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27 Apr

Bad Company Newcastle City Hall November 1974

Posted April 27, 2012 by vintagerock in Bad Company. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , .

Bad Company Newcastle City Hall November 1974
Bad Company returned to Newcastle City Hall 8 months after their triumphant debut. In the months between, my mate John and I had seen them at the Who’s Charlton concert where they performed a strong set. In between the two gigs Bad Company had released their first album, and had a hit with the single Can’t Get Enough. That first lp features classics such as Ready for Love; Bad Company; and
Movin’ On, all which featured in the set at the time. Surprisingly later concert favourite, the beautiful Seagull does not seem to feature in setlists of the time. Ready For Love was a favourite of mine. I first heard in on the John Peel show as a Mott The Hoople track, and it stuck in my mind from that time. Support for the tour was Duster Bennet who was a one man band who played a bass drum with his foot, a harmonica on a rack around his neck and a 1952 Les Paul Goldtop guitar which had apparently been given to him by Peter Green. He is best known for his first album Smiling Like I’m Happy. A recording of the Newcastle concert exists which suggests that the setlist was: Little Miss Fortune; Rock Steady; Ready For Love; Don’t Let Me Down; Easy On My Soul; Bad Company; Deal with the Preacher; Movin On; Can’t Get Enough; The Stealer; Rock Me Baby. My memories are of another great gig by a band who were at the top of their game. Thanks to John for the poster which depicts the band at the time of their next album Straight Shooter, and was released in 1975, the year after this concert. They were already playing Deal with the Preacher which was to appear on Straight Shooter.

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