Tom Waits, Edinburgh 2008. Photo by Kenny Maths on FlickrWell here was another 'near miss' during my holidays (see previous post): whilst I was holidaying in Wales, Tom Waits was playing two gigs in Edinburgh. Only 330 miles and a 6.5 hour drive away. And I didn't have a ticket. But I reckon that's about as near a miss to seeing him live I'll have for a LONG time.
Three things make a TW gig special. Firstly the rarity: his London gig 4 yrs ago was his first in the UK for 17 yrs. I did try to get tickets, failed, and then realised the futility of this: over 200,000 other people were trying at the same time. And harder than me. For only 2,500 or so tickets. Which brings us to the second thing: he only plays theatres, not enormous air hanger-sized arenas or even big festivals. And then third is he is such a consumate performer/entertainer, not just a great singer or songwriter. Read the broadsheet reviews here, here, here and here to get a flavour of this.
Three things make a TW gig special. Firstly the rarity: his London gig 4 yrs ago was his first in the UK for 17 yrs. I did try to get tickets, failed, and then realised the futility of this: over 200,000 other people were trying at the same time. And harder than me. For only 2,500 or so tickets. Which brings us to the second thing: he only plays theatres, not enormous air hanger-sized arenas or even big festivals. And then third is he is such a consumate performer/entertainer, not just a great singer or songwriter. Read the broadsheet reviews here, here, here and here to get a flavour of this.
But if short on time, read this excellent account of the first night at Edinburgh by Song By Toad here including set-list and links to some more top photos. And there's also this and plenty more at the same location.
If like me you missed, well hopefully in another 4 or 17 years we'll get our chance. Until then there is always this:
We at NPR are exclusively webcasting and podcasting a concert from Tom Waits’ Glitter and Doom tour. The show was recorded July 5 at the historic Fox Theater in Atlanta, GA. Here’s the link to the page to stream the show: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92916923 And you can download the show via our All Songs Considered Live in Concert podcast, here: http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_detail.php?siteId=15842121 Enjoy!
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