Wow! They were good! For 2 people, there’s one hell of a lot of talent there, and their relentless onslaught of music was just superb! Naturally, all the favourites were in there, with the classic Seven Nation Army leading the encore. My only wish is that it had lasted longer! Which is my one criticism. The whole lot seemed to be too merge into one long song with the occasional break. They also gave out a free printed blank CDR for people to use after they’ve downloaded one of the songs from the night’s entertainment (at a small download cost).
And the venue was amazing! The inside of the Alexander Palace concert hall is enormous and so well finished it almost seemed a shame to let the likes of us in! Naturally, the facilities were plentiful (for the guys), and the bar huge. But the decoration that greeted you inside was, to be honest far more than I was expecting!
Of course, I can’t write this without mentioning the apres-concert atmosphere, spent in the Goose near Wood Green station, where 4 pints and a Jack Daniels came to a tad over £6. You can no doubt guess that caused certain problems later… Alcohol, concerts and rude people barging their way to the front. Gotta love that combination – although at a fair way over 6 foot, most people seem to give up and change their mind when shoved back by me. As seems to be the usual case, we didn’t see the support band, which is a shame as I’ve so often found myself finding out more about them, and often buying their album.
Getting home also proved challenging… Going from Alexander Palace to Essex at 11.30 in the evening proved a good test of our ability to improvise – no doubt a valuable skill for Dan and I when we’re on the road. Also a great way of getting used to buses for travelling. Watching Dan and Dai do Sumo wrestling was also very good value for money!
All in all, it was a great night, and I’d recommend going to see the White Stripes, and seeing a gig in Alexander Palace!
Links
http://www.whitestripes.com/
