You may be thinking ‘who the hell are The Feeling?’ This was exactly my thought upon entering the gig.
A sudden regret washed over me when I walked in and saw that the audience were all aged 40 plus - oh dear God, what I have I gotten myself into, an hour and a half of some rock band trying to emulate their lives and career from their bygone era…
However, most of my night consisted with me and my friend exclaiming ‘oh my gosh, I know this one too, banger!’. Give ‘Fill My Little World’ and ‘Never Be Lonely’ a listen, trust me, they will ring bells from deep within your subconscience.
I was also delighted when they sang a rendition of Video Killed the Radio Star and ended the gig by belting ‘Fat Bottomed Girls’.
The lead man, Dan Gillespie Sells, made for an extremely charismatic silver fox on vocals, twirling, prancing and air guitarring all night while hyping up the crowd with his very impressive vocal range. He is clearly musical theatre trained (having written and recorded the musical ‘Everybody’s talking About Jamie’) which made for a dramatic set list and a bit of cringe. But who doesn’t love that every once in a while?
The lead man, Dan Gillespie Sells, made for an extremely charismatic silver fox on vocals
Gillespie Sells has an enthusiasm which commands the room and makes everyone else seem like a complete fun-sponge. Unfortunately, his two bassists, Kevin Jeremiah and Richard Jones (who, fun fact, is married to Sophie Ellis Baxter), fell victim of this and had faces like slapped asses all night. Fortunately for them, I was so enraptured in Gillespie Sells’ performance that I hardly noticed the other four members on stage!
While the gig was fabulous and the crowd enjoyed singing along to all the oldies, my highlight of the night still remains the moment when I met 56 year old Al from Morpeth in the smoking area who gave his unsolicited dating advice which consisted of some very wise words indeed: ‘I don’t care if you’re heterosexual, homosexual or pandemic, don’t be a c**t’.