Hi BBFC,
Just
emailing you to let you know that we had a wonderful time at Macca -
Celebrating the Music of Paul McCartney at the Sunderland Empire on
Thursday 18th January. I know we won two tickets, but we bought two
more; so my grown-up children could join us! The Sunderland Empire is a
lovely theatre and there was an enthusiastic audience in. We saw Sir
Ken Dodd there and the West End Let It Be.
The
stage was all set up for the band and there was music from the 50s and
60s playing and a back projection with changing images. Black and white
is so evocative of the early 60s. The band came on and kicked off with
Jet. They were confident and gave a faithful reproduction of the
original in the 1976 Wings Over America tour. The third song in the show
was the Beatles’ I’ve Just Seen a Face - great rendition and we knew we
were in for a good night!
Emanuele
Angeletti is a confident showman and clearly loves what he does. There
was amusing banter with the band, including guitarist Paul from
Liverpool - bit of a coincidence! He actually gave a fabulous cover of
Go Now! The drummer was excellent and I must pay tribute to the sound
engineers - great mixing.
A
treat to hear Another Day live and the first half closed after 17
songs. Emanuele has an excellent voice. I’m a big Beatles’ fan and he
did an amazing performance. His cover of The Long and Winding Road was
ace!
The
second half opened with Pipes of Peace and we had Ebony and Ivory and
No More Lonely Nights. Emanuele did Something and Here Today as tributes
to George and John in much the same way that Sir Paul McCartney does
nowadays. The band really cover Sir Paul’s career from the Sixties to
present day! I loved Hope of Deliverance and the Linda McCartney
lookalike played the autoharp. The whole band was really respectful of
the man who has inspired them to create this show.
Obladi
Oblada really got the audience singing - none of us are getting any
younger - but there was a great deal of enthusiasm! The show finished
with an encore of Mull of Kintyre, I Saw Her Standing There and Hey
Jude.
I
have to say that this show exceeded my expectations and I’d go again
like a shot. The band had a pretty big act to follow and Emanuele had
quite a task to live up to expectation - they succeeded brilliantly!
There’s only one way to go out of the theatre - singing! In this case a
recording of The Frog Chorus!
Jet
Silly Love Songs
I’ve Just Seen a Face
Another Day
The Long & Winding Road
Let Me Roll It
Goodnight Tonight
Blackbird
Yesterday
Imagine (wrong show!) Go Now
Maybe Im Amazed
My Love
Let ‘em In
Lady Madonna
1985
Live and Let Die
Band on the Run
Pipes of Peace
Got to Get You into My Life
Ebony & Ivory
All My Loving
No More Lonely Nights
Dance Tonight
Something
Hope of Deliverance
Let It Be
Here Today
Obladi Oblada
Back in the USSR
Get Back
The End
Mull of Kintyre
I Saw Her Standing There
Hey Jude
Thanks again for the tickets! I’d recommend any Beatles/Macca fan to go - a splendid time is guaranteed for all!
Cheers!
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