| | Crossing London for a venue new to me – the Hammersmith/Carling/HMV Apollo as variously named on the short wall from the Tube! For the one night in London for Anastacia’s Heavy Rotation Tour – why only one night?
Anastacia engaged the audience in a classic gig style, a great contrast to the formulaic, tightly timed events most concerts are these days. So much so, there was a real concern that her dealing with the heckles from the audience could incur the wrath of the curfew authorities. She was clearly enjoy herself, and that added to the atmosphere on a barmy summer night.
It is a shame that even with the more relaxed style there was still no space for a proper encore. The tradition of spontaneously thanking the audience for their appreciation appears to be dead – how hard would it be to repeat the song from the night that when down best as the finale rather than saving up two or three hits for the end and leaving the stage in a faux farewell, only to come back when the audience finally realise the house lights aren’t coming on and they are only delaying their favourite tracks by continuing to applaud! |
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