A SET OF MY IMAGES AND A FEW WORDS FROM ONE OF MY FAVOURITE GIGS OVER THE YEARS. THIS IS A GOOD WAY FOR ME TO GO BACK OVER FOLDERS OF SHOTS FROM PAST SHOWS/SETS AND LOOK AGAIN AT THE IMAGES, AND A REAL BONUS IS SOMETIMES FINDING A COUPLE OF OVERLOOKED GEMS.
THIS SECTION WILL CHANGE SO WATCH THIS SPACE.

THE VERY BEST WILL BE MOVED TO MY OTHER GALLERIES WHEN MY "GIG FROM THE VAULTS" CHANGES



CURRENT GIG

MAGENTA - WINTERS END 2010

My new “Gig From The Vaults” photo gallery is a cracker with Magenta headlining the Saturday of the 2010 Winters End Festival, the whole festival was fantastic in a beautiful part of the country and found a great little B & B close to the venue.


And here is what my “Get Ready To Rock” review said about this wonderful set.


MAGENTA
WINTER'S END FESTIVAL, Stroud, Gloucestershire
13th March 2010

Time for Saturday's headline act and as I expected they blew me away, had heard a few impressive tracks of theirs recently and they play my favourite kind of prog with the emphasis on rock. Tonight was a very special if sad show for the band as bass player Dan Fry's last gig and from his performance tonight he will be greatly missed, he is easily the most animated bass player I have ever seen bouncing over the stage like Tigger!
After a rocking opening number ‘Speechless’ a catchy single released in 2007, the band unfortunately had an equipment problem so while being sorted it was over to vocalist Christina to entertain us with her great wit.
Problem sorted and back to the music, next up the first of several of the deadly sins from the Seven album in the set, ‘Gluttony’ a track with delicate keyboards vocal harmonies and plenty of tempo changes.
The other sins on stage tonight were ‘Lust’, ‘Pride’ and the exquisite ‘Anger’ which began with Christina accompanied on acoustic guitar by the bands incredible lead guitarist Chris Fry sitting on the edge of the stage with the rest of the band joining in later on in the number.
Other stand out tracks in the set were the delicate and powerful ‘Demons’, edited versions of the epic numbers from latest album Metamorphosis, ‘The Ballad of Samuel Layne' and the title track and what in a perfect world would have been a huge hit single the rock anthem that is ‘I'm Alive’.
Encore time and all tracks from the 2001 album Revolutions ‘Man the Machine’, ‘The Warning’ and a fab ‘The White Witch’.
Loved this set and how I have missed seeing them live before I have no idea (shame they are having a small break now) Christina Booth is a sensational singer and front person, rhythm section tight as you would like and what an explosive talent they have with Chris Fry on lead guitar, showing all the tricks in the book.
A fantastic set.

Andrew Lock


www.andrewlocksoundsandvisions.co.uk




MY PREVIOUS GIG FROM THE VAULTS GALLERIES ARE LISTED BELOW


JOHN COGHLAN’S QUO - THE ZEPHYYR LOUNGE, LEAMINGTON SPA 2017

MICK POINTER’S RECITAL OF THE SCRIPT - LEAMINGTON ASSEMBLY 2010

HEATHER FINDLAY - CAMBRIDGE ROCK FESTIVAL 2012

CRIMSON SKY - WINTER’S END & CAMBRIDGE ROCK FESTIVAL 2010

FISH - LEAMINGTON ASSEMBLY, CONVENTION 2009

PANIC ROOM - CAMBRIDGE ROCK FESTIVAL 2011

MYKE GRAY FEATURING KIM JENNETT - LEAMINGTON ASSEMBLY 2018

THE GAGA - WHARFBAM FESTIVAL, FENNY COMPTON 2011

BREATHING SPACE - THE ROBIN 2, BILSTON 2010

THE DOORS ALIVE - THE ZEPHYR LOUNGE, LEAMINGTON SPA 2017

THE BEN POOLE BAND - CAMBRIDGE ROCK FESTIVAL 2013

EBONY TOWER - CAMBRIDGE ROCK FESTIVAL 2011

TRINITY 2 - LEAMINGTON ASSEMBLY 2017

LIMEHOUSE LIZZY - LEAMINGTON ASSEMBLY 2010

LAURENCE JONES - TOWNSEND HALL, SHPSTON ON STOUR 2016

KMFDM - LEAMINGTON ASSEMBLY 2011

LIVE/WIRE - LEAMINGTON ASSEMBLY 2015

THE RUSHMORE - THE PLOUGH BEER FESTIVAL 2015, WHITNASH, LEAMINGTON SPA

STEVE HACKETT- LEAMINGTON ASSEMBLY 2012

V8 / WHOLE LOTTA DC - THE VAULT, RUGBY 2013

MARILLION - WOLVERHAMPTON CIVIC HALL 2012

MOSTLY AUTUMN - CAMBRIDGE ROCK FESTIVAL 2009

TOUCHSTONE, - WINTERS END FESTIVAL 2010
STROUD

MARILLION - BOURNEMOUTH OPERA HOUSE 2008

THE BLUES ASSEMBLY - LEAMINGTON SPA ASSEMBLY 2009

VOODOO VEGAS - THE LEAMINGTON SPA ASSEMBLY 2012

UFO - LEAMINGTON ASSEMBLY 2010

MOSTLY AUTUMN - CAMBRIDGE ROCK FESTIVAL 2011

EMERALD SKY - THE CAMBRIDGE ROCK FESTIVAL 2010