Once In a Lifetime Tour (70's artists)

Was do looking forward to this 17 of us went to cardiff. First half brilliant bay city rollers and showaddywaddy. Everyone dancing.2nd half was a big disappointment david essex singing songs we didnt know then the 3 osmonds no donny left early and so did a lot of people

How the mighty fall.

Given the choice, I would have given ten stars to the superb Leo Sayer who enthralled the Sheffield Arena last Friday night with a warm, engaging and energetic performance which had everyone on their feet. I wasn't that fussed about Mr S's music as a teenager in the 70's, but I didn't want his show to end this time (cue puns about one of his tracks...)

Smokie and Hot Chocolate - not the original line up - but hey - a great show. So to the top of the bill - and a stadium full of ladies who spent every last pocket money penny on posters.We six ladies held our breath after only a few tracks as the audience started to drain away, tired of the insincere excuses, self indulgent ramblings and a frankly rude exchange with a front row fan who probably wondered whether she had stumbled into a reality tv game. If only he had remembered what these ladies collectively had paid many thousands to hear, belting out the hits which made him what he (was, not is). I for one was glad when he ran off without an encore as it was all too painful. Yes, the voice was there, but that was all. What a shame.

The Wembley Arena is lovely staff are really helpfull,so from beginning to end great experience took my five Grandsons aged 12 years to 17 years and we all had great time,Smokie,Hot Chocolate and Leo Sayer were absolutely great and everyone was up dancing including me,great atmosphere.We had to leave at 10.15pm to get home because the boys had to go school next day and we lived in Kent we just saw one song of David Cassidy.

i attended the birmingham concert at the nec on nov 9th,it cost £8 to park,i am a big fan of smokie and they came on first,unfortunatly thats when people started coming in and blocking my view,they had drinks so they had timeto go to the bar first.it spoilt my night,then when david cassidy came on he was swaying and appeared drunk and was wearing rediculously tight trousers,i couldnt understant what he was singing,at the end he suddenly left before finishing his song,he also kept complaining his flight was delayed and he was late which common sense would have told you to come the day before.the concert was dissapointing.why do people arrive when the concert had already started just because they didnt want to see the first act others do.

Attend this concert at Wembley Arena 11/11/2012 the stars were Smokey, Hot Chocolate, Leo Sayer & David Cassidy the sound was awful why is it that the band has to be louder then the singer, we could not make out a word the singers were singing, the saving grace was Leo Sayer who we could understand. David Cassidy came on and seemed drunk we left after two songs. my wife has been a fan of his since seeing him in 1973 at the same venue. A steward on the way out said people had paid £300 for a VIP ticket to see him and he turned up late. We had travelled a long way to see this concert it was vey disappointing. Last thing couldn't beleive the cost of car parking £22 I'm disabled and gotPoor it for £12 I still think that that is over the top

ONCE IN A LIFETIME @ BIRMINGHAM N.E.C.

You had to be there to believe it - an almost full to capacity auditorium with several thousand 'women of a certain' age (and a sprinkling of blokes) singing the Bay City Rollers hit 'Bye Bye Baby' acappella style to an emotional Les Mckeown who stood with one hand held to his face and the other holding the microphone out to his fans. Mr McKeown - former lead singer of the 70's band has had bad press in recent years but he opened the 'Once in a Lifetime' Tour with such energy and enthusiasm that he couldn't fail to win his audience over.

He was followed by the eternally slick Osmond Brothers who for me stole the show with their deft choreography and serenaded us with hits such as Love Me For a Reason and Let Me In and of course the inimitable Crazy Horses. With the absence of Alan who is sadly suffering from MS, young Jimmy has joined his brothers on tour and thrilled the audience with an updated version of his hit 'Long Haired Lover From Liverpool'.

The sublime David Essex kicked off the second half and after all these years still undoubtedly oozes that cheeky charisma across the footlights. He showed that not only his smouldering looks but also his voice has stood the test of time as he belted out such classics such as Oh What a Circus, A Winter's Tale and Silver Dream Machine. The audience became a sea of illuminated digital camera and mobile phone screens each time he came towards my seating area. The auditorium positively erupted when he returned for an encore with 'Gonna Make You a Star'. No one would have been disappointed with this captivating performance.

Unfortunately the same cannot be said for the final act topping the bill. David Cassidy who I am reliably informed was superb in Nottingham last year, was definitely having a bad performance day. He struggled through his set vocally and his plight was unaided by technical faults which meant he was unable to use his guitars. Unlike a true professional, he did not carry on regardless but lost his temper to the point where having swept the guitar stands out of his way with his feet, proceeded to quite unbelievably (and I hope uncharacteristically) smash a guitar to smithereens in front of us! He did apologise and stated it was a result of 35 years of frustration of guitars letting him down on stage. His fans weren't convinced and left the building in a constant stream throughout his performance which he suddenly cut short and left us wondering what was happening. No encore. This performance was sadly lacking as he criticised the preferences of British fans (apparently we think he talks too much!) and as an end result he is now sadly lacking a number of these British fans. Fortunately the memory of the previous acts shone through to make it a Concert well worth my 5 hour round trip.