David Cassidy Newcastle City Hall 2001
This concert was without doubt a guilty pleasure. I’d always secretly liked David Cassidy since I watched The Partridge Family on TV in the 70s. I didn’t get to see him in his heyday, and when I read he was coming to Newcastle I came clean and admitted to Marie that I would like to go along. She also quite fancied it, so I bought a couple of tickets, scoring seats a few rows from the front. 
The show sold out pretty quickly; it seemed that David had maintianed his strong fan base. On the night of the gig we arrived shortly after 8pm to find David already on stage; although the ticket had listed “plus guests” they was actually no support act.The show was pretty enjoyable. David Cassidy is a pro, he has a back catalogue of strong material to draw on, and he can really work a crowd. The audience was almost all 40 something women, who just went crazy, everyone reliving their teenage dreams. Cassidy’s set included all the hits: “Daydreamer”, “I woke up in love”, “Cherish”, “Could It Be Forever”, “How Can I Be Sure”, “Some Kind of A Summer”, “I think I Love You” and his later hit “Last Kiss”; some covers (think he did “River Deep, Mountain High” for exaomple) and some vaudeville thrown in for good measure. We both enjoyed it; I’m pleased Marie came; I would have felt SO out of place on my own at this gig!
11 Aug
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