The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, Roy Harper, Yes, Mad Dog Sunderland Empire Theatre March 8th 1969 (Semi) memories of my first gig The first concert I ever attended was the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band at Sunderland Empire in March 1969. I was 12 years old at the time and had been getting into [...]
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29 Mar
Jon Anderson Newcastle City Hall 1980
Jon Anderson Newcastle City Hall Jon had just left Yes for a solo career. He had been replaced in Yes by Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes of Buggles, which is a story for another day’s blog. I remember this show well. Marie came along with me and we had tickets near the front, sitting right [...]
9 Nov
Yes Manchester Apollo November 13th 2011
Yes Manchester Apollo November 13th 2011 This rounded off a week of old memories, travelling and reflecting on the past. After seeing Roy Harper at his 70th birthday concert in London last week, I went to see Yes on Sunday in Manchester. The first concert I ever went to was The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah [...]
13 Nov
Anderson and Wakeman Sage Gateshead 8 November 2010
Anderson and Wakeman Sage Gateshead 8 November 2010 Will and I went to see Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman on Monday at the Sage Gateshead. The two former members of Yes have toured before together, however this is the first time that they have come to the North East and hence the first time that [...]
14 Mar
Steve Howe Trio Sage Gateshead Mon 8 March
Steve Howe Trio Sage Gateshead Mon 8 March Will and I went to see the Steve Howe Trio at the Sage on Monday. Laura and her friends were in Hall One watching Grizzly Bear (must admit I didn’t know who they are) while we were in Hall Two for Steve. Steve’s Trio consists of himself [...]
21 Nov
Yes Newcastle City Hall November 20th 2009
Yes Newcastle City Hall November 20th 2009 Yes are a special band for me. The first concert I went to over 40 years ago was the Bonzo Dog Band at Sunderland Empire with Yes, Roy Harper and Mad Dog (?) as supporting acts. At the time Yes were a new band who had just released [...]
