Yes i agree, i remember going to see oasis a few years ago in killarney and it was the worst ever and no fault of oasis as they played brillaintly but some of the vrows were so of their faces and smashed that they just caused fights and eended up getting thrown out an di remember thinking why the hell did ye bother wasting money on tickets, plus it had sold out so some genuine person lost out on the concert due to these louts,i just cant understand why people do that, when i go to concerts i like to enjoy it sing along and have fun and then i go for a few drinks after wards.

 

But yes i do hope the dvd is libe from croke park as the crowd were amazing and it alll seemed so magical from what i have seen.

I must admit though - The Cricket Ground seems like a crap place to hold a concert from! I'd have preferred the height that goes with football stadiums!

 

Norma

im not familar with any of the grounds wth the exception of seeing pictures which isnt the same as seeing them for real.

They've started clearing the pitch now! I'm hoping that they started 15 minutes earlier than at the other gigs! I'd be bloody annoyed after all this stress - if they'd cut short the Manchester concerts! The ruling on the LCCC site said that the concert would end 10.30 PROMPT! When at all the other gigs TT didn't come on until 8.45!

 

I shall demand money back if I'm short-changed! Really, really crappy venue if you ask me ... why the hell couldn't they have done their gigs at the MCFC like the Ultimate Tour!

 

Norma

im sure they will come on early as they will want to give the saame to all their fans, they will not want to make some people get less than others

im sure they will come on early as they will want to give the saame to all their fans, they will not want to make some people get less than others

 

They started 15 minutes earlier than at their other concerts! I'm so glad - it means I should be able to get home at a decent time.

 

Norma

Manchester Evening News review.

 

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/new...that_wow_crowds

 

Norma

WOW that is a fantastic glowing review of the concert i love reading ones like these

Another brilliant review (from a man!!!!!)

 

http://www.messengernewspapers.co.uk/leisu...e_Cricket_Club/

 

Norma

There's a strong performance vocally and musically from the quartet, who switch vocal styles with an effortless ease.

 

 

I like that part very much

 

There's a strong performance vocally and musically from the quartet, who switch vocal styles with an effortless ease.

I like that part very much

 

I'll do a full review next week but for now lets just say:

 

Take That were fabulous (and the supports - Gary Go & James Morrison were good too - especially GG)

 

However - Lancashire County Cricket Club is possibly one of the worst venues I have ever been to in my life. First row seated means absolutely nothing.

 

Norma

 

once take that delivered the goods im happy and i look forward to your upcoming review norma

 

Pete - I'll do my review(s) later - absolutely knackered after eventually managing to see them on Friday, Saturday AND Sunday. Pete - you would have loved it yesterday - GaGa was a no-show again - she says she was ill ... but I'm a little sceptical as she apparently did a sound-check on Friday before backing out of that one. But - brought in at the last minute (less than 24 hours notice) The Script rejoined Take That as support - they'd already done the Tuesday and Wednesday, as well as the Dublin gig. You should have seen the reception they got Pete - the lead singer looked totally and utterly gob-smacked. He came on stage wearing a short blond bobbed wig - a-la GaGa! He said it was her loss and he was right. She missed out on the goodwill of 100,000 - and besides ... The Script proved to be better. Don't get me wrong - I was looking forward to seeing her - although everyone in that audience was there for one reason and one reason only - Take That - it would have been nice to have a little dance to her to get going ... but she wasn't missed at all. Gary Go did a double spot on the Friday too. I do like a couple of GaGa's songs - but I think she was totally unprofessional. If she was feeling unwell - she should have let them know immediately after Glastonbury - or that other early hours gig she managed to fill in after it! Nearly all the fans going to the Wembley gigs now want her to be replaced as support for the final two gigs - and I think they may actually get either The Script, James Morrison or The Saturdays back. The Saturdays may not be as 'talented' but they display a darned sight more professionalism.

 

Anyway - I'll be back with my reviews later!

 

Norma

Norma, nice that you had a great time at the gigs. Gutted for you that you coudn't see L.Gaga. I had said earlier that i had respect for her for doing support for another act in the time she has success in charts worldwide and i praised her as a profi. Well, i suppose i have to take that back :lol: . Such a pity when somebody after three songs on charts forget to be a profi and become a diva. I must say i am not impressed about this "diva" attitude at none artist regardless how many albums sold.

 

I don't buy the think that she was ill :rolleyes: . They would have wrotten that or said that at the gig directly. Gary woudn't have been angry either. I hope she lost some fans doing that (but she is so popular that it will be egal actually)

Iris - I've sent you the cd of Said It All.

 

A little piccie for now. I'm afraid all my photos are from when I was way back on the Sunday so they're zoomed in and some detail is missing when I've cropped them. They'll have to do - I wanted to enjoy the concert more than take pictures.

 

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj150/KathyApple/202.jpg

 

Norma

Thank you Norma for the CD! :cheer: :wub:

 

Did your son enjoy himself at the gig?

Did your son enjoy himself at the gig?

 

He loved it! It was a long, long day though! I expected the traffic and parking to be awful - so we set off early and did the Man Utd Football Stadium Tour, visited the Imperial War Museum, did loads of walking and then went to the gig. He was a bit bored with all the hanging around between the acts and very, very tired. But he loved Take That - the dancers, the tightrope walkers, the jugglers, fire eaters, trapeze artists, everything. And as far as traffic was concerned - I had no worries - we were even home 50 minutes after the end of the concert (that includes walking from the stadium to the car and then car to home).

 

Here's a piccie from Saturday night - it had really poured with torrential rain but this was later in the evening. This was as close as I got to the stage in all my three visits. Despite being drenched through and being ankle deep in water at some points - this was a brilliant night!

 

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj150/KathyApple/128.jpg

 

Norma

How wonderful : http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/new...lent_on_no_show :lol: :lol: :lol:

You got quiet near Norma which was good,with lady gaga you just wouldnt know if she really was ill or not as she is so diva like, personnaly im not a huge gaga fan apart from poker face im not keen on the others, the scrpit are fantastic and im delighted they got such a great reaction,i love their album and they are a very good live band aswell which is always good. Gaga probably lost out on alot of extra sales but the script will gain which is great.Im delighted your son enjoyed it as it would have spolied it for you if he didnt, i look forward to review whenever ypu get the time i know what its like and im i know you wiill like to give a good review

The Script were brilliant and the lead singer was absolutely adorable. The crowd loved them.

 

Obviously Lady GaGa is a bigger world-wide star than Take That so maybe she felt justified in not performing as support for them. Maybe she was feeling unwell - although if she was - it was probably just a hangover! However, in the UK - yes she should be applauded for selling over 1,000,000 copies (combined) of her first two singles - but selling 1,000,000 copies at 79p a shot isn't really the same as selling 1.2 million concert tickets at £50 a time!

 

I know lots of people going to London are hoping she's going to be a no-show and they get The Script or James Morrison again!

 

By the way Pete - I had my picture taken with Gary Go but I'm debating whether to post it! I know everyone here as the image that I am a stunning blonde when in reality I'm a short-arsed, short haired dog!

 

Norma