Can You Gig It?: Paul McCartney @ Camden Roundhouse, London, 25.10.07
Laura “Lozza” Street is the editor of The Bag Lady, which is where ladies go to learn how to accessorize. It is also where men can go to learn what the hell to buy women for Christmas. Anyway, she went to see Fab Macca’s show as part of London’s Electric Proms last week. Can he still cut it?
How did you rate the venue?
Very nice. I had not been to the Roundhouse before but was impressed with the way they’ve renovated it. It feels like quite an intimate venue as it has a limited capacity of 3,000. There were also screens dotted around in case you couldn’t quite see.
What were the crowd like?
As expected for a Paul McCartney gig, there was a wide range of people. A lot of people had travelled from overseas to see him and there was a vast age range, from original Beatles fans to teenagers. It was a very friendly atmosphere, hardly anybody even tried to push forward. There were a lot of hardcore fans there who’d waited outside all day just so they could be right at the front of the venue.
As everybody was leaving the venue there was a massive group singalong reprise as everybody sang, “naa, naa, naa, na-na-na-naaaa” (“Hey Jude”). Beautiful.
Bar – rip-off or value for money?
