James and I have been to two excellent but very different concerts this week. On Tuesday we went to see Sparks at the Concert Hall, It’s the second time that we have seen them, the first was when they were performing as FFS with Franz Ferdinand at the Barrowland. James had got us great seats and the music was so good; Russell Mael still has a very decent voice at the age of 76, and his big brother Ron on the keyboards is 79! It was impressive that they have just released a new album, their 28th, and played new music as well as their old favourites. Ron was inscrutable as usual until he briefly did his unique and energetic dance, and then resumed his sombre demeanour. The audience was enraptured and we enjoyed it very much.
And then on Friday we went to see Simple Minds at Bellahouston Park. The concert was outdoors and the weather forecast was terrible; there was 80% chance of rain! So we dressed in our waterproofs, including waterproof trousers. The only problem was that it was really warm, so although the rain did arrive, I felt quite hot and clammy! Neither of us have seen Simple Minds before. They were genuinely huge in the 1980s so it was good to get the chance to see them even though we were about 40 years late to the party! Jim Kerr and the rest of the band seemed to be genuinely enjoying performing, and we certainly enjoyed watching them. My only slight comment was that some of their best known songs were a bit samey, but they were all great and James and I loved our evening.
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