He gave the audience
that came to watch him in the o2 Academy a night they shall never forget”. LiverpoolSound and Vision
Another pre-christmas gig was a Georgio and the Pieman visit to see the solo Mike Peters tour in Liverpool at the 02 Academy. Arrived a little bit
early we still missed the first support but caught singer songwriter Joe Silva
before Mr Peters arrived on stage armed with a guitar, voice and harmonica.
This tour had as its theme a celebration of thirty years of the Alarm/Mike Peters since the Red Poppy logo was introduced on the Marching On single artwork. Subsequent to the gig I came across a gig review which gave it 5* stars. I mention this, as it is quite normal for MP/Alarm to receive fairly dismissive reviews which sometimes make me wonder if I was actually at the same event.
Mr Peters was at his standard committed, passionate and enthusiastic
best with a trawl through his back catalogue including many well known tunes and
some not so well known (Pavilion Steps got a rare airing) to satisfy all.
The interaction with the audience was excellent and my only criticism would
be the detour into Big Country tunes which I adore, but one would have been
enough. 3 or 4 meant less Alarm/MP tunes from which there are enough to pick
from. Despite that, it was an excellent evening from Mr Peters and we left looking forward to his return with the full band on the Vinyl Tour.
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