Maybe a 45-minute (to an hour, depending on traffic) trip. In today’s world, one could hop on the turnpike, exit at Mid-County and take the Blue Route and West Chester Pike. The change in venue made the trip to the show that much more arduous from my neck of the woods. An event isn’t downsized that dramatically except to avoid a sea of empty seats. The Spectrum held upwards of 18,000 for concerts the Tower fit about 3000.

I don’t know why, but imagine poor ticket sales were to blame. Much of the night remains a vivid, Technicolor wonder but much more has been carried away by the receding tide of time.įirst: As I mentioned in my remembrance of the previous week’s Kinks concert, the show was originally scheduled for the Spectrum in Philadelphia, but was relocated to the Tower Theater in Upper Darby at some point. Such is the case with this, the second-ever concert I attended. He launched his first single in London on June 20, 2014, featuring the songs ''Gun To Your Baby'' and Wild's Rent''.Too often, especially as we age, the waves of time wash over the sturdy landmarks of our youth like the ocean during high tide and, when the water recedes, what’s left are merely dull fragments of a once-sharp image. In 2013, he started his first solo project, under his first two names 'Ollie Forrest. Festival appearances for Rubber Kiss Goodbye included the 2009 SXSW in Austin, Texas the Great Escape (2010) in Brighton, England, and the Lodestar Festival in Cambridgeshire, England (2011). (previously of the band Babyshambles) on bass. The latter also included Bryan Ferry's son Tara Ferry on drums and Peter Perrett Jr.

He then started the band Rubber Kiss Goodbye (2008–2011) where he was the singer, songwriter and guitarist. Oliver was given his first guitar at 13 and soon started playing in his first band White Vinyl (2003–2007). 'In recent years, there has been my young guitarist Oliver Thompson.also Nile Rodgers.Neil Hubbard, Waddy Wachtel, Phil Manzanera, John Porter, David Gilmour, Mark Knopfler and Johnny Marr.all of whom have played wonderful things on my records.' When asked in a 2013 interview about his favorite guitarists to work with, Ferry said, He toured with The Bryan Ferry Orchestra in 2013 for The Jazz Age. He played on Ferry's 2007 solo album Dylanesque and was the principal guitarist on the 2010 Olympia, which also featured players such as David Gilmour, Nile Rodgers, Johnny Greenwood and Phil Manzanera. He has played on Bryan Ferry's solo tours, festival dates and recording projects since he began working with Ferry at age 17.

He has toured with Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry since 2005, playing with guitarists such as Phil Manzanera, Chris Spedding and Johnny Marr. Oliver Thompson is an English guitarist, songwriter and singer.

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