Eric Burdon Newcastle 1976
Eric Burdon is a bit of a hero to me. His blues/soul voice is second to none, he has written some great songs (particularly in the late 60s, at the time of his hippy/San Francisco new-Animals phase), and he hails from the North East of England! I’ve seen him in concert quite a few times over the years, with several incarnations of his band, and with the reformed original Animals in the early 80s. I saw him a couple of times in the mid 70s, once at Newcastle Mayfair ballroom, and also at this gig at Newcastle City Hall in 1976 as part of the Newcastle Festival. Eric has had many line ups backing him over the years and his albums in the mid 70s were in a hard rock / funk vein. However I am pretty sure that the band and set for this gig was straight blues and included material such as Bring It On Home To Me; We Gotta Get Out Of This Place; Paint it Black; Tobacco Road and House Of The Rising Sun. I’ve never seen Eric do a bad performance. I have seen one or two times where he looked pretty worse for wear, but he has always delivered and his voice remains strong and soulfull to this day.
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Posted by Tim Adkin on June 11, 2012 at 8:13 am
I too was at this gig in June 76.I was a week away from the end of my 3 years at Newcastle Uni & this was the last gig I ever went to at The City Hall.Burdon was in fine voice & his fine band was led by jazz organ ace(& fellow Geordie) Mike Carr who around that time had played a lot with Ronnie Scott.It was a very good concert.
Mention of the Mayfair Ballroom reminds me of the best concert I ever attended in Newcastle or anywhere else namely The Sensational Alex Harvey Band in October/November 74.
Posted by paultrynka on June 5, 2020 at 5:53 pm
I saw this too. Great show. Excellent versions of One More Cup of Coffee and Lonely Avenue. Travelled from Hull for the gig and hung out in the city overnight. Tried to blag an interview with Eric for a fanzine with my mate, but Eric saw through our teenage BS.
We went to an aftershow with the female support band, who were like a British Fanny iirc. Nice people too. But irritated I can’t remember their name. Any ideas, vintagerock?
Posted by vintagerock on June 5, 2020 at 6:45 pm
Sorry Paul I don’t recall the support band. It wasn’t the Sadista Sisters was it? Best wishes Peter