On Wednesday night Funbongo and Albert Hoxton witnessed FutureLoveSexSounds in a Dome. Across town Ophelia Hoxton went to see Joe Cocker at the Tower of London, really? No really.
Over to you Ophelia:
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So after swimming around in mud for days on end at Glastonbury I decided to be slightly more refined and go to see Joe Cocker, VIP style.
The champagne reception went down very well, as did the meal cooked by Gary Rhodes. I did try and get a photo of the food but Gary was a bit precious about it.
After being given a complimentary poncho (which I'll be taking to Glasto 2008) and a blanket, we were escorted to our seats by a Beefeater. He was really old, a bit doddery - not too unlike most of the members of the audience to be honest. One major bonus of being a VIP was the port-a-loos; no more mud soaked, piss covered toilets for Ophelia (like at home) - these were properly posh spice. Molton Brown soap and everything, even tissue paper not last thursday's Metro.
So ol' Joe came on and was just a bit lovely. He's a bit like your granddad, with a band and better clothes.
Highlights
Love lifts Us Up Where We Belong. Ophelia got so overwhelmed she nearly cried.
With a Little Help From My Friends went down pretty well too.
Lowlights
You Can Leave Your Hat On - the ginger haired singer nearly got very carried away and did a siptease. Luckily no-one was watching her. Also, the woman in front of me had a MASSIVE ASS and got up to dance during the last song. That was NOT PLEASANT.
Rating out of 14.6: 9.8. Joe was good fun but doesn't really float Ophelia's boat.
Joe Cocker - You Are So Beautiful To Me (iTunes Plus)
