Ed Tudor-Pole is an utter legend and a larger than life one at that. Hitting the stage, fashionably late armed with just an acoustic guitar, momentarily I was looking around for a backing band but from the point where he started to play I realised the foolishness of that thought. The man can fill the stage alone, a confident engager with his public and an equally confident and competent musician.
His set was a mix of old, including the essential ‘You’re not a Punk’, ‘Who killed Bambi’ and ‘Wunderbar’ and newer material including , ‘ Yippie Yi Yay’ my only disappointment at this point was as an acoustic set I probably wouldn’t get to hear a live performance of the legendary ‘Swords of a Thousand Men’, but more surprises were in store later.......
I had my doubts about how I would feel about a “Pistols tribute” act; I wasn’t a fan of tributes... until now. I did a double take when ‘Sex Pistols Experience’ hit the stage, all dead ringers for the original line up and hugely competent musicians who not only looked like and could play like, but have perfected the mannerisms and expressions of the original line-up, all with a tongue in cheek delivery, no animosity or personality clashes here, just pure professionalism and nostalgia at its finest. After a set which comprised of ‘Never Mind the Bollocks......’ in its entirety along with ‘Kid Vicious’ rendition of ‘Something Else’ and ‘Friggin’ in the Riggin’, ‘ from ‘Steve Clones’ but there was one final surprise as their vocalist ‘Johnny Rotter’ left the stage for the final time and Ed returned for an encore of ‘Swords of a Thousand Men’, an utterly stunning performance and literally took the roof of the building.
I can’t remember going to a gig that was so much fun in a long time.....
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Ed Tudor-Pole
Ed Tudor-Pole
Johnny Rotter
Steve Clones
Kid Vicious