Face Of Cheam

A very rainy night in North London. We had my first ever visit to the Bavarian Beer house in Old Street prior to this gig. A bit like a german Hooters, with the waitresses very Heidi-esque. A bus then to Isling to ensure we got to the venue for the 8.15 early start. Magnum took a bit of a risk tonight with all bar three songs in the main set being from their last three albums, shunning the majority of their classics. However I didn't mind this as the last two (Princess Alice and The Moon King) especially are excellent. The encore was the ten minute splendour of Don't Wake The Lion and their standerd Kingdom Of Madness. About an hour and a half was played and ending 9.45 there was still 15 minutes before curfew so it was a little disappointing that one or two more 'old' songs were not thrown in. However, Bob Catley, who must be in his sixties, still sounds excellent and it was still a good show. The only main downer was how packed it was as we struggled to get through the crowd for a decent view. At least we found the bar on the right hand side so wasn't too bad in the end.

‘Cry To Yourself’, ‘Take Me To The Edge’, ‘Brand New Morning’, ‘The Moon King’, ‘When We Were Younger’, ‘No One Knows His Name’, ‘Dragons Are Real’, ‘A Face In The Crowd’, ‘We All Run’, ‘Les Morts Dansant’, ‘All My Bridges’, ‘All England’s Eyes’ ‘Vigilante’ //// ‘Don’t Wake The Lion’ ‘The Kingdom Of Madness’