You may have read or been to the slightly chaotic Bruce Springsteen concert the night before where the sound was switched off by the police mid-song to conform with the curfew. Although I realise the importance of the curfew if concerts are to be allowed in Hyde Park at all, and it would be an incredible shame if there weren't, I do think the way it was handled must have put a real dampner on the evening and I think all of us at the Paul Simon event were hoping that the same thing would not happen. However, I was seriously impressed by the organisation of the venue, the choice of food and drinks, the crowd management and the hygiene of the loos which I was slightly dreading due to the frequency that I pee at the moment. I even managed to find a glass of prosecco for me and my sister for whom we'd bought a ticket as her birthday present in May.
As soon as Paul Simon walked onto the stage all of that was forgotten. As Joe kept saying it was something a lot of us thought we'd never see - Graceland live with Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Not only that but special guests including Jimmy Cliff and Jerry Douglas. It was an awesome, once in a lifetime night. For a man of 71 his singing and stage presence were awe-inspiring. I could have listened all night. I didn't take any videos but here are some from You Tube...
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