So it was only by luck that we managed to get tickets to this anniversary concert. Christian entered a contest on Monday last week, and he won. So we booked a hotel room and train tickets. Included in the prize was also an invitation to the after party (with an open bar!!!).
The concert took place in Wembley Arena. We were promised a night of celebration. Celebration of Jim Marshall and UK as rock heaven. And that is what we got. Jim Marshall and his company was absolutely worshipped at this concert, not so weird seen as all of the artists are users of his amplifiers. He was supposed to attend the concert himself when they first started planning it, but sadly he died earlier this year.
One of the first artists on was Corey Taylor. Most people know him as the front man and #8 in Slipknot, but perhaps also the singer in Stone Sour. You could spot his fans in the crowd, because they were all wearing Slipknot shirts... now I believe that what they got was something quite different to what they might have expected. He was not wearing a mask, and he was not acting like a «scary» and «hardcore» guy(like he does in Slipknot). His singing was pleasant, and he did a very good job performing every song. The highlight was probably when he sang Mötorhead's «Ace of Spades» with Phil Campbell (from Mötorhead) and Kerry King (from Slayer). They also performed a Thin Lizzy song, to mention a few...
...to be continued
The concert took place in Wembley Arena. We were promised a night of celebration. Celebration of Jim Marshall and UK as rock heaven. And that is what we got. Jim Marshall and his company was absolutely worshipped at this concert, not so weird seen as all of the artists are users of his amplifiers. He was supposed to attend the concert himself when they first started planning it, but sadly he died earlier this year.
One of the first artists on was Corey Taylor. Most people know him as the front man and #8 in Slipknot, but perhaps also the singer in Stone Sour. You could spot his fans in the crowd, because they were all wearing Slipknot shirts... now I believe that what they got was something quite different to what they might have expected. He was not wearing a mask, and he was not acting like a «scary» and «hardcore» guy(like he does in Slipknot). His singing was pleasant, and he did a very good job performing every song. The highlight was probably when he sang Mötorhead's «Ace of Spades» with Phil Campbell (from Mötorhead) and Kerry King (from Slayer). They also performed a Thin Lizzy song, to mention a few...
...to be continued
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