damned and Siouxsie & The Banshees playing there.
Llandudno is the Jewell in the North Wales crown with its grand promenade and magnificient pier which contrasts starkly with the dereliction seen at Colwyn Bay. In contrast to Prestatyn, Rhyl & Colwyn Bay Llandudno certainly gives the impression of afluence and it struck me just how clean it was. It reminded me of Eastbourne a resort aimed at the more mature members of society while still offering attractions for families. We walked the full length of the Pier I remembered the Vintage Cars and Ghost Train from my childhood now both sadly gone along with the Pavillion although behind the arcade you can still see where they were.
After spending Tuesday night in the Bangor Travelodge on Wednesday we set off for Abersoch.
After soaking up the sun for a few hours we headed off to Portmeirion the Italian style Village designed by Sir Clough William-Ellis and made famous as the location for the 1960's cult series The Prisoner. Whilst there I couldn't resist shouting "I am not a number I am a free man" We had a nice walk into the woods surrounding the village and some of the views are simply breathtaking.
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Took the girls to the Crewe v Liverpool pre season friendly today. Liverpool won of course 3-0 with goals from Lee Peltier, Peter Crouch and Ray Putterill. Most of the big names got 45 minutes, Reina, Riise, Hyypia, Finnan, Gerrard, Crouch, Voronin, Agger, Kuyt, Carragher, Pennant & Alonso.
