![]() Taylor closes out her set with “Tied and Bound” and the title track from her latest offering “Dirty Truth.” Joanne’s hour long set leaves the audience wanting more, she exits the stage to rapturous applause. Joanne Shaw Taylor’s powerful blues trio features local lad Tom Godlington (bass) and Oliver Perry (drums), who hold down a tight groove throughout. She can really make that Les Paul sing like a bird, particularly on the likes of the old favourite “Watch ‘Em Burn,” which is a rather apt song title as tonight Joanne Shaw Taylor is on fire. The warmth of Joanne’s vocals, her wonderful tone, blistering guitar licks and appreciation of space make her the complete package. The moral of the story being don’t cross your girlfriend who is a professional musician, otherwise who knows you may end up being song writing material. Joanne slows down proceedings with the beautiful “Tried Tested and True”, which is the outcome of a relationship which ended around the time Joanne wrote her current album. Joanne passes comment at how happy she is to be starting the tour in Glasgow and Newcastle, as they always have the rowdiest crowds, much to the pleasing of the Geordie faithful in attendance. ![]() Taylor opens her set with a triple whammy of “Mud Honey”, the hard rocking “Outlaw Angel” and “Wrecking Ball.” What is apparent immediately is that Joanne Shaw Taylor is in the form of her life, and this is only the second show of the tour. Her new album Wild, which was produced by Kevin Shirley (Joe Bonamassa), will be released in September before she embarks on a UK headline tour in October. Joanne is coming to the end of her touring cycle in support of The Dirty Truth. ![]() What a treat it is for the fans in attendance tonight to have special guest Joanne Shaw Taylor joining Wilko on this run. Tonight Wilko Johnson makes a welcome return to the North East, and a packed out show at the O2 Academy Newcastle. The Who’s 50th anniversary celebrations continue with a North American and European Tour dates, and will also see the band headline a huge concert in Hyde Park this summer.Following his life-threatening battle with pancreatic cancer, we are all relieved to see Wilko Johnson back on the road again. Just before performing 1965′s The Kids Are Alright, Townshend pointed to the group of young people currently being supported by the Teenage Cancer Trust, stating: “We’re doing this for – I’m not going to say the kids because they’d be deeply offended – but we’re doing this for these young people tonight”.ĭaltrey also referenced the tongue-in-cheek apology issued by the Hall earlier in the day, joking that it was in fact the fans who were to blame for the venue’s rock and pop ban in 1972. His concerts have raised over £20 million to date to help create world-class cancer services for young people in the UK. Townshen will return later in the year with the world premiere of the newly-symphonised version of the album, Classic Quadrophenia.Īs patron of the Teenage Cancer Trust, singer Roger Daltrey has been curating concerts and seasons for the charity at the Hall since 2000. Visuals from the band’s career, including footage from Quadrophenia, flashed above the stage. Walking out to a packed auditorium, the band tore straight into 1965 breakthrough single I Can’t Explain.īickering amiably on stage, rock icons Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey were on blistering form, delivering a set packed with their best-known hits. Wilko was back at the Hall for the first time since his miraculous recovery from life-threatening cancer last year. Rhythm and blues hero Wilko Johnson kicked the night off with a support set with a little help from bassist Norman Watt-Roy. See below for pictures and setlists from the night. The band continued their 50th anniversary celebrations with a hit-filled evening. ![]() Rock legends The Who returned to the Royal Albert Hall on 26 March 2015 to headline Day 4 of the 2015 Teenage Cancer Trust season.
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