Heaven 17 at the Garage

In a break from generally seeing newer bands, here was a trip to see Heaven 17. They did actually play one new song in their set, but basically this was 80s nostalgia. But it is excellent stuff. I cannot recommend a night out seeing these fellows highly enough. The music stands the test of time very well.

And of course the Garage is a great small venue to see them in. I went with my friend Kate, and for
once we didn't feel that old in an audience of balding heads. I am afraid to say that the band don't seem to have any younger following. The kids are missing out.

Support came from a very able back Ekkoes, a three-piece synth band which fitted in very well with the main act.

 

Then on came Heaven 17 - Glenn Gregory and martin Ware with a much younger female keyboard player and two backing singers. A perfect combination.

Glenn Gregory, like Tom Jones, has just aged so well. Not in the sense of still looking young, but looking a classy middle-aged. And he has a terrific voice. We got the usual full panoply of old numbers, Play to Win, Crushed by the Wheels of Industry, We don't Need this Fascist Groove Thang, Let me Go and of course the overblown version of their 80s masterpiece, Temptation, plus You lost that Loving Feeling as a duet between Glenn and Martin Ware. And then Glenn did a couple of Bowie numbers - Life on Mars and Boys Keep Swinging as the encore. It was terrific stuff.