Magnum at The Palace Tamworth

I went to the first of three rock gigs which I've got tickets for over the next few months.

Magnum played a warm-up gig for a European Festival gig in Tamworth. It was a good gig even if it was two songs shorter than the set they played on their last UK tour in the spring. The didn't play "On A Storytellers Night" or "We All Run".

It was a minor quibble as I had an excellent view.

I've not seen them since 1992 - which I couldn't believe when I checked - and they still deliver a solid set even though they're getting a little long in the tooth. Bob Catley's stage act is getting even more pronounced and keyboard player, Mark Stanway, is starting to look like Gollum after he's had the ring for a bit.

Best songs on the night - Out of the Shadows, Les Mort Dansant, Vigilante, The Spirt