Getting tickets to a live music show in Scotland can often be a challenge. If you wait for the official announcements in weekend newspapers, oftentimes the best shows are already sold out. I tend to check out a few music web sites during lunch to get an edge on the average punter. But sometimes you just need to get lucky - as I did recently when they announced the lineup for T On The Fringe, the music portion of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August. I just happened to be on the NME site when it was announced that Morrissey would be playing on the 31st of August. A quick jump to Ticketmaster and I had two tix to my name. Needless to say, demand was high and the show sold-out in hours. So not only do I have a pair of tix to one of the most anticipated concerts this year, but I am - after all these years - finally going to see the Mozzer live!
Bard in the Botanics, a series of Shakespeare plays put on by the Glasgow Rep Company over in the West End, has recently come to an end and much to my regret we only managed to catch one play. Well, one and a half actually. We made it halfway through Midsummer's (set in a jazz club and featuring Gershwin musical numbers - seriously) when they had to call it off because the Musical Director had fallen ill. Shame as it had been quite enjoyable. But we did catch all of Richard III, performed as a farcical comedy and done to brilliant effect. The wholly unexpected twist came near the end when Richard's decent into total madness brought a shift in the tone from comic to tragic, ultimately ensuring the poignant ending. Wonderful stuff, and all done on a park sidewalk with minimal props.
Christy will be the first Canadian visitor of 2004, and is due up in Glasgow later today. Will be great to simply spend a day pottering about the toon with an old friend tomorrow.
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