Help for Heros Concert Review, Twickenham Stadium
As much as it pains me to say this, it was one of those events where people were being divided into two groups – one who were just there to support the cause and have a good day, and the others waiting to see one very special pairing who were at the top of the bill.
And being frank and honest for those who have witnessed this before, I could only compare it to the Robbie concert a few years ago at Knebworth when they started the day early and put on a few “second level” acts to help bring people in and spend a day out, instead of just a couple of hours to see one band or artist.
At the end of the day, if you were going to watch one band or act, then you would already be prepared for the small delays between acts, the warm up groups and comedy – but hey, it is all worth it because it’s for a great cause, and every single penny helps!
So, the time came and the boys arrived on stage, went nose to nose and told each other (and 60,000 witnesses) how much loyalty they would give each other, whilst punching out the new single, Shame.
The crowd were just so excited to see them together again, that most of them probably didn’t even hear the song. The noise level pretty much outed the sound from the stage, but then it was Twickenham, not the O2 Arena.
Whilst I think most of you had a better seat at home watching it on TV, spare a moment for those who gave money and time to support our boys and probably didn’t get to see, let alone hear most of the entertainment at all. (Lets hope they recorded it, like I did!)
As for the rest of the day, and the people who performed: Pixie Lott, Alesha Dixon, The Saturdays, Tom Jones, Katherine Jenkins, Enrique Iglesias, James Blunt to name but a few – each gave a great contibution to the event.
So, one of the only things that I couldn’t understand was why they held this style of event in a place which is clearly not built, nor designed for this style of entertainment. OK, I know it’s for a good cause and all that, but people at the back of the stadium must have been bitterly upset due to the quality of sound.
Every single one of these guys put on a first class day under a second class situation – so lets hope that if Help for Hero’s decides to do something like this again, they manage to find somewhere that is positively more in tune with the event, and not a game of Rugby.
A great day out, which could have been far better should the event have been in a different place.
