Author Topic: Justin Blackpool 6th October 2021  (Read 621 times)

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Justin Blackpool 6th October 2021
« on: October 07, 2021, 12:28:56 AM »
Hi all,

A few pics of Justin (and one of the inimitable Tony Wright) from tonight's excellent gig at Blackpool's Waterloo Music Bar.

I don't remember the set list (getting old) but many old favourites as well as songs from Surrounded.

Met some great people, a friendly crowd. Venue was unique. One of those places which has been made possible through the vision and hard work of a dedicated manager and team.  Big respect to Justin for hanging around after the gig to say hi.

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Heaven in Blackpool - 6th October 2021
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2021, 01:11:00 AM »
OMG!! OMG!! :D  Fiddlesticks, I could hug the daylights into you right now! :) YOU  MADE  MY  NIGHT  with this incredible thread / post!!  Please, Viv... DO NOT TAKE THESE GORGEOUS PHOTOS DOWN, I beg of you.  I know they eat up a lot of space, but wWOWw... they are absolutely stunning!

Fiddlesticks OR anyone else who was in attendance, please, tell me more about the gig...

1.  How big was the crowd?

2.  Was it a seated or standing room only gig?

3.  What songs do you recall?  Please post anything, even if all you can correctly remember is just one song.  Someone needs to enter the date etc. at setlist.fm, by the way.

4.  Was there anything particularly magical / memorable either about conversing with this truly beautiful gentleman after the gig OR about something he uttered / shared with the audience between songs, that really hit home / struck a chord with you?  If so, and  it's not too personal and rude of me to ask, what was it that Mr. Sullivan said, that left an everlasting impression on you?
'Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward,
for there you have been and there you will always long to return.'

'Just as courage imperils life,
fear protects it.'


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Re: Justin Blackpool 6th October 2021
« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2021, 01:43:37 AM »
Hi 8,

Don't worry, the photos are hosted on Imgur, so they should be safe.

Set list was similar to ones already mentioned - he didn't play Snelsmore Wood though.

We were lucky to get seated near the stage, most were standing. I got chatting with the venue manager after the gig - he reckons on 300ish at full capacity, but I don't think there were quite that many tonight. Can't say enough about the place, it was truly unique -  he's put his heart and soul into it. Posters everywhere, drum kits made into furniture, beer barrels as urinals. Pennies set into resin in the ladies' floor (I'm told). Artwork, motorbikes on the ceiling, the whole shebang.
 
Justin seemed to like the venue - the crowd were cheering him to come back and play with the full band. ("That would be a possibility - but it's not in the diary").  At one point he asked for the lights to be brought up a bit.  ("You think you've come out to see me, but actually I'm here to see you lot!").

Stand-out song for me was "Bad Old World" - bit of audience participation and it has personal significance - but honestly they were all great.

I liked the guitar pedal which created a strings effect behind the chords. That was a new one.

Said a quick "hello" as we were both leaving. Mentioned the Phono club from the early 90s which is where it all began for me - cloggs and everything. Justin wasn't surprised  ;D

Just a great night.  Doing it all again in Bury soon.

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Justin 6th October 2021...
« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2021, 02:59:35 AM »
Hi 8,

Don't worry, the photos are hosted on Imgur, so they should be safe.

Set list was similar to ones already mentioned - he didn't play Snelsmore Wood though.

We were lucky to get seated near the stage, most were standing. I got chatting with the venue manager after the gig - he reckons on 300ish at full capacity, but I don't think there were quite that many tonight. Can't say enough about the place, it was truly unique -  he's put his heart and soul into it. Posters everywhere, drum kits made into furniture, beer barrels as urinals. Pennies set into resin in the ladies' floor (I'm told). Artwork, motorbikes on the ceiling, the whole shebang.
 
Justin seemed to like the venue - the crowd were cheering him to come back and play with the full band. ("That would be a possibility - but it's not in the diary").  At one point he asked for the lights to be brought up a bit.  ("You think you've come out to see me, but actually I'm here to see you lot!").

Stand-out song for me was "Bad Old World" - bit of audience participation and it has personal significance - but honestly they were all great.

I liked the guitar pedal which created a strings effect behind the chords. That was a new one.

Said a quick "hello" as we were both leaving. Mentioned the Phono club from the early 90s which is where it all began for me - cloggs and everything. Justin wasn't surprised  ;D

Just a great night.  Doing it all again in Bury soon.

THANK  YOU  SO  MUCH  for sharing all of that, fiddlesticks! :) Very insightful, detailed... I LOVE it!!  Helps to ease the great sadness of not being able to be there myself.  Completely thrilled you'll be catching another date on this leg of JS' solo tour!  I beg / pray you'll do the very same for the Bury gig.

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Have a great sleep and sweetest of dreams to every one of you...
wherever you find yourselves, in this world, tonight.
'Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward,
for there you have been and there you will always long to return.'

'Just as courage imperils life,
fear protects it.'


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Re: Justin Blackpool 6th October 2021
« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2021, 09:23:30 AM »
Cheers fiddlesticks.........great post..thanks.. 8)..

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Re: Justin Blackpool 6th October 2021
« Reply #5 on: October 07, 2021, 12:43:56 PM »
Nice pics of a great night.   Although only down the road in the next town, I hadn't been to The Waterloo pub for a while and need to make more of an efrort to get to other gigs there.   For me the Waterloo was always known as one of the main venues regionally, if not nationally for Crown Green Bowls and the bowling green out the back is surrounded on 3 sides by stands like a mini football ground.  There were regularly big televised competitions from there at one time.   H