Some of the younger forum members may recognise the name from your dads tape collection but I went to see them on Thursday night at a little gig in the Dubai Rugby 7s ground.
The concert opened with an emaciated looking John Taylor walking out of the smoke playing guitar, then a fat bloke with a beard came out and started to sing. It sounds like Simon but surely....oh no... It is Simon Le Bon, a chubby bearded dyed hair Simon le Bon, "he's really let himself go" my friend shouted to me but we then decided it was about 20 years since either of us had listened or seen them on tv.
Anyway the opening track was one of their new numbers which all of the 40+ year old audience just stood there not moving at all, they then moved swiftly on to the classic tracks and the place was rocking...well as rocking as a bunch of 50 year old new romantics can make it.
Vocally they were superb, almost had me thinking they were miming but they weren't.
All in a very good show
Anyone else been to see any fat bearded new romantic groups?
Oh and Yasmin, if you're reading this and you want to move on from that chubby chunk husband, just PM me!
Good local lads JT and Rhodes .... Always loved 'um