1) The NIA looms over everything like a very big round concrete building. Time to give it a bit of a re-vamp?
2) The support band is the Brand New Heavies. We have one of their CD's which should be a help but we only recognise a couple of their tracks. They have been going for a lot longer than we realised so they do have a lot of stuff to choose from. Vicky's verdict: 2/5 (bit harsh). David's verdict: 3/5.
3) EW&F come on and there is a problem with the sound. A bit quiet and muddy. The BNH's had a clear crisp sound. It takes about five tracks for the sound people to sort it out and then things get going. We have a good view but we are a bit too far from the stage for our compact to get a reasonable shot. Only one thing for it: we need to dispatch someone innocent-looking and cunning down to the front, past several security guards, to get a better view. Well volunteered, Vic!
4) Vicky gets a shot of Verdine White slappin' his bass, Ralph Johnson dancing about a bit, and Philip Bailey's right arm just before a security bloke tells her to get back to her seat. Evidently, you can dance in the aisles but not take photos. Hmmm?
5) The view from our seats. Vicky's verdict: 4/5 (they were the Dream Theater of funk-soul for a bit in the middle there). David's verdict: 4/5 (lost one point for the awful mix at the start). All-in-all a very entertaining and funkadaelic night, and that Philip Bailey can't half sing.
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