Was in Birmingham on Sunday night for a Bic Runga concert, which had both high and lowpoints. Before the gig started I bought her latest CD. Then came the first support act Pete Murray, an Australian who was frankly amazed that there were more than 10 people around for the support, especially given that England were playing. He was great so after his set I bought his latest CD. Then came David Mead, who was fantastic. Really engaging, funny and fantastic song. Unfortunately I'd run out of money so couldn't buy his CDs, but I received some money for my birthday recently so am going to buy a whole bunch of CDs without feeling guilty, and his will be one of them.
The along came Bic, playing the first two songs solo with acoustic guitar. Dreamy. Smouldering. Then the band came on and it got rockier. Disappointingly her set was only about an hour long, which is pretty poor for a main act, but we had had an hour of great music from other artists. The entire gig (excluding the CDs of course) only cost £7.50 so all in all it was a bargain.
Off to see Show of Hands this weekend, then Steve Vai & Joe Satriani the weekend after, plus a whole bunch of other gigs on a small open air venue in Birmingham in July. Live music is where it's at; nothing beats it.