Face Of Cheam

Friday 31st March saw the first Metal gig at the Royal Albert Hall with Judas Priest headlining. Having met in the Gloucester pub we had a quick one in the Queens opposite the classic car showroom complete with one seater yellow Lambourghini! A fantastic pub complete with a three legged dog....
Getting to the Albert hall we took our excellent seats shortly before Ian Gillan and Friends came on. Frankly I found him a bit boring with the set only livening up with the closer which was Purple's 'Black Night'. The scorpions were next and I thought they were fantastic. Introduced by Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden, there was lots of poseury and german leather, we got 'Wind Of Change' and 'Rock You Like A Hurricane' so most people were happy. Finally The Priest came on with the rather comic like Rob Halford screeching 'Breaking The What??????' before their metal classic. The set ended with everyone on stage for 'Take On The World'. A very enjoyable evening all in a good cause as the concert was raising money for Teenage Cancer Trust. We ended up in Kensington's The Goat pub for a final beer which unfortunately led to a long journey home as trains on the District Line were all messed up!