Just seen my favourite comedian Dave Gorman at Portsmouth Guildhall.
Always difficult to describe a Dave Gorman show to anyone who hasn’t seen him as there are no jokes as such (apart from the best giraffe joke ever) more observations on life given as a PowerPoint presentation.
His unique style and for me the lack of political bias is what makes him the best comedian around.
Support act of Nick Doody was also very good.
Midge Ure
Guildhall, Portsmouth
9 November 2017
After a support act of Altered Images and to a lesser extent The Christians it was down to Midge Ure to headline.
This was the first time I had seen Midge Ure as a solo act having seen him many times as part of Ultravox and he did not disappoint going through some of the classic Ultravox songs and from his solo career.
The guy can sure play guitar and still has a great vocal range.
Altered Images
Guildhall, Portsmouth
9 November 2017
Finally seen my teenage fantasy in Clare Grogan, only about 30+ years late!
Wasn’t quite as cringe worthy as I was dreading and was well worth the money.
She was great fun, very chatty and also a good performance live.
The Levellers
Portsmouth Guildhall
2 December 2016
Been a few years since I’ve seen the Levellers and don’t really listen to their music that much so not sure what to expect when I went last night.
As a live act they are awesome, apart from the leftie political intro I enjoyed every minute.
Almost worth missing Janet Devlin for….almost
Didn’t see any of the support acts and it was damn cold going home!
Setlist
01. One Way
02. The Game
03. Fifteen Years
04. The Boatman / Boatman Jig
05. Liberty Song
06. Far From Home
07. Sell Out
08. Another Man’s Cause
09. The Road
10. The Riverflow
11. Battle of the Beanfield
12. This Garden
13. The Shame
14. Truth Is
15. Carry Me
16. The Cholera Well
Encore:
17. Julie / The Flowers of the Forest / The Crags of Stirling
18. Beautiful Day
Adam Ant
Portsmouth Guildhall
27 May 2016
Saw the rather good Adam Ant at the Portsmouth Guildhall.
Always a bit of a concern when you see the “old-timers” trying to relive their youth but he was good, only the poor sound system which made his vocals indistinct marred the performance.
Personally I only knew about 1 in 4 of the songs but still a good show
Set List
01. Dog Eat Dog
02. Antmusic
03. Feed Me to the Lions
04. Los Rancheros
05. Ants Invasion
06. Killer in the Home
07. The Magnificent Five
08. Don’t Be Square (Be There)
09. Jolly Roger
10. The Human Beings
11. Beat My Guest
12. Christian D’or
13. Stand and Deliver
14. Press Darlings
15. Vive Le Rock
16. Cartrouble
17. Desperate But Not Serious
18. Never Trust a Man (With Egg on His Face)
19. Lady
20. Fall-In
21. Goody Two Shoes
22. Prince Charming
Encore:
23. Get It On
24. Red Scab
25. Physical (You’re So)