https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p.../radio-2-in-the-park

I rarely listen to radio 2, but their concert in the park looked really good, and it shows that the artists from the 70s and 80s were far better than those of today. Soft Cell, Kylie, Bananarama, Pretenders, Deacon Blue all made great pop records and did great performances. I wonder how all those people who bought tickets for Soft Cells' "final" concert in 2018? feel about them doing lots more concerts?

When is a farewell tour a farewell tour?

However Soft Cell did an excellent gig in Broadway I believe. I need to ask a friend. He enjoyed the concert not the horrible journey home.

He was almost mugged.

How good are Deacon Blue live Robbie? I am tempted to see them. However I can live without their hit Dignity.

Green Man wrote:
When is a farewell tour a farewell tour?

However Soft Cell did an excellent gig in Broadway I believe. I need to ask a friend. He enjoyed the concert not the horrible journey home.

He was almost mugged.

How good are Deacon Blue live Robbie? I am tempted to see them. However I can live without their hit Dignity.

I'm not sure that anyone can be legally held to not do any more gigs after advertising a concert as their final gig, but I think it is pretty poor form from the promoters. They could have easily sold out a single night at the O2 without having to claim it was their final ever concert.

I saw Deacon Blue in Concert in 1993 just before they split up for the first time. The only real members that I would recognize are Ricky Ross and his wife Lorraine Mackintosh. The others are pretty much faceless, but very good musicians who don't take much part in media interviews. Ricky's pipes are still in good working order and all the musicians are very good. There is a fair amount of banter and everyone sings along to their hits, in particular, my favourite "Real Gone Kid". I didn't actually see the Radio 2 concert, but it is just the sort of thing that I would want from an outdoor gig. Lots of different groups, all playing crowd-pleasing big hits, and don't waste time on pretentious reflective album tracks. It was just a big risk to plan an outdoor concert weekend in mid-september in Leicester.

robb wrote:
Green Man wrote:
When is a farewell tour a farewell tour?

However Soft Cell did an excellent gig in Broadway I believe. I need to ask a friend. He enjoyed the concert not the horrible journey home.

He was almost mugged.

How good are Deacon Blue live Robbie? I am tempted to see them. However I can live without their hit Dignity.

I'm not sure that anyone can be legally held to not do any more gigs after advertising a concert as their final gig, but I think it is pretty poor form from the promoters. They could have easily sold out a single night at the O2 without having to claim it was their final ever concert.

I saw Deacon Blue in Concert in 1993 just before they split up for the first time. The only real members that I would recognize are Ricky Ross and his wife Lorraine Mackintosh. The others are pretty much faceless, but very good musicians who don't take much part in media interviews. Ricky's pipes are still in good working order and all the musicians are very good. There is a fair amount of banter and everyone sings along to their hits, in particular, my favourite "Real Gone Kid". I didn't actually see the Radio 2 concert, but it is just the sort of thing that I would want from an outdoor gig. Lots of different groups, all playing crowd-pleasing big hits, and don't waste time on pretentious reflective album tracks. It was just a big risk to plan an outdoor concert weekend in mid-september in Leicester.

Farewell tours have always been a cash cow and a publicity. I remember seeing Johnny Cash in the pissing rain and wind. He carried on playing because we stayed. I admired even more after that.

I still don't get what you mean by pretentions album tracks.

Green Man wrote:
robb wrote:
Green Man wrote:
When is a farewell tour a farewell tour?

However Soft Cell did an excellent gig in Broadway I believe. I need to ask a friend. He enjoyed the concert not the horrible journey home.

He was almost mugged.

How good are Deacon Blue live Robbie? I am tempted to see them. However I can live without their hit Dignity.

I'm not sure that anyone can be legally held to not do any more gigs after advertising a concert as their final gig, but I think it is pretty poor form from the promoters. They could have easily sold out a single night at the O2 without having to claim it was their final ever concert.

I saw Deacon Blue in Concert in 1993 just before they split up for the first time. The only real members that I would recognize are Ricky Ross and his wife Lorraine Mackintosh. The others are pretty much faceless, but very good musicians who don't take much part in media interviews. Ricky's pipes are still in good working order and all the musicians are very good. There is a fair amount of banter and everyone sings along to their hits, in particular, my favourite "Real Gone Kid". I didn't actually see the Radio 2 concert, but it is just the sort of thing that I would want from an outdoor gig. Lots of different groups, all playing crowd-pleasing big hits, and don't waste time on pretentious reflective album tracks. It was just a big risk to plan an outdoor concert weekend in mid-september in Leicester.

Farewell tours have always been a cash cow and a publicity. I remember seeing Johnny Cash in the pissing rain and wind. He carried on playing because we stayed. I admired even more after that.

I still don't get what you mean by pretentions album tracks.

The pretentious album tracks are the experimental tracks with no hint of a melody or hook.

robbiex wrote:
Green Man wrote:
robb wrote:
Green Man wrote:
When is a farewell tour a farewell tour?

However Soft Cell did an excellent gig in Broadway I believe. I need to ask a friend. He enjoyed the concert not the horrible journey home.

He was almost mugged.

How good are Deacon Blue live Robbie? I am tempted to see them. However I can live without their hit Dignity.

I'm not sure that anyone can be legally held to not do any more gigs after advertising a concert as their final gig, but I think it is pretty poor form from the promoters. They could have easily sold out a single night at the O2 without having to claim it was their final ever concert.

I saw Deacon Blue in Concert in 1993 just before they split up for the first time. The only real members that I would recognize are Ricky Ross and his wife Lorraine Mackintosh. The others are pretty much faceless, but very good musicians who don't take much part in media interviews. Ricky's pipes are still in good working order and all the musicians are very good. There is a fair amount of banter and everyone sings along to their hits, in particular, my favourite "Real Gone Kid". I didn't actually see the Radio 2 concert, but it is just the sort of thing that I would want from an outdoor gig. Lots of different groups, all playing crowd-pleasing big hits, and don't waste time on pretentious reflective album tracks. It was just a big risk to plan an outdoor concert weekend in mid-september in Leicester.

Farewell tours have always been a cash cow and a publicity. I remember seeing Johnny Cash in the pissing rain and wind. He carried on playing because we stayed. I admired even more after that.

I still don't get what you mean by pretentions album tracks.

The pretentious album tracks are the experimental tracks with no hint of a melody or hook.

Each to their own Robbie, I love that style of music also. I am still trying to find that dud Genesis, ELP, Alabama, Hank Williams JR, Beach Boys, Marillion (Post Fish) song.