Jethro Tull, etc

Hi All
Just had the pleasure of covering Jethro Tull's two London nights, the first at the charming and 85db bound Union Chapel, the second at Croydon's Fairfield Halls. At both I was bound by having to take shots from the side of the arena rather than the front of stage so the big kit came out of the dustbags. Actually it is quite intriguing to do this type of shoot as more thought has to go into what angle you want to get, etc as you are likely to be tied to one spot (one note, can audience members take their seats before the main band take the stage please!!!! One a***ole took about thirty seconds to get in his seat right in front of me which is fine if you aren't a photographer limited to two songs). Tull were supported by French songstress Saori Jo, a name to put in your memory bank as she has a Kate Bush like voice and a good collection of songs to boot - worth seeing given the opportunity.

I actually printed a few of my shots from past shows and got the boys to sign them which was nice (Martin liked one shot so much that I had taken at The Festival Halls that he pinched it - with a kindly note I should add!!! He is more than welcome and is still a great guitarist as this show emphasized). Tull lean more on their musicality nowadays providing ian's voice with a welcome rest between vocals, they remain a superbly tight outfit and are undoubtedly still some of the most talented musicians out there treading the boards.

I also recently covered the marvellous Bootleg Beatles at Southend - and noticed that several of my shots had made it into their brochure which was nice to see. Speaking of which, i was contacted for some of my Glen Campbell shots to appear in his new brochure, which I consider quite an honour - the guy is a legend. Gearing up now for Tangerine Dream at The Royal Albert Hall on Thursday if I survive Arsenal's quarter final tie with Barcelona - am i concerned re: Messi, Henry, etc - well yes actually.... write soon - Les...