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Ade Rocks Off Regular Offline What's Occuring? Posts: 3,145 London, U.K Gender:	Chuck Berry to play 2 nights in London May 6^th, 2008 at 9:59am Chuck Berry's playing the Hackney Empire, London on July 19th and 20th. tickets are now available:- http://www.hackneyempire.co.uk/453/shows/chuck-berry-live-at-the-hackney-empire.... The Pretty Things,are, apparently, suppporting.
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Honky Tonk Man Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 2,271 Blackwater, Hampshire Gender:	Re: Chuck Berry to play 2 nights in London Reply #1 - May 6^th, 2008 at 12:27pm I would like to see Chuck Berry live again. £45 is a little steep imo though and I'd be more tempted if it was a little more central.
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mojoman Rocks Off Regular Offline HMERLS Posts: 6,528 joyzee Gender:	Re: Chuck Berry to play 2 nights in London Reply #2 - May 6^th, 2008 at 1:52pm chuck playing better than keith these days?
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Holden Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 1,252 Tampa Bay Gender:	Re: Chuck Berry to play 2 nights in London Reply #3 - May 6^th, 2008 at 3:15pm Chuck's playing.
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Honky Tonk Man Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 2,271 Blackwater, Hampshire Gender:	Re: Chuck Berry to play 2 nights in London Reply #4 - May 6^th, 2008 at 3:17pm Holden wrote on May 6^th, 2008 at 3:15pm: Chuck's playing. Ahem http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj2F1roF24U
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TenThousandMotels Ex Member Rocks Off Rules You Bastards	Re: Chuck Berry to play 2 nights in London Reply #5 - May 6^th, 2008 at 7:23pm Honky Tonk Man wrote on May 6^th, 2008 at 12:27pm: I would like to see Chuck Berry live again. £45 is a little steep imo though . Inflation. :youmademecrylikeababy
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Honky Tonk Man Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 2,271 Blackwater, Hampshire Gender:	Re: Chuck Berry to play 2 nights in London Reply #6 - May 7^th, 2008 at 12:49am LOL, NO! I just don't fancy trecking to East London and paying £45 for a shopw that'll last, what? 45 minutes? A pound a bloody minute!! :exclamation
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Ade Rocks Off Regular Offline What's Occuring? Posts: 3,145 London, U.K Gender:	Re: Chuck Berry to play 2 nights in London Reply #7 - May 7^th, 2008 at 2:20am Circle tickets are £35
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Heart Of Stone Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules Posts: 4,001 Charlottetown Prince Edward Is Gender:	Re: Chuck Berry to play 2 nights in London Reply #8 - May 7^th, 2008 at 8:34am mojoman wrote on May 6^th, 2008 at 1:52pm: chuck playing better than keith these days? And doesn't go around with Interviews knocking other rock people in the press either.
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Honky Tonk Man Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 2,271 Blackwater, Hampshire Gender:	Re: Chuck Berry to play 2 nights in London Reply #9 - May 7^th, 2008 at 11:48am What can I say? I have just changed my mind. Booked tickets for Saturday, Upper Circle, row B.
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glencar Ex Member	Re: Chuck Berry to play 2 nights in London Reply #10 - May 7^th, 2008 at 1:56pm Omigod! I just bought tix for a London mini-vacation July 16-21st! I might have to check out Chuck!
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Gazza Unholy Trinity Admin Offline Rat Bastid "We piss anywhere, man.." Posts: 13,185 Belfast, UK Gender:	Re: Chuck Berry to play 2 nights in London Reply #11 - May 7^th, 2008 at 2:04pm Quote: Omigod! I just bought tix for a London mini-vacation July 16-21st! I might have to check out Chuck! and you can see one of the founding members of the Rolling Stones in the opening act.
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Reply #12 - May 7^th, 2008 at 2:05pm

Gazza wrote on May 7^th, 2008 at 2:04pm:

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Omigod! I just bought tix for a London mini-vacation July 16-21st! I might have to check out Chuck!

and you can see one of the founding members of the Rolling Stones in the opening act.

It's awfully tempting. Where is this Hackney place? I'm staying near the BM...

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Gazza Unholy Trinity Admin Offline Rat Bastid "We piss anywhere, man.." Posts: 13,185 Belfast, UK Gender:	Re: Chuck Berry to play 2 nights in London Reply #13 - May 7^th, 2008 at 2:10pm North-East By BM I presume you mean British Museum. Hackney's not an area thats particularly well served by the Tube, but according to this page on the Hackney Empire it seems easily reached by bus. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackney_Empire
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glencar Ex Member	Re: Chuck Berry to play 2 nights in London Reply #14 - May 7^th, 2008 at 2:13pm Hmmm. I'm going there with others & I don't know if they'll be into this show. I gotta check.
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SweetVirginia Rocks Off Regular Offline I know it's only rock 'n roll but I like it Posts: 1,427 NY Gender:	Re: Chuck Berry to play 2 nights in London Reply #15 - May 7^th, 2008 at 2:31pm I saw Chuck in at Purchase College in 2005 or 06. He kept forgetting the words and drifting into the wrong song. We got 40 seconds of "Sweet Little Sixteen" in the middle of "Johnny B. Goode". And quite a few other such mix-ups.
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Re: Chuck Berry to play 2 nights in London
Reply #16 - May 7^th, 2008 at 5:48pm

SweetVirginia wrote on May 7^th, 2008 at 2:31pm:

I saw Chuck in at Purchase College in 2005 or 06. He kept forgetting the words and drifting into the wrong song.
We got 40 seconds of "Sweet Little Sixteen" in the middle of "Johnny B. Goode". And quite a few other such mix-ups.

