Roger Daltrey & Dr Peppers Jaded Hearts Club Band Live At Teenage Cancer Trust Royal Albert Hall London 22nd March 2018

Roger Daltrey & Dr Peppers Jaded Hearts Club Band

 Presents Teenage Cancer Trust

Royal Albert Hall London

22.03.18

 

Well Folks Here's part 2 of the Easter Blogs

 

 If you'd have said to me 10 years ago I'd be dashing off to London to watch a 'Beatles Tribute Band' one day at short notice with 'The Who's 'Roger Daltrey' headlining I'd of said "No way would I be interested in that not my thing "!!

 

But add into the mix 'Muse's 'Matt Bellamy' and 'Blur's 'Graham Coxon' ,the vocals 'Chris Cester' of 'Jet' and you have the ingredients for a Rock N Roll Supergroup of the century , and for once getting a ticket wasn't a problem tonight I think we got the best seats in the house as if watching from on the side of the stage almost level with the low stage to our left, it's a stunning set up Red & Gold Décor and Glittering Chandeliers Posh Stewards but very welcoming atmosphere there are a lot of Rock fans here tonight  and us 7 'Muser's take over the whole row on the annual 'Muse Snob's Night Out.

 

 

 

As hostess 'Emma B' introduces us to the night's entertainment we are played a short film about the charity, and then the band walk on stage to an audience of 'Who' fans that didn't quite know what to make of this combo.

 

'Graham' walks onto right hand side of the stage and picks up his guitar with 'Muse's 'Matt Bellamy' close by with 'Viola Bass' a replica of 'Paul McCartney's (they even played 'Stella's Birthday Party earlier this year whereby Sir Paul joined them, and Dom's 40th last year with 'Miles Kane' on vocals), so it's a shock  this has even come to pass as their first public show.

 

 

 

 

Chris Cester' is the vocalist he's the brother of 'Nic Cester' and of the band 'Jet', standing tall tonight in black leather jacket (they were all in black basically) and with his dyed Blue and Purple hair as a symbol of the charities colours

 

 

Over to the left of 'Chris' 2 members of 'Nine Inch Nails' and on Drums  not 'Dom' but 'The Zutons's drummer a friend of the band.

 

 

 

 

 

 

'Matt' looks positively giddy but nervous as they kick off with  'I Saw Her Standing There','Beatlesmania' is back even 'The Who's fans look impressed at what they are witnessing, everyone in the band looks like they are having fun for a good cause, and in particular over to the left side of the stage us 7 from the 'Muse Snobs' gang, I'm up dancing already like its the real 'Beatles' especially when 'Please Please Me' begins I'm going for it lol.

 

 

 

 

 

 

As 'Matt' shakes his head he's in character something I've not seen before ,with his cool shades, grinning with his new bandmates 'Graham' watching giggling at his new band mate it is indeed a proud moment for 'Muse History' and indeed for 'Blur History', they played the previously rehearsed 'Back In The USSR' 'Chris' has a tambourine which he's not afraid to bash out loud on 'Money' (That's what I want) and another classic track 'Taxman' and 'Cant Buy Me Love' 'Chris' makes an excellent frontman, with 'Matt' supporting on high pitch adlib vocals.

 

By far the best highlight of the evening was the final song 'Helter Skelter' and 'Bellamy's Shreik on the verses of that song , it worked so well, they all looked like they were having the time of their lives down there,Chris said "This is our 6th show , who knows it probably our last..." OMG I hope not that was completely amazing, I wished they had played for longer as they were only the support it was a great set .

 

They all take a bow , having won over a brand new audience of 'Who' fans on the floor as they leave, I'm accosted by this slightly drunken woman 3 rows back she shouts to me "You totally spoiled that for me standing up dancing, I hope you don't do that when Roger is on !!", some of my fellow 'Muse Snob's had nipped off to get the drinks in, so I just turned to her and said "Sorry but I was just supporting the band as no one was dancing (Bloody hate seats so got up dancing for a few tracks just enjoying myself, no great sin) her husband calms her down by explaining it was probably the tall bloke next to me on the end she couldn't see through not me, he looked embarrassed, I thought there's no way I was going to just sit motionless while the guys played their first public U.K. Show ...Tut!!!.

 

 

We await 'Roger' and his band, before that 'Emma B' comes back out again to introduce some 'Teenage Cancer Survivors' after watching a very moving film they are invited onto the stage to Thank the shows sponsors 'Aldi' for raising money for the cause.

 

After some quiet reflection, The next band are introduced and the band walk onto the stage with 'Roger Daltrey' in Shirt and Jeans he looks smaller in reality than those 70's videos, he is with 'Pete Townsends brother 'Steve', they kick things off with a long instrumental and 'Who' Track Roger has 2 tambourines he's waving them around in circles in the air, as 'Who Are You' starts, the crowd going mad already (don't worry woman behind me I'm still seated lol).

 

 

A lot of fans in the crowd are wearing 'Quadraphenia' jackets, theres a mixture of ages here tonight mainly the over 50's but still very mixed,teenagers with parents, 'Roger 'then struts about as he goes into 'Pinball Wizard' (I know this one too) he then plays a song I've heard before but cant think where it's called 'Behind Blue Eyes' (it's apparently their song which I had no idea) he did play a 'Leo Sayer' cover but no idea what it was not one I'd ever heard.

 

 

 

My highlight was when the hall really come to life for 'I Can See For Miles', and I can see for miles in the box seats over the way  I can see this drunken geezer and his mate going mad singing the lyrics swinging round lagered up climbing the pillar outside of the box I and my fellow 'Muse Snobs' watch as he's eventually told off and sent back to his seat downstairs to collect his jacket and ejected out of the building clearly he wasn't supposed to be there, it's quite a spectacle .

 

 

 

Back to the show and 'Roger' is not scared to be political referencing  'Facebook' watching our every move and how friends are fake not to trust technology 'Oh dear'..., its very apt for next track 'How Many Friends' followed by 'The Real Me' which I also knew I had hoped he'd play 'Won't Get Fooled Again' and Quadraphenia classic 'Love Reign O'er Me' but no neither did we get 'My Generation'.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 'Roger' then pulls out an old classic 'Baba O' Reilly' a track I actually knew through a 'Pearl Jam' Live Bootleg ,so at '74' 'Roger Daltrey' has proved without a doubt he can still rock with the best of them and pack out a hall like this with Rock fans that don't necessarily know all the Who's music like myself for instance ,What a Great Gig, What Great Cause, What a Fantastic venue. 

 

 

 

Lmi xo