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MEN, women and children
Monday night was Manchester Evening News (MEN) Arena night. It's a huge cavernous bowl of a venue, and standing on the floor at lunchtime it made for a pretty impressive sight. Thousands and thousands of seats, and a huge floor. Seven hours later and the place was full, and suddenly it became the most intimate gig in a long while. Richard Ashcroft kicked off proceedings, with a beautiful set - a mixture of old and new songs, and a few favourites to boot. The crowd couldn't help singing along. And it was worth it. When Coldplay came on an hour later, the singing didn't stop, and Chris claimed that was the reason Manchester had produced the best singers of the last 20 years, and more! Riding on a crest of a wave, both band and crowd played their part in what was a stunning concert. I can't believe there's only one more show to go - I'm really going to miss it all.
Managed by the superb Amy from the Manchester office, the volunteering team weren't bad either! Most of them were students, and went about campaigning with a zest not normally associated with layabout, Pot Noodle-eating undergrads. But credit where credit's due, they really did a great job. And another 1,700 sign-ups to add to the total. Which, by the way, is looking huge. With one show to go, we're well on course for...you'll just have to wait for the grand tour total. Check back tomorrow ;-)
I'm in Belfast now, and managed to pop into the Oxfam Ireland office here to meet up with John, who is coordinating the team tonight. Just 5 hours to go and we can started - I'm really excited about tonight, but also a little sad that thigns are coming to an end and this is the last show. Now, as those of you who know me are aware, I'm not one for showing emotions or letting things out (ha!), but there may be a tear shed as Coldplay walk off stage for the last time this year. I'll blame it on the bright lights though.
posted at 1:33 PM
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