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Bournemouth BIC Tuesday 22nd April

Another fantastic show, my 3rd this year and I have to say the most enjoyable - It could have been the Ringwood Forty Niner pre show, or the fact that we were right at the front, or the sheer unadulterated joy (:) following the purchase of the DVD ........ finally!

Kick off just after 8 and we had pork not lamb tonight, which I was pleased at, not only because I prefer it, but I got Sheep last Monday at the RAH.

The BIC was packed and the fullest I have seen it for the Aussies and the crowd also made much more noise this year - they get louder each time!. We we right down the front tonight and normally I prefer to be a bit farther back, for the full effect of the light show. But I have to say I found it thouroughly engaging at the front, felt like I was right in the action and it was great to see Steve Mac's intense look - he really is a purest.

The show I thought was faultless, could not spot anything out of place and I even saw Colin smile at least 3 times at the start of OOTD - they really looked like they were having fun tonight, maybe the week off has put some vinegar in them - absolutely fantastic gig and I look forward to Dublin.




So, fairly standard fare for this year and perfectly executed. The Pig was out during 'Pigs' at stage right, Skippy came out for OOTD and they had to raise the mirror ball for Comfy from the stage as they could not hang it - the timing however for spot on. In fact the light show tonight seemed better overall than the RAH, I cannot put my finger on it, it just seemed more engaging. Mike (K) played a stormer on Sax too and I caught him giving our Mike a nod at the final wave goodbye, before leaving the stage. Our Mike also managed to blag a set list from Gareth!

A truly fantastic show, with a tremendous reaction from the crowd, who really made some noise after Comfy and lots of wide grins from the band. Without doubt the best performance they have put on in Bournemouth (IMHO) and the best show for me this year.

GG

PS. I took particular note of the girls too (who again made me cry!) following TGGITS - there is a definite pause as Amy and Ola finish and they then joined each other under the blaze of a spotlight. The applause started then there was a gradual increase in the lights shining at the audience, which increased the ovation. So quite subtle, certainly well deserved but also clearly engineered to allow more reaction from the crowd than between the other songs. But hey, the crowd love it so bring it on....

What a great read...many thanks Tim, wish I had been there.

Ah-ha, I just knew if I if I gave it half an hour or so after first wandering in then you would appear and do a proper review rather than my usual 3 word affair ! So, whilst you were slaving over a hot keyboard, I was enjoying post gig munchies and maybe just a couple of cold beverages but I can now bring you the said 3 word review ... totally bl**dy excellent   Hey, I didn't know there was a Mr.Lamby as well, only ever seen Mr.Piggy so far.

Very minor disappointment in that I was kinda expecting (not really but  definitely hoping for) an extra wagon added to the APFS convoy containing a multitude of polystyrene bricks to set up during the gig but maybe next year eh 

And here endeth my Aussies fix for the year. No double rations for me this year unfortunately

Great review thanks. I've been to 3 or 4 of the shows in Bournemouth and also nearby Salisbury, as my bro lived at Ringwood, therefore easy to stay over and drag him along and sup some of the Ringwood breweries finest! The Aussies from Adelaide move in, my bro has moved to Adelaide! So I gave the BIC gig a miss this year.
It is a great venue ( the big hall where we see the political party conferences on the news) with lots of room for the pig etc. I still think last years BIC gig was probably the best I've seen and if you say Tim last night was better, wow...wish my bleedin younger brother had not moved away    Roll on Ipswich!

Thanks for the great review, Tim. It's in the reviews section, the cheque is in the post.

Excellent review Tim, so much enthusiasm, thanks also to mikeb. Keep 'em coming folks.