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Review of Tony
Hadley vs Peter Cox & Go West -
Truro - 14th February 2004
When the concerts with Tony Hadley and Peter Cox were announced, I decide to book tickets for Barnstaple 28th February and Plymouth 23rd March. But this is a review for Truro, so here is the reason why -
On a message board there was a link to a BBC website competition to win tickets for Truro on Valentines night. I thought - only the locals will enter a competition like that, Cornwall is so far from everywhere. I've got a good chance of winning. So with the help of family and friends, multiple entries go into the competition. Competition closes on 12th February, turns out that Mairi from Scotland wins and intends to travel the length of the country to see Pete and Tone - dedicated fan there!
Decide that I want to go to the show after all, so on 13th February, visit Hall for Cornwall website, only to be greeted with the message Tone and Pete SOLD OUT. Help! How could I have been so stupid - 1. To think that I would win the competition, 2. That there would be tickets left.
Phone the Hall for Cornwall on the morning of the show. They say we have two tickets left, they are near to each other, but in different rows, say yes immediately, and book the tickets.
Drive to Cornwall, with my 16 year old daughter. Arrive at Hall for Cornwall, pick up tickets - Row BB, Seat 3, Row B, Seat 1. Row BB, Seat 3 turns out to be on the front row at the end, right next to the speakers. Can't see Andrea and John Keeble is hidden behind Richard Drummie's keyboard, but great view of Tony and Peter.
Show goes along the usual lines of Tony and Pete starting with the duets, Pete going off, Tony solo, more duets. 20 minute break then back to the swapping around and Richard Drummie coming on for the Go West songs. The boys were on good form with the banter about it being Valentines Day and Tony thanking people for the Cards and Presents and Pete saying he didn't get any presents. The Why Don't You Try Me song is definitely getting raunchier with the boys swiveling their hips and being suggestive! I would have been able to have listed the set list here, only the grumpy roadie wouldn't let me take it.
I have never seen so many blokes at a show before; I would estimate that 40% of the audience were men. The girls from Cornwall must have thought 'I know, its Valentines night, where can I take my beloved?' The answer to this question was of course - to Pete and Tone's show. I don't know whether it was this fact or that we people from the far South West are more reserved but most people were sitting politely in their seats, which were quite steeply tiered. Less people were standing at Truro than they did at Bristol, but when those at the front stood up, more people had to!
Of course, the show was over too soon for my liking. Get ready to meet Pete and Tone after the show. Pete came out first, not a long wait in the cold, but we hadn't hurried to wait. Tony arrived about 10 minutes later. The grumpy roadies complained to Tony and Pete that they were blocking the stage door and that they were trying to pack the equipment up. Tony announced that he wouldn't be staying around to chat for too long as he wanted to get away for his skiing holiday the next day, but signed things and posed for pictures. Also spoke to Pete, he seemed really nice.