We had been to the Football club fireworks display, an excellent event, so finished off in the Wheatsheaf pub and there was a solo act Matty Haynes. He sings and loops and it is all very good.
Anyhow, some how I was convinced to play one song and thought this fitted the vibe of the night
Rock and Roll – Led Zeppelin (Lounge Lizard version)
Thanks Matty it ended a great night.
Not up first today, some great acts again
Played
Cold Fire – Rush
Who do you love - George Thorogood
Crazy – Seal
Then up for a mass jam singing Rocking in the free world – Neil Young
Next one 22 December
Back after our summer break and the Market Square Open mic.
only two acts turned up, Mick & Val who played in the Square during the summer and Secret Stripes in various combinations of Solo, two types of Duo and a Trio, so I played a lot.
The next one will be in the New Year.
Crazy – Seal
Cold Fire – Rush
Man Gave Names to All the Animals – Bob Dylan
Hot Dog – Led Zeppelin
Who do you Love – George Thorogood
Child in Time – Deep Purple
In Gods Country – U2
Resist – Rush
Rock and Roll – Led Zeppelin (Lounge Lizard Version)
50 things to do before I die – Jon Chapman
Another Brick in the Wall – Pink Floyd
Heroes – David Bowie
I want to Break Free - Queen
Whole Lotta Rosie – AC/DC (Lounge Lizard Version)
I Ran – Flock of Seagulls
Behind Blue Eyes – the Who
Its back after its summer holidays,
Up first and played
Cold Fire – Rush
Market Square Heroes – Marillion
Who do you Love – George Thorogood
Hot Dog – Led Zeppelin
Next Bingham open mic on Sept 22nd at Butt Field
Well this was a first, running the open mic in the square.
I was apprehensive as to how it would go, but it went excellently.
The weather was good, the square was filled and the bar was selling loads of drink….
Jon
Caroline
The Engine Room (Pete/Alex/Jim)
Charlie
Richard
Mums the Word
Lisa Hendrix
Caroline (again) for Amie
Brett & Yasmin
Jon + Bret + Yasmin
and not forgetting
Bingham Market Square Revellers
Infinity Bar & Catering
Please Read My Letter – Plant/Krause version
Market Square Heroes – Marillion
Crazy – Seal
Sin City – AC/DC
at the end of the night
Rocking all oiver the World – Status Quo with Brett & Yasmin
After missing last months open mic due to a clash, mine in Bingham was on the same night, I was back again.
What an interesting night.
Played
Cold Fire – Rush
Hot Dog – Led Zeppelin
Who Do you Love – George Thorogood (Bo Diddley)
Later
500 Miles – The Proclaimers – Mass Jam!
We are one year old this time, first one was April 1st 2016.
The next will be on May 19th or 26th.
Jon
Richard
Chris
Karen + Chris
Kate
Steve + Chris
Kate + Richard
Richard
Jon + the Girls
Jon + Richard
I Ran – Flock of Seagulls
Mr. Blue Sky – ELO
Crazy – Seal
Clod Fire – Rush
Man gave names to all the animals – Bob Dylan
I will Survive – Gloria Gaynor (Alternative lyrics) - With the Girls
Rocking all over the world – Status Quo with Richard
Not been here before, but its run by an old mate, so I decided to visit. A bit of a drive into the sun!
Nice room (tent), nice chicken wings and some great players.
Played
Cold Fire – Rush
Crazy – Seal
Mr. Blue Sky – ELO
Man Gave names to all the animals – Bob Dylan – Featuring Too Tall Rob on Harmonica
Pinball Wizard – the Who
till next time
A city that is modernising and it is working.
Some great sites to see, some very nice people and of course a convention for Marillion. Three nights of magic.
Now Port Zelande has all the big production, cannons, lasers, pyros but here there was passion, probably more than PZ.
Both events are great, only sorry I am missing Leicester.
To all my new friends, we will meet again at another gig in the future. Some are included in the head shots below and come from Ukraine, Holland, Finland, Slovakia, and of course the UK and Poland. To the giant, who is not in any pictures thanks for standing behind me.
To the two Slovaks, who on the first night only had Euro, so I brought them a couple of beers, only to have them returned on Sunday, just before the gig, That was appreciated but was not necessary.
I hope Marillion do it again, as I will be there next time too. I will always do PZ, but this is a second home for me.
I hope the pictures convey in a small way the city of Lodz, and the convention.
