Throughout the show they were accompanied by an extremely talented live band and an rather lively light show. The light show was so lively in fact, that I had to close my eyes for part of it as the strobe effect was too much for my ‘elderly’ eyes to cope with. There was plenty of singing along to songs we all knew and we even joined in with the arm waving.
The Arena was well organised and very welcoming from the minute we arrived. The photo on the right shows the brightly lit entrance:
We went down to London by train. This was not without its stresses. We ground to a halt somewhere near Harpenden and there we stayed for forty minutes. It would seem that someone had stolen leads from the signals on the track. It was a good job we’d given ourselves plenty of time.
We really splashed out on the day taking a taxi from St Pancras all the way to the Arena and back again after the show. It was a long (and expensive) drive but fascinating. It’s one thing seeing the names of places from the Monopoly Board on underground station signs. It’s quite another seeing them in real life. Being driven through the East End of London had an additional frisson for me. My Mum was born and grew up there and we drove along roads that she used to talk about.
Before getting the train home we treated ourselves to posh fish and chips in Searcys restaurant at St Pancras Station. An excellent end to a great day. Must admit though, it did knock me out just a bit. It took a few days of dossing in front of my iPad for me to recover.
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