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Text from Sunday.

 

Brilliant concert the absolute whole audience were swaying & singing to Evergreen.

 

Thanks TT and Sunday :thumbup:

llok at this picture..how fab is that? :wub:

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Young lands Welford Road winner

Will Young and his fans were in fine voice at Welford Road on Friday evening. Share

Young and his band ran on to the Leicester Tigers pitch passing a rugby ball before the original Pop Idol landed a drop goal at the Goldsmiths Stand end, to the delight of a big crowd who then cheered him all the way on to the stage.

With heavy rain having given way to clear summer evening skies, Young enjoyed plenty of banter with his fans, and bounced off stage to greet the front rows as ran through hit singles including Changes, Leave Right Now, Your Game, Evergreen and Light My Fire.

 

After an hour-and-three-quarters on stage, including a second drop-goal success at the other end of the pitch, the Brit Award winner brought the curtain down on two nights of summer entertainment at the home of the Guinness Premiership champions with a rousing encore.

 

Leicestershire-based singer-songwriter Jersey Budd, who also appeared on the support slot for James Morrison at Thursday's Welford Road musical opener, set the ball rolling on Friday, with singer-songwriter Edei in the second support slot.

Thanks SWF - you keep pipping me at the post :lol:

 

Fabulous night by the sound of things. He finished with Evergreen. Good on him - people want to hear it. :dance:

Yes...I've have been happy to hear his been singing Evergreen...he's far enough away from it to be able to sing it..if you know what i mean. :lol: ...people have a connection with that song. :D i wouldn't mind hearing it myself..there's a surprise :lol:
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Anoher fab unique night with the GORGEOUS multi-talented Will Young. :wub: Feeling very loved up after Rochester. :wub: :wub:

 

Thanks for bringing over that brilliant pic. He's a one off. :heart:

Text from Sunday sayin g she thought there could be around 7,500 there.
That would seem to tie in with the estimated 3,000 we read about for James and gives the 11,000 total.

 

kezzer27: Will young was really good. Im now a fan of his!

about 1 hour ago

 

This is what I love to read - he's surely enforcing his reputation as a great live performer and entertainer :dance: :wub:

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Seems you were right with your estimate Sunday.

 

From Living4Will

 

I spoke to a lady last night who was in charge of hospitality and she told me there were 5500-6000 there for JM and 7000-7500 there for Will. If the caterpillar stand holds 10000, there didn't look that many empty seats there last night, just the very end rows.
Loved reading this from Rachael

 

This is a quote from my cousin-in-law to me on face book after I asked her about the night as I knew she was going with her mother. They are not massive fans but it was a birhtday treat for them.

 

Oh Racheal, Will was absolutely brilliant! He was definitely on good form and feeling very playful last night!! Yeah he did 2 drop kicks, one before he got on stage and one about half way through the concert. The crowd loved it!! We had great seats and had a fantastic evening! xx

 

 

 

 

Pictures are not great we were not near the stage

 

Had a great time it was really funny because we had about 4 people sitting behind us who were very vocal in letting people know they were there for the support act [they seemed a bit embarrassed to be there] and kept making digs at Will and laughing for the first song then it went quiet and at the end i heard "I BLOODY [with real emphasis] LOVE HIM HOW CAN YOU NOT LOVE HIM "and another one of that gang was totally giggly the 2 man were singing his praises also .....[Job done :lol: ]

 

I noticed one of the security guards asked another guard to take his picture and then proceeded to stand in front of the stage so Will was in the picture...he then sat down checked the picture he looked really happy :P most of the guards were watching the concert and a few of them were starting to dance a bit :D

 

 

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Had a great time it was really funny because we had about 4 people sitting behind us who were very vocal in letting people know they were there for the support act [they seemed a bit embarrassed to be there]and kept making digs at Will and laughing for the first song then it went quiet and at the end i heard "I BLOODY [with real emphasis] LOVE HIM HOW CAN YOU NOT LOVE HIM "and another one of that gang was totally giggly the 2 man were singing his praises also .....[Job done ]

 

If they listen without prejudice he wins them all round in the end. :yahoo:

 

Thanks for the pics. Will post a few of mine from Rochester when I upload them if they are any good.

