dills18

I saw Lucinda last year at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester – a very sterile venue with a seated audience. I was very disappointed with the concert: it never seemed to catch fire. So I was a bit ambivalent about going to see her in Sheffield, and only bought a ticket at 5pm before the concert. The only thing that swung it for me was that it was at The Plug – I’d been to see Patti Smith there earlier in the year. A great standing only venue: really a black box with a bar running down one side! This time she was fantastic and Doug was allowed let let rip – as good as the concerts I’ve heard dating from 2000-2002 some guy sent me over from the USA when I bought a CD on Ebay! I hope other artists ‘plug’ The Plug as it’s a great venue – although odd on a “tour” that took in London and Dublin! Wondered who booked that…