Date

Artist or Production

Concert Hall or Theatre

Rating (out of 10)

Comments

Tue 15/04/97

Dream Theater
Support: Enchant

Noorderligt, Tilburg, Holland

8

Played 5 new songs which were disappointing. The old stuff sounded terrific though

Wed 16/04/97

Dream Theater
Support: Enchant

Noorderligt, Tilburg, Holland

8.5

Better than the night before 'Trial of tears' was great, but the Killing Hand/Another Hand was just blow-away - James's vice was the tops!

Mon 12/05/97

Marillion
Support: Mr So & So

The Shepherds Bush Empire, London

9.5

Does it get any better than this - I don't think so! Blow-away stuff

Tuen 13/05/97

Marillion
Support: Mr So & So

The Shepherds Bush Empire, London

9.5

Does it get any better than this - I don't think so! Blow-away stuff

Sat 17/05/97

Angra
Support: Eldritch

Le Transbourder, Lyon, France

8.5

The support bands were Ok, but Angra were excellent. Came over on stage as a more Heavy Metal band than a prog/Metal band, but excellent all the same.

Sun 13/07/97

Paradise Lost
Support: ????

The Astoria, London

9

Excellent. The stuff from the new album sounded great!

Fri 29/08/97

Jadis
Support: Mr So & So

The Astoria II, London

6.5

Went on the advice of the 'Classic Rock Society's magazine. Was the first time I'd ever heard Jadis and found them OK enough to buy a CD - need to listen to them more, I think. Missed Mr So & So's show again.

Thurs 02/10/97

Megadeth
Support: ???

The Astoria, London

8.5

Good rousing, rocking show!

Thurs 13/11/97

Ozric Tentacles
Support: ???

The Electric Ballroom, Camden, London

7

Mmmmhhh! Not quite my kind of thing. The stuff I knew from 'Jurassic Shift' was great, but found the new stuff a bit too jazzy/jammy for my liking.

Sun 30/11/97

Whitesnake
Support: ???

The Mayflower, Southampton

6.5

Pretty awful support act for a start. Coverdale's voice wasn't at its best. A long way to go for a pretty average show.

Wed 10/12/97

Dream Theater
Support: Vanden Plas

The Forum, London

9.5

Concert of the year. Removed all the doubts in my mind over whether they had lost it in the course of recording 'Falling into Infinity'.