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With Clox Pitcher – The Düsseldorf Rock’n’Roll Headquarters, Dusseldorf, 24 July 2025 The end of our own #RaceAcrossEurope odyssey took us to The Pitcher Bar in the back streets of Dusseldorf. More accurately, we were heading to ‘Pitcher – The Düsseldorf Rock’n’Roll Headquarters’. The exterior artistic work provides a clue as to what might be…
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Gregory Porter
Kurpark, Wiesbaden, 22 July 2025 In seeking a definition for ‘eclectic,’ I found the following – ‘deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.’ A few words which more than adequately describes the musical acts we had seen over the previous couple of weeks across Europe. From indoor arenas to inside…
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Patti Smith
Munich, 13 July Under the big tent in Munich, part of the Tollwood Summer Festival, the audience who came to witness Patti Smith were, mainly, of a certain age / maturity. People who had been following the godmother of musical protest for a generation or more, a lot more. On stage for the best bit…
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IDLES
The 12th gig on our A to Z musical adventure was …… IDLES, Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany. After selling out a near 12000 capacity venue, there’s probably a degree of expectation by the audience that has been, so far, unmatched by the band to date. So it was with the IDLES last night, as they took…
