On the Road Again!

Traditionally, the Illegal Eagles play Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall in February.  This year, or rather 2025, the date has been snaffled by the Marlowe in Canterbury. So instead Folkestone with host them in July.  I have tickets bought early to get a decent central view.  This year we were to the side.

I was a bit late seeing the advert for the group's annual visit to Folkestone and so the seats we have aren't as good as previous years. Which is a shame. But the show will be as good as ever I expect.  Date for the diary April 5th.

It's become an annual event, going to the LCH to watch the Illegal Eagles.  This tribute band are superb. Their vocal harmonies are a mirror for the original Eagles.  This year the ticket email arrived and by the time I got online the tickets were almost sold out.  Not wanting to miss out I ended up booking two tickets in the side block rather than our usual central seats. Must do better next time. The concert is always superb. This year they are later on April 5th rather than February. https://www.illegaleagles.com/

The band were back at the Leas Cliff Hall in Folkestone. This is the first time since the pandemic. Unlike most tribute bands they don't try and look like the Eagles but they do a great job of sounding like them! Another great show.

What better way to spend a cold winter's evening in Folkestone. The Illegal Eagles at the Leas Cliff Hall. Once again in February! Another superb performance from what has to be the best tribute band in the world. They don't try to dress or look like the Eagles but can sing like the original band members.  Each of them accomplished musicians in their own right. I didn't take any photos this time as I was more interested at listening to the music. Back in 2021?   

When we saw them back in February in Folkestone they said they would be back.  Usually the tickets go on sale soon afterwards but this year it seemed we were going to miss out.  An email from ATG last week letting me know that they were going to be on again... Tickets bought. 

Superb again. The Illegal Eagles - six piece tribute band don't try and look like The Eagles but the sound.  Wow. Close your eyes and it could be the real thing from those far off days of the 70's and 80's.

So what is coming up? Joe Bonamassa is on tour over there again and I would like to see him again. He's not very local and then the £80 a ticket price put me off.   I appreciate that it costs to put on a show, the transport, musicians and some dollars left, but this is a lot of money. With add-on costs like booking fees, travel and maybe an overnight stay (as I said not too local) we are looking at about £300 ($400+) for the concert. Next on the calendar are are The Shires at the Leas Cliff Hall.  This in in May the week before we go to Spain for a week's touring.   The Shires are categorised as "New Country" apparently. I have never been a great fan of country music as such. I can't help thinking of the Billy Connolly comedy song! Once in a while though, you hear something and like it. You follow that up with maybe getting an album. You like it and then you get all the albums.  And that's what has happened with The Shires.  Not ...

And it is.  Tonight at the Leas Cliff hall we see the Illegal Eagles take to the stage. Another tribute act that sound like the original but make no attempt to be lookalikes. And all the better for it. Superb as usual. 

" If music be the food of love, play on, Give me excess of it; that surfeiting, The appetite may sicken, and so die ." We have often been to concerts  since Claire and I met back in 1999.  Most of them I have to admit at my bidding it has to be said. Some have been less than exciting for her, but have actually been very good and she enjoyed the spectacle.  From the Download Festival (where I was lucky to have won £300 worth of tickets) to Motorhead and of course, last week, Metallica. Motorhead were probably at the lower interest level. The last time we saw them the support was The Damned.  And it is The Damned we are going to see in February at the Leas Cliff Hall in Folkestone.  Only a few miles from home.  No travel to London. First up in November is a return to the O2 to see Deep Purple. A farewell tour?  A gig free December leads us into the New Year and  Think Floyd at the Leas Cliff Hall. Another tribute band th...