Chris Rea, Newcastle City Hall

Chris Rea, Newcastle City Hall

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Skyedriver

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17,661 posts

281 months

Tuesday 21st November 2017
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Excellent concert by this guitar maestro, despite his age and illnesses he can still mix it with the best.
Top band behind him as well
At the Sage Gateshead tomorrow - worth trying to get a ticket if you can

anonymous-user

53 months

Sunday 10th December 2017
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Chris Rea has reportedly collapsed on stage at the New Theatre Oxford
Hopefully the guys ok. It's a particularly poignant time as his Christmas song is one of the most perfectly perfect tunes of all time. Like an old friend "Driving Home For Christmas" pops up and puts a smile on peoples faces.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/celebrity/...

Driving Home For Christmas:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDt3u2Ev1cI

Get well Chris.

WJNB

2,637 posts

160 months

Saturday 16th December 2017
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Was due to see him in Bournemouth, so sad he was taken ill & the concert cancelled. All credit to Ticketmaster though who instantly returned my money.
Encountered him once at the Goodwood Revival & enjoyed a delightful chat. . It was about 6-30am & he was browsing the cars in the paddock as was I.

Too Drunk to Funk

804 posts

76 months

Saturday 16th December 2017
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Sad news!


Driven home for Christmas?

TR4man

5,207 posts

173 months

Saturday 16th December 2017
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Hope he pulls through, he seems to have been plagued by illness over recent years.


CanAm

9,115 posts

271 months

Sunday 29th July 2018
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TR4man said:
Hope he pulls through, he seems to have been plagued by illness over recent years.
It's all been very quiet since last December; has anyone heard any updates on Chris' health? There's been nothing on his Twitter or Facebook pages since last year.

CanAm

9,115 posts

271 months

Tuesday 26th March 2019
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And still no news.

Skyedriver

Original Poster:

17,661 posts

281 months

Wednesday 27th March 2019
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Watched a 2017 concert on TV (Sky Arts?) last night
Virtually an edit of the City Hall concert.
What I did notice on TV that I couldn't see on stage is the lines on his face. He looked much more "drawn" and actually quite ill on TV.
Also his guitar work was being "duplicated" by another guitarist (missed his name) and Chris tended to do slide and occasional bursts of lead rather than sole lead.
Would be nice to hear how he's doing although I guess he's just retired due to health probs - he's been through the mill and back a few times!
I do wish him well, having got nearly every record released, and having first watched him in Newcastle (Hoffbrauhaus) around 1977.
He certainly doesn't deserve the health problems he's gone through.

twizellb

2,774 posts

211 months

Thursday 28th March 2019
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Skyedriver said:
Watched a 2017 concert on TV (Sky Arts?) last night
Virtually an edit of the City Hall concert.
What I did notice on TV that I couldn't see on stage is the lines on his face. He looked much more "drawn" and actually quite ill on TV.
Also his guitar work was being "duplicated" by another guitarist (missed his name) and Chris tended to do slide and occasional bursts of lead rather than sole lead.
Would be nice to hear how he's doing although I guess he's just retired due to health probs - he's been through the mill and back a few times!
I do wish him well, having got nearly every record released, and having first watched him in Newcastle (Hoffbrauhaus) around 1977.
He certainly doesn't deserve the health problems he's gone through.
I was at Hoffbrahaus too that night.
Saw Steve Van Zandt there too.
Them were the days.biggrin

Skyedriver

Original Poster:

17,661 posts

281 months

Friday 29th March 2019
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twizellb said:
Skyedriver said:
Watched a 2017 concert on TV (Sky Arts?) last night
Virtually an edit of the City Hall concert.
What I did notice on TV that I couldn't see on stage is the lines on his face. He looked much more "drawn" and actually quite ill on TV.
Also his guitar work was being "duplicated" by another guitarist (missed his name) and Chris tended to do slide and occasional bursts of lead rather than sole lead.
Would be nice to hear how he's doing although I guess he's just retired due to health probs - he's been through the mill and back a few times!
I do wish him well, having got nearly every record released, and having first watched him in Newcastle (Hoffbrauhaus) around 1977.
He certainly doesn't deserve the health problems he's gone through.
I was at Hoffbrahaus too that night.
Saw Steve Van Zandt there too.
Them were the days.biggrin
The old days eh! Deltics, Tennis.....

Then of course Hofbrauhaus changed direction somewhat as part of the pink triangle as I recall......never went back.

Speaking of old days, first concert ever, City Hall: The Nice, Tyranasaurus Rex, Chickenshack, Savoy Brown.
The start of my music appreciation