Post by whoareyou on Jun 13, 2006 11:26:52 GMT
Fans queue overnight for gig tickets
THEY'RE the diehards whose loyalty proves there's no Substitute for class, even in the shallow world of rock 'n' roll.
Yorkshire was basking in a long-overdue heatwave yesterday when fans of music legends The Who began queuing for tickets for the band's eagerly-anticipated gig at the University of Leeds.
But with temperatures set to cool overnight, the faithful had come prepared in a bid to make the wait until the university's box office opened for business at 9am today as comfortable as possible.
James Clement, who was first in line after arriving at 11.30am, had brought along a sleeping bag, a camp chair and a waterproof jacket as well as beer and a biography of the late Who drummer Keith Moon.
The 23-year-old chef travelled down from his home near Darlington after his university student girlfriend informed him that the My Generation superstars were returning to the venue where they recorded their classic 1970 album Live at Leeds.
James told the YEP: "I couldn't believe it when I heard. I just told my boss 'I need two days off' and I was gone. I'm not sure I'll even have a job when I get back!"
He was joined at the front of the queue by Dennis Strudwick, a 58-year-old retired social worker from Kirkstall, Leeds.
Dennis is no stranger to Who concerts – he has already seen them ten times – but admits next Saturday's gig in the no-frills surroundings of the university's 2,000-capacity Refectory will be something special.
He said: "I think there's a good chance it's going to be every bit as good as the original.
"My 14-year-old son has told me I am crazy for coming down here so early. He says they're good, but not that good!"
The university date will be one of the band's most intimate shows in years, and comes eight days before they are due to play to an estimated 20,000 fans at Leeds's Harewood House, when Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend, the two surviving members of the original line-up, headline the second day of the O2 Wireless Festival.
THEY'RE the diehards whose loyalty proves there's no Substitute for class, even in the shallow world of rock 'n' roll.
Yorkshire was basking in a long-overdue heatwave yesterday when fans of music legends The Who began queuing for tickets for the band's eagerly-anticipated gig at the University of Leeds.
But with temperatures set to cool overnight, the faithful had come prepared in a bid to make the wait until the university's box office opened for business at 9am today as comfortable as possible.
James Clement, who was first in line after arriving at 11.30am, had brought along a sleeping bag, a camp chair and a waterproof jacket as well as beer and a biography of the late Who drummer Keith Moon.
The 23-year-old chef travelled down from his home near Darlington after his university student girlfriend informed him that the My Generation superstars were returning to the venue where they recorded their classic 1970 album Live at Leeds.
James told the YEP: "I couldn't believe it when I heard. I just told my boss 'I need two days off' and I was gone. I'm not sure I'll even have a job when I get back!"
He was joined at the front of the queue by Dennis Strudwick, a 58-year-old retired social worker from Kirkstall, Leeds.
Dennis is no stranger to Who concerts – he has already seen them ten times – but admits next Saturday's gig in the no-frills surroundings of the university's 2,000-capacity Refectory will be something special.
He said: "I think there's a good chance it's going to be every bit as good as the original.
"My 14-year-old son has told me I am crazy for coming down here so early. He says they're good, but not that good!"
The university date will be one of the band's most intimate shows in years, and comes eight days before they are due to play to an estimated 20,000 fans at Leeds's Harewood House, when Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend, the two surviving members of the original line-up, headline the second day of the O2 Wireless Festival.