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| Artist performing: | Curved Air |
| Tour: | 1975-1976 Curved Air performances |
| Venue: | The Mayfair Ballroom |
| Location: | Newcastle, England, UK |
| Support acts: | SUPPORT ACTS |
| Ticket prices: | TICKET PRICES |
On 1975-06-13, Curved Air performed at The Mayfair Ballroom in Newcastle, England, UK.
Setlist
Among the songs played were:
Recording information
This section needs more information. Please note if an official or unofficial recording, or recording(s), is known to exists of this performance.
Trivia
SOUNDS magazine from June 21, 1975 featured a review by Phil Sutcliffe
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"This could well be a record, folks. Curved Air, who must have seen more personnel changes than any other band in the land this decdade, have embarked on their second tour this year - with the same line-up! Even better news for that surprising number of fans who have stayed faithful to the name no matter who was playing under it is that the raw, tense promise of January has been fulfilled.
At Newcastle Mayfair, in their second live gig after months of recording, their music was still fresh and challenging, it rocked hard and it sang sweetly, but the element of desperation to get it right had been replaced by confidence in the groundwork and the daring to take off of the improvisatory sky rocket to anywhere. Their opener, "Stark Naked", was a straightforward loosener cum fanfare for Sonja Kristina. Some vibrant rhythm work from top of Stewart Copeland's racing drums and Mick Jacques took a gritty lead spot. An immense musical energy was waiting to be unleashed, the audience knew it pushing up against the stage, the peaceful V signs swaying already, and the powerhouse of Sonja's entrance was the catalyst (she really must be the spirit of Curved Air).
She moves like a friendly lady cobra, tempting and seducing all those young he snakes who know she'll spit in their eyes if they don't yield. The voice that used to be nearly as sweet as Maddy Prior's is now rough and dirty, singing about women in trouble and searing every syllable with the branding iron of experience. In body and voice she burns. Put her down for Lady Macbeth if they ever get round to a rock musical of my fave rave.
They poured like molten gold into a dazzling performance of "It Happened Today". Way rubbing the violin like emery paper against Sonja's splintered vocals. Then moving in eyeball to eyeball with Jacques to play harmonies laden with the natural electric sympathy of their two instruments, finally moving in that slow solo of acute melancholy which has now reached such a pitch that to improvise would be destructive.
They are musical courage and discretion in an ideal blend at the moment, all five feeding and being fed in an infinite cycle recycle of inspiration. my only reservation is that they are still using the old material with the exception of one, first-time-onstage-together "Flat Champagne" which opens with a holocaust of drumming from Copeland but was otherwise not instantly impressive. more will come when the album is released.
Meanwhile there's only pleasure in hearing such fine songs as "Back Street Luv" and "Midnight Wire" again, Curved Air are now so good they demand ranking alongside bands like Tull, Floyd and 10CC, the few I'd love to watch every night of the week if I got the chance."
PHIL SUTCLIFFE
See also
This section needs more information.
External links
References
sources: review in Sounds - June 21, 1975; internet (see external links); Rockin' Balls - January 10, 1977
