Highlight of the show had to be "Anything More / Ladies and Gentlemen... / I Can't Help Falling In Love With You" which brought the proverbial butterflies to my stomach, made my hair stand up on the back of my neck, and had some members of the audience giving that one performance a standing ovation for itself. Absolutely stunning.
Only one negative thing to report and sadly that involves the audience. We were sitting towards the back of the stalls (row L) and throughout the show people were constantly getting up to go to the toilet or the bar, usually mid-song, and returning to their seats mid-song which was absolutely maddening and shattered the atmosphere created on the stage. Have these people no control of their bladders or need for alcohol? This was a seated concert in a theatre for God's sake - have some respect for those around you! (Rant ends).
So, audience apart, a wonderful experience for this fan, and thanks to Jason, Doggen, the choir and the string quartet (especially the gorgeous one on the left with the boots! Anyone got any pictures of her? Please?
) for a truly fantastic night. And if the mentions of a live album I've spotted in another thread are true, I can't wait to get it - or the new SPZ album itself for that matter.
Great show though, even though the seats next to the stage on the second balcony were a little..... er....... dubious. I think I've got deep vein thrombosis!
As for the shirkers who kept getting up, we had two lasses sat next to us, and all they friggin did was go to the pot for a piss. Christ I was busting for a wizz half way through, but you gotta hold it together.
