The Hollies - Concert Review

Birmingham Symphony Hall, 14^th October 1999 - by Catherine Price & Jayne Morley

It was Friday afternoon and our college day had finally come to an end. It was time to slip into our "glad rags" and put on a touch if makeup, ready to take the 5 minute walk to the Symphony Hall, where in under an hour "The Hollies" would be performing on stage.

At the grand age of 21, Jayne was nothing less than a Hollies expert, due to her family connections with the Band. I, however, was about to get my first taste of "Holliemania" and was quite excited at the prospect.

By 7.30 pm the Symphony Hall was almost full and buzzing with anticipation of the Band coming on stage………..we weren't disappointed.

Their opening song "Here I Go Again" set the scene for an evening of entertainment that proved 60's music will always be cool.

In summary of the evening, Jayne's particular favourites were "Butterfly" and "Running Through The Night", whereas I found their live rendition of "He Ain't Heavy" particularly haunting. My only complaint was that the final Rock & Roll medley simply wasn't long enough. But as they say - always keep the audience shouting for more!

A fine evening's entertainment at a fabulous venue. It's quite daunting to think that we will both be stood on that same stage in under a year's time, but for a completely different reason - our University Graduation.

Catherine Price & Jayne Morley

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