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Gig review: QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT – 02 Arena, London, 20 June 2022
![QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT- 02 Arena, London, 20 June 2022 QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT- 02 Arena, London, 20 June 2022](https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/P1250725-Copy-150x150.jpg)
Nearly 50 years since they first emerged, there seems to be an endless appetite for the music of Queen- just look at your Freeview channel schedules packed with documentaries or archive concerts. Indeed public interest in them reached arguably its … Continue reading
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Tagged 02 Arena, 20 June 2022, Adam Lambert, Brian May, gig, London, Queen, review, Roger Taylor
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Gig review: DEEP PURPLE – 02 Arena, London, 3 December 2015
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One of the first lessons I ever learned in rock school was it was an (un?)holy British trinity of Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple who effectively invented heavy rock, or heavy metal as it was later badged. You … Continue reading
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Tagged 02 Arena, 3 December 2015, classic rock, Deep Purple, Don Airey, gig, Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, London, Now What?!, review, Roger Glover, Scot Holliday, Steve Morse
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Gig review: FLEETWOOD MAC – 02 Arena, London, 24 June 2015
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When I paid over the odds to see Fleetwood Mac at the soulless 02 in Autumn 2013, it was in the knowledge that this was a chance to see the legendary band one last time, yet less than two years … Continue reading
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Tagged 02 Arena, AOR, Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac, gig, John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, London, Mick Fleetwood, review, rumours, Stevie Nicks
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Gig review: THE WHO – 02 Arena, London, 22 March 2015
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The Who may have at least half failed in their mission statement to die before they got old, but a 50th anniversary is an extraordinary achievement. So it is a good moment to reflect on what a seminal band they … Continue reading
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Tagged 02 Arena, classic rock, gig, mod, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, Simon Townshend, THE WHO, Zak Starkey
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