The Wild Boys are Back!

When I was younger, one thing that really pissed me off was the fact that I would probably never get to see the original Duran Duran line-up performing live. After Live Aid, both Roger Taylor and Andy Taylor got fed up and left, leaving Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon and John Taylor. They carried along for a while, being joined by Warren Cuccurullo, who left a couple of years ago, quickly followed by John Taylor. It all seemed as if it was all over...

And then they all announced they were getting back together! They recorded a load of new songs, and played a few gigs in the USA, to huge acclaim. And this week, they started their sell-out run of shows in the UK... and I got to see them at Wembley! Hurrah!

I could bore you all by writing a full-on gig review, but I won't. I'll just say that Goldfrapp were absolutely brilliant in support, even if most of the people there didn't give a fig. Damn, that girl can sing! (BTW, I heartily recommend their Black Cherry album.)

And the boys themselves were brilliant, playing most of their big hits, some of their smaller hits and some quite fab new material. They all played their little hearts out for nearly 2 hours! All the crowd danced and sang along for nearly the whole night (especially to Notorious and Is There Something I Should Know?), and a thoroughly good time was had by all! If you have the means, I heartily recommend a visit. They rock!

So, there you go. If you're very lucky, sometimes dreams can come true! (And I heard my favourite ever song (The Reflex) played live. Karma's a good thing sometimes!