Yup, that's the Chuck I got last fall.

Played 'Reelin' & Rockin'' twice in 45 minutes.
Daughter Ingrid got a healthy dollop of mic time, too.

Still dug it, and couldn't complain about the price.

Free.

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MidnightRambler Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 6 Los Angeles Gender:	Re: Chuck Berry to play 2 nights in London Reply #17 - May 7^th, 2008 at 7:14pm Never really enjoyed Ingrid's presence during the shows. Lately she's been taking a very long harmonica solo. Sounds like she just picked up the instrument and was self-taught as she sounds very ordinary and nothing special or technical about her execution. Just blowing notes in the same key as the song.
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Ade Rocks Off Regular Offline What's Occuring? Posts: 3,145 London, U.K Gender:	Re: Chuck Berry to play 2 nights in London Reply #18 - May 8^th, 2008 at 2:31am Honky Tonk Man wrote on May 7^th, 2008 at 11:48am: What can I say? I have just changed my mind. Booked tickets for Saturday, Upper Circle, row B. you're in the same row as me!.... a pre-show thirst quencher, perhaps?
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Reply #19 - May 8^th, 2008 at 6:19am

SweetVirginia wrote on May 7^th, 2008 at 2:31pm:

I saw Chuck in at Purchase College in 2005 or 06. He kept forgetting the words and drifting into the wrong song.
We got 40 seconds of "Sweet Little Sixteen" in the middle of "Johnny B. Goode". And quite a few other such mix-ups.

Eh, that makes it questionable! I don't need to travel at great expense for THAT!

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Re: Chuck Berry to play 2 nights in London
Reply #20 - May 8^th, 2008 at 6:56am

Well, opinions vary. He played the 100 Club in London a couple of months ago as well as a lot of other Euro dates and whilst some reviews of the show were hit and miss, a lot of people said they enjoyed it.

I suppose you have to take into account the fact that the man is 81 years of age. I dont know whether or not youve seen him before, but if you havent, maybe its something you might want to do once. These guys are a rapidly dying breed, after all. I saw him in 1995 when he played here and enjoyed it but skipped it when he came back a year or so ago because I'd read a few negative reviews which put me off. I'm sorry now I didnt go.

Hackney Empire's a quaint little old theatre by all accounts.

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Ade Rocks Off Regular Offline What's Occuring? Posts: 3,145 London, U.K Gender:	Re: Chuck Berry to play 2 nights in London Reply #21 - May 8^th, 2008 at 7:49am an extremely beautiful and ornate theatre. Charlie Chaplin, WC Fields, Stan Laurel and Marie Lloyd, have all performed there. ..and now it's Chuck's turn. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackney_Empire
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Glimmer Twin Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 273	Re: Chuck Berry to play 2 nights in London Reply #22 - May 8^th, 2008 at 8:46pm I can't believe he's still playing. I just looked it up. He's 81.
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Re: Chuck Berry to play 2 nights in London
Reply #23 - May 10^th, 2008 at 4:42am

Ade wrote on May 8^th, 2008 at 2:31am:

Honky Tonk Man wrote on May 7^th, 2008 at 11:48am:

What can I say? I have just changed my mind.

Booked tickets for Saturday, Upper Circle, row B.

you're in the same row as me!.... a pre-show thirst quencher, perhaps?

Yes definitely. I’ll let you know what my plans are when I know. Grin

Getting back to Chuck himself, as Gazza has said, the man is 81 years old and that is what need to be taken into account. H won’t have the dexterity he once had his movement will be slowing down all the time.

I’ll tell what. Compare Chuck at 60 years old to Keith at the same age and then tell me how well you think Keith will be playing in 10, 15, 20 years time.

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Honky Tonk Man Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 2,271 Blackwater, Hampshire Gender:	Re: Chuck Berry to play 2 nights in London Reply #24 - May 10^th, 2008 at 6:08am This is the best quality recent-ish Berry footage I've found on You Tube. Worth watching. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL7rH7rPezg&feature=related
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TenThousandMotels Ex Member Rocks Off Rules You Bastards	Re: Chuck Berry to play 2 nights in London Reply #25 - May 11^th, 2008 at 7:11am Quote: Hmmm. I'm going there with others & I don't know if they'll be into this show. I gotta check. Well....offer to buy their tickets. That's what I'd do. Your treat and all that.
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Re: Chuck Berry to play 2 nights in London
Reply #26 - May 13^th, 2008 at 10:47am

Honky Tonk Man wrote on May 6^th, 2008 at 12:27pm:

I would like to see Chuck Berry live again. £45 is a little steep imo though and I'd be more tempted if it was a little more central.

Well, if it's anything like his performances at Blueberry Hill in St. Louis in the past six or seven years, be prepared for an hour long show in which Chuck only plays about 20 minutes and does the Buddy Guy trick of playing only about a minute and a half of each song before going on to the next one.

But if someone has never seen Check Berry in concert before, I say go see the living legend and forget about the alternative ways in which you could have spent that money.

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