I remember the reason we went to this gig was that my friend at work was selling some tickets he had but was unable to use. I did like their first album but to be honest it’s really not my thing! I remember it was a decent show and I was impressed with the power of Hucknall’s voice – at one point he was holding the microphone at waist level and was still coming over loud and clear!
I’m told that Terence Trent D’Arby was the support act but I don’t remember – it’s possible that with the logistics of getting from Thamesmead to Hammersmith we missed him or maybe he hadn’t become that well known yet!
The only other time I saw Mick Hucknall was when I was flying back from Barcelona after a meeting there. There was an air traffic control strike in France so I had been diverted by Milan flying from Barcelona to Milan and then getting a flight back to London. Hucknall was on the Milan flight (I think he lived there at the time) – he’d been in Barcelona to watch his football team Manchester United play but they got beat 4-0 so I didn’t attempt to talk to him!
I was blown away by TTD, he didn’t disappoint as support, bought his vinyl after the event. Was a great night. As you said, Mick’s voice was incredibly LOUD and clear, fabulous.
Yes, it was fantastic. TTD was totally unknown and the most overwhelming supporting act I have seen so far. Possible that this prequel pushed Simply Red over the limit as they were also superb. All in all a concert to remember.
i was at this concert and we had looked forward to seeing Simply Red. Terance Trent Darby was going to be a great bonus but we got caught in trafic and ony saw the his last three numbers. He was great and I truely believe that he had it in him to be a great. Ego was his downfull and the press. A great debut album.