A dramatic entry by lead Richard Butler, vocalist and main writer of this post punk band. A band who have had more of an influence on pop and rock over the years than you realise. Quoted by one of their biographers that they would "have more impact on future musicians than they ever did in the marketplace"With brother Tim on bass, John Ashton on lead and the unbelievably good Mars Williams on sax this promised to be a performance to remember and it did not disappoint at any level. Not very long into the set the band struck up Heaven to rapturous applause from the excited crowd in this beautiful courtyard setting. From that point on it just got louder and better up until the last number of the main set Pretty in Pink of course, where a member of the audience jumped on to the stage and was handed the mike by Butler and told to finish of the song while he went backstage to wait for the obligatory applause and calls for more. 4 more great songs in the encore left the crowd breathless and happy. Another great rock band in Mallorca, keep 'em coming! 
Probably the only show at the beautiful Misericordia courtyard in Palma this year which is a great shame as this surely is one of the best summer venues around. Intimate enough to get up close but large enough for a couple of thousand people and unlike the bullring you don't quite feel it is all going to collapse around you!
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