A review by Jason / jasonsm@gmail.com

resigned to the fact that with work commitments,we would be in the outer gold circle and not reaching Hull until 5.30 (in the pouring rain) that we would settle for a place at the back of the outer circle in some space.we went to 3 official car parks that wouldnt let us in 2 were my fault for not ordering a car park pass but the third they shut the barriers when the car park was only half full.we had to chance a shop carpark where there was a possibility of getting clamped,lucky for us we wernt.
so another show another moan.but that was only the beguining of our moans.we got into the stadium for about 7pm and took our position at the rear of the outer gold circle and waited in the rain.
the show began with last man standing.from the off we could tell jon and the boys were definatly not in the mood and there was hardly any banter or eye contact between jon and richie.tico wasnt his usual smiling self and even hugh was worn out.the played a half decent setlist for 2 hours and 5 mins.they sang and played the songs ok but nothing more than just "ok".
we left hull with a sad feeling and dissapointment and in my honest opinion this concert shouldnt have taken place,i thought the band should have been a little more proffesional even if they really didnt want to be there and just tried a little harder to make it a night to remember.i will forget hull and pretend milton keynes on sunday was the last show ive seen this tour.
i am glad i went but just wished the lads had done us proud.
before everyone gets on at me,the sound and technical stuff were excellent and it was louder than manchester.
i would be happy to hear everyone elses opinions about hull but out of the four shows ive seen this tour it was a good 50% poorer than the Sunday at milton keynes.

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