oddfellows
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Went a couple of weeks ago after blagging a reduced price ticket. Really is a show of 2 halves. I thought the first half was garbage, it was like the same nostalgia schtick on repeat. When he spent 15 minutes repeating TV adverts of the 70/80/90s I thought I might not return for the 2nd half.
Second half much better although if I'd paid full price for a ticket I would not have been happy. Almost as unhappy as the AO charging £9 for a pint of Moretti.
He came back on stage for an encore and within seconds it was clear he was going for a re-hash of the first half of the show (more group singalongs), so up, out and onto the Metrolink before the crowds hit, Result.
His voice and look has changed, voice has lost it's fullness and he's lost a lot of weight. He has gone through a health battle though as well as losing his Gran, he's been seen many a time at Christies unfortuntely, let's hope he's over that battle and on the road to recovery.
Just wish he'd write some more original material, I still love re-watching Phoenix Nights and That Peter Kay Thing
Went Friday this pretty much sums it up for me, seen all his prior shows and this left me and the three others i went with underwhelmed, we all said the same, disappointing.
Noticed the act contained a lot more blue which goes against his usual routine.
Personally, I think that's him done after this tour and would agree he needs to concentrate on one off originals.