Tag Archives: Royal Concert Hall

Gig review: MIKE + THE MECHANICS – Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 3 March 2025

Posted on March 5, 2025 by david.wilson

It’s amazing how the (living) years roll by. Mike + The Mechanics are now celebrating 40 years as an entity and show no signs of slowing down any time soon. Mike Rutherford, now shorn of the Genesis day job, has … Continue reading →

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Gig review: YES – Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 24 May 2024

Posted on May 26, 2024 by david.wilson

Tonight’s show was another date in the current ‘Classic Tales Of Yes’ tour, a celebration of 50 plus years of Yessong with an emphasis on the band’s ‘Tales From Topographic Oceans’ opus which turn 50 in 2023. You could argue … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged 24th May 2024, Billy Sherwood, Geoff Downes, gig, Glasgow, Jay Schallen, Jon Anderson, Jon Davison, live, progressive, Rick Wakeman, rock, Roundabout, Royal Concert Hall, Steve Howe, Tales of Topological Oceans, Yes | Leave a comment

Gig review: GEDDY LEE – Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow – 14th December 2023

Posted on December 17, 2023 by david.wilson

Tonight, we had something a bit different, Geddy Lee in conversation to promote his autobiography, ‘My Effin’ Life’, which has just been released. With Rush in hiatus following the sad passing of Neil Peart, for fans of the band this … Continue reading →

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Gig review: EUROPE – Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 18 October 2023

Posted on October 23, 2023 by david.wilson

I recently interviewed Tommy Johannson of the Swedish band Sabaton. As an aside at the end of the interview I asked him, given the band’s love of all things historic, if he could go back to any point in time … Continue reading →

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Gig review: STEVE HACKETT – Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow – 23rd Sept 2022

Posted on September 25, 2022 by david.wilson

Many classic rock bands are now in the position where every year is either the 40th or 50th anniversary of something, formation, landmark tours, album releases, you name it. What this does is allow bands the opportunity to cash in … Continue reading →

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Gig review: RUNRIG – The Last Dance DVD World Premiere – Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow – 17 August 2019

Posted on August 20, 2019 by david.wilson

Exactly one year ago to the day I and around 25,000 other Runrig fans descended on the City Park in my home town of Stirling to witness the band’s final show. After 45 years the guys had decided that retirement beckoned but not without one last … Continue reading →

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Gig review: STEVE HACKETT – Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 16 May 2017

Posted on May 18, 2017 by david.wilson

Over the last few years Steve Hackett’s profile has risen significantly with his Genesis Revisited tours. The lure of hearing the early Genesis classics played as they should be has proven to be a big success. Again on this current … Continue reading →

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Gig review: STATUS QUO AQUOSTIC – Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 20 April 2015

Posted on April 21, 2015 by david.wilson

Mention Status Quo to any non-rock fan and you will get all the usual comments about the band being three chord wonders or how they have only ever written one song which they have milked for the last forty odd … Continue reading →

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Gig Review: STEVE HACKETT – Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 14 May 2013

Posted on May 16, 2013 by david.wilson

Almost 40 years on there is a seemingly never ending market when it comes to early Genesis music. Mention ‘The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway’ to gentlemen of a certain age and they can talk wistfully for hours on every … Continue reading →