Manchester
05-12-2006, 02:26 AM
Now, I'm not MikeUK, so don't expect too much! :D
What a wonderful end to a fantastic tour. Thank you Janis!
After receiving a private message asking me if I'd like a spare ticket (would I like?????) I found myself at 4.30pm sat in a traffic jam for nearly 70 minutes wondering what I was doing.
At the pub next door to the Picturedrome I met my surprise benefactor, Dylan, together with his partner Roger and a friend of theirs, Laurie. We also met up with Charlie and his wife Julie, who I'd also seen at the Lowry last Sunday, together with Strech and Jo and their friends Di and Pete.
It was a lovely summer evening, and while we relaxed enjoying the sunshine, we had a surprise glimpse of Janis, getting some luggage out of her car which was parked right next to us. Looked like they may be running late.
We then joined the long queue which snaked around the side of the cinema, onto the main road and up a way, then we were inside. The front of house had been set with tables and chairs, but the remainder of the auditorium retained the rows of seats you would expect in a cinema. Behind the last row was the merchandise desk and the bar, serving real ales (where were you, Pete?).
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d63/Million68/Picturedrome.jpg http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d63/Million68/inside.jpg
Janis opened the show on top form, talking about the stunning scenery, and remoteness of the venue; a small old fashioned cinema set in the picturesque town of Holmfirth in the High Peaks area of Yorkshire.
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d63/Million68/distance.jpg
During the show we were sat a little too far back to get a good photographic view of Janis, but here we have the lady in red again...
Set List
From Me To You
When I lay Down
Danger Danger
Crocodile Song
Love is Blind
Olde English Folk Song
Fly Too High (audience participation)
I Hear You Sing Again
Tea and Sympathy
Society's Child
Here Comes the Night
All Those Promises
My Autobiography
Watercolours
At Seventeen
Between the Lines
Encore: Joy
The audience had the pleasure of joining in on Fly Too High, sadly there was no glitter ball but the lighting man was playing lots of psychadelic patterns on the cinema screen behind Janis, at one stage she said she thought she was on an acid trip! At another point, there was a ball of light darting around up on the ceiling and all around the stage, Janis likened it to singing with Tinkerbell. She also said we were "better than Milton Keynes" in the chorus, which raised a huge laugh.
After each number we gave Janis a rousing reception and she was clearly pleased to have completed the tour with such an appreciative audience. She was also conscious that they were driving through the night to get to Heathrow for morning check-in, so we only had the one encore, which was beautiful, as always, Joy.
Despite the impending rush of packing and getting back on the road Janis was her usual gracious, unhurried self at the signing desk, greeting and chatting with virtually half of the audience who all waited patiently.
I arrived home close to midnight after my 87 mile round trip, totally in awe of the fact that Janis had just performed such a fantastic show and was now driving through the night to London.
Thank you once again, Janis, you are wonderful.
Anne
What a wonderful end to a fantastic tour. Thank you Janis!
After receiving a private message asking me if I'd like a spare ticket (would I like?????) I found myself at 4.30pm sat in a traffic jam for nearly 70 minutes wondering what I was doing.
At the pub next door to the Picturedrome I met my surprise benefactor, Dylan, together with his partner Roger and a friend of theirs, Laurie. We also met up with Charlie and his wife Julie, who I'd also seen at the Lowry last Sunday, together with Strech and Jo and their friends Di and Pete.
It was a lovely summer evening, and while we relaxed enjoying the sunshine, we had a surprise glimpse of Janis, getting some luggage out of her car which was parked right next to us. Looked like they may be running late.
We then joined the long queue which snaked around the side of the cinema, onto the main road and up a way, then we were inside. The front of house had been set with tables and chairs, but the remainder of the auditorium retained the rows of seats you would expect in a cinema. Behind the last row was the merchandise desk and the bar, serving real ales (where were you, Pete?).
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d63/Million68/Picturedrome.jpg http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d63/Million68/inside.jpg
Janis opened the show on top form, talking about the stunning scenery, and remoteness of the venue; a small old fashioned cinema set in the picturesque town of Holmfirth in the High Peaks area of Yorkshire.
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d63/Million68/distance.jpg
During the show we were sat a little too far back to get a good photographic view of Janis, but here we have the lady in red again...
Set List
From Me To You
When I lay Down
Danger Danger
Crocodile Song
Love is Blind
Olde English Folk Song
Fly Too High (audience participation)
I Hear You Sing Again
Tea and Sympathy
Society's Child
Here Comes the Night
All Those Promises
My Autobiography
Watercolours
At Seventeen
Between the Lines
Encore: Joy
The audience had the pleasure of joining in on Fly Too High, sadly there was no glitter ball but the lighting man was playing lots of psychadelic patterns on the cinema screen behind Janis, at one stage she said she thought she was on an acid trip! At another point, there was a ball of light darting around up on the ceiling and all around the stage, Janis likened it to singing with Tinkerbell. She also said we were "better than Milton Keynes" in the chorus, which raised a huge laugh.
After each number we gave Janis a rousing reception and she was clearly pleased to have completed the tour with such an appreciative audience. She was also conscious that they were driving through the night to get to Heathrow for morning check-in, so we only had the one encore, which was beautiful, as always, Joy.
Despite the impending rush of packing and getting back on the road Janis was her usual gracious, unhurried self at the signing desk, greeting and chatting with virtually half of the audience who all waited patiently.
I arrived home close to midnight after my 87 mile round trip, totally in awe of the fact that Janis had just performed such a fantastic show and was now driving through the night to London.
Thank you once again, Janis, you are wonderful.
Anne