Had a great time it was really funny because we had about 4 people sitting behind us who were very vocal in letting people know they were there for the support act [they seemed a bit embarrassed to be there]and kept making digs at Will and laughing for the first song then it went quiet and at the end i heard "I BLOODY [with real emphasis] LOVE HIM HOW CAN YOU NOT LOVE HIM "and another one of that gang was totally giggly the 2 man were singing his praises also .....[Job done laugh.gif ]

 

Fabulous - as you say BYM&Ms - "job done" :yahoo:

 

More and more people are coming around - about time :D

 

Saw your report over on D TT - :thumbup:

 

I don't take pix any more - why bother when others do the job so much better. :lol:

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Thanks for report BYM&M'S. :thumbup: ...the best bits are always reading about those that finally see. :dance:

Thanks to seffana on D

:lol: :wub:

 

 

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A bit long winded but the Will part is good .. :D

 

http://lucypeel.com/2010/07/18/will-young-...t-welford-road/

 

 

 

Will Young Plays With Some Balls At Welford Road

 

 

 

The Leicester Tigers hosted Will Young on Friday 16th July for the second ever concert at their grounds at Welford Road. Some of the entertainment provided by Will was suited to the environment

 

Will was suited to the environment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

With the stage positioned just in front of the largest stand, the Caterpillar Stand which holds 10,000 people, the evening started off with two artists Jersey Budd and Edei performing under a dark and tempestuous sky.

 

Unfortunately for anyone sitting in the first 10 rows in the stand, the intermittent downpours sprayed freely over all concerned. These people (myself included), would have been soaked through if it wasn’t for the free rain macs provided by the staff. These provisions also meant that there were no umbrellas blocking the view of the stage.

 

One of other disadvantages of the Caterpillar stand is the roof which is apparently made of some kind of metal? The weather in the middle of summer is hot of course, but this means there will sometimes be sudden and violent downpours. Even though the rain may have only lasted for a few minutes, it came down with such ferocity that the sound of it banging on the roof of the stand almost completely blocked out the music that was playing. This can get quite frustrating after it occurs for the third, fourth or fifth time…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

But in all fairness, that kind of weather is rare and in any case the clouds had quickly passed over by the time Will Young came to the stage. He made his appearance by scoring a drop goal at the Goldsmiths stand end of the field – which was blocked by the stage for half of the audience. Several thousand people looked on in bemusement at the other half of the audience who were going wild for something….

 

 

 

 

 

 

I was attending the concert with my mother who had won tickets through a local radio station. The normal price of the tickets would have been £35 – which is a great price for both the artist and the venue. Since the stage was positioned so close to the stand, the only seats which would have provided a bad view of the stage would have been those right on the edges in blocks AL/AU or GL/GU. Every other seat was in a brilliant position. Congratulations to the Leicester Tigers for hosting such a great event – I hope to attend more concerts that they’ll hopefully host. Even though this was only their second event, they obviously are experienced at handling such large crowds.

 

 

 

As for the performance by Will Young himself – well what can be said? The songs are pleasant but quite generic and the man has the voice of an Angel. He is an absolute pleasure to listen to – any sounds that he makes seem to be covered in honey and sunlight. As seen in the above videos, Will Young is a brilliant entertainer as well. Rather than just standing on stage and belting out a few hits he’s willing to go that extra mile. He’ll kick a rugby ball or go and high-five members of the audience, and as a commentator on one of the videos stated – his shows are never the same. While he may not be in the same theatrical league as Mika, the playfulness is just right for the songs that Will Young performs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

the man has the voice of an Angel. He is an absolute pleasure to listen to – any sounds that he makes seem to be covered in honey and sunlight

 

Love this bit..what a wonderful discription :wub:

 

This show seems to have been a real good 'un, what an atmosphere looking at dome of the youtubes! :dance:

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