George Michael @ Earls Court

I've been having the piss taken out of me all week about going to see George from people at work. Most are armchair fans of music/sport/anything and know nothing about quality music. Well, they are a bunch of ...... er ..... bankers afterall.

I imagine I'll get the piss taken for this review too but this was a super polished gig. The HD-jumbo screen bigger than my back garden was amazing and Mr Michael's tailor has been working hard too. Oh, and the 60ft inflatable George Bush being 'entertained' by a British Bulldog was, well, plain funny.

I loved the set with music chosen from a full 25 year back catalogue. The Wham favs I'm Your Man and and Everything She Wants were in there and didn't sound at all out of place in 2006.

Average age was well above 35 but everyone was singing alone like they were teenagers again. They thing is the songs are all great. Well written, first class, pop. Everyone knows them and that's what made it really good - it was like a party - and I don't rate Earls Court as a venue so this was saying something.

So I've got Dirty Pretty Things this Sunday followed by Placebo, Kasabian and a couple more before 2006 comes to a close. I don't think people will be taking the piss out if me going to see DPT's; mainly because they've never heard of them. Back to work please....

8/10 for George.