Europe & Foreigner @ iTunes Festival

Yup, I did it again, I won more tickets to an iTunes Festival gig. As Toni loathes Europe and Sam wasn't supposed to be around this weekend I offered my spare ticket to Armitage Smith (he of Paranoid Squirrel podcast fame, and one time Howling Mad guitarist). We met at London Bridge and made the journey to Chalk Farm where we stopped off for a quick snack, I only had chips as I was still pretty full from the noodles earlier on. When we got to the Roundhouse they still hadn't opened the main area doors so we had a quick drink at the bar and then skipped the enormous queue (naughty naughty!)

EUROPE
Gone are the poodle perms but these guys can still rock. They played a very mature set with most of the material taken from their later albums. It was material that I was unfamiliar with but it was very enjoyable and I shall definitely be going to see them when the tour properly in February 2011. Needless to say the final number of their 50 minute set was The Final Countdown. Knowing how much Toni loves that song (NOT) I tried to call her so she could hear it but sadly it was a communication fail in the wind up stakes LOL







FOREIGNER
I have to admit that the reason I applied for tickets to the gig tonight was to see Europe and I was not really bothered about Foreigner so it was with an open mind that I waited for them to hit the stage. I was pleasantly surprised by what I saw. I never really acknowledged how many good songs they have in their catalogue (other than THAT song) as they rolled out hit after hit all mixed up with some very old and also new material. The sound was superb and they delivered with great energy. By the end of the night I was left wanting to go and delve into their archives and listen to more of their stuff.






And hear is THAT song, played at the end of their set (surprise surprise)


They put on a great show and took the time to thank the fans:



All in all it was a fantastic night out spent in good company (thanks for tagging along Armitage)