I went to see David Essex at Wolverhampton Civic last night
I can guess what some of you are thinking, but hey, my wife accompanied me to Metamatic so I guess this was pay back time :rolleyes:
Double pay back in fact, with the footy on the box as well
Crikey, I’ve never seen so many women in one place at the same time. I swear there were only a handful of blokes in the whole place. Everything must have started really early because we arrived about 7:45 and the support were already going strong (a bloke with a guitar – no idea who he was).
Mr Essex arrived about 8:20 and there was a sudden surge towards the stage (this was an all-seater event). I should make it clear that most of the ladies were of a certain age. I got the impression the majority of them wanted to leap up on stage and do unspeakable things with David
Did I hear a scweeam??
Most amusing sight of the night was the harassed security staff trying to stop folk taking mobile phone footage. They would thwart one eager lady, only for another to thrust her arm upwards just yards away.
A pre-gig article in my local paper had mentioned that Mr Essex has achieved no less than 16 top 30 hits in the UK (and our John is forever stuck on a fat zero
). He dipped into these hits and mixed in a few tracks from his new album as well. Standout track for me was Imperial Wizard. He was the consummate showman, and had the ladies in the palm of his hand all evening. He may be 60, but apparently this was the 4th in a 48 stop tour. Where does he get his energy?
This was all very civilised; cushioned seats, a modest volume, all finished by 9:50. It all went without a hitch and my wife really enjoyed herself. Which I guess, was the point.
