Off to see Rev Willie G! :0D

[FernandoDuarte]

Thanks! :D
That Willie -> Billy convertions is weird to me :lol:

[Ian Price]

Just watched this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNuAdB5oVrU&feature=related

Great stuff!

[Andrew W]

Just got home from the Wembley gig suitably impressed.  I've waited about twenty years to see ZZ Top and they didn't disappoint.  How three people make a sound like that I will never properly understand.  It was great, they were great, no complaints.  And I liked the Moderne too though not as much as the sparkly Billy Bo.

[FernandoDuarte]

Nice! :D

[Oli]

Just got home from the Wembley gig suitably impressed.  I've waited about twenty years to see ZZ Top and they didn't disappoint.  How three people make a sound like that I will never properly understand.  It was great, they were great, no complaints.  And I liked the Moderne too though not as much as the sparkly Billy Bo.

I just got in, and was a little disappointed :( They didn't really seem to get into it all that much, and the drummer looked like it was such a chore to be there(never acknowledged the crowd, not even once). And whoever decided to put triggers on the toms should be shot, they sounded so bad, it really put me off whenever there was a fill!

Liked the guitar and bass sound though, and the songs were pretty well played :) Steel Panther were pretty cool too, a band that you've got to see live to appreciate methinks. Was an enjoyable evening for sure, but don't know if it was worth the £45 ticket price.

And finally, considering that Wembley is a giant shed with a stage and a PA, the sound wasn't too bad- certainly nothing great about it though!

[FELINEGUITARS]

Got a last minute ticket for £25 so managed to see the show
I han't rushed to get a ticket before because I hate Wembley for many reasons - mainly no atmosphere and poor sound

But I was glad to finally see ZZ Top tonight
I missed Steel Panther due to being stuck on a non moving train en route and already running late but heard they were good- I will see them when they tour in March

The sound was pretty crummy apart from Billy and Dusty's guitars sounding pretty good
The drums reverberated off the hard back wall and swamped much of the sound - you'd think they would have learnt to sort this at Wembley by now.

Billy G was awesome to watch though and I was transfixed for the hour and a half they were on
They played all the big hits and Billy made good use of the BillyBo guitar for much of the set
Couldn't see any amps on stage - suspect the cabs were dummies(could be wrong though)

Didn't mind the video screens but as ever wished they would only use them to show what was happening on stage - I feel when they show MTV videos and other stuff that it distracts from the show rather a lot.

[AndyR]

That Wembley sound you're describing is just what I remember Jonathan... Only been there once, to see ZZ Top on the Afterburner tour. I also felt the same as Oli about them not seeming to get into it. I was SO disappointed.

I finally saw them at Brixton four or five years ago, and they were very very good - redeemed my image of them :D

I'm so glad I didn't go to wembley this week - I did wonder if I was cutting off my nose to spite my face, but it sounds like I made the right decision.... when are they gonna pull that place down?! :lol:

The Wolverhampton gig sounds much more like my Brixton experience a few years back - the very last time I manouvered myself up anywhere near the front at a gig.

And great pics guys :D I especially like the first one Twinfan posted.

[Ted 'N' Leo]

Was at the Wembley gig last night, very impressed! Like Iron Beast I travelled from (near) Edinburgh, and was well worth the trip!

My friend and I are now going to grow chest length beards and I want a billy bo!

Must say though, I liked the moderne, despite it's plain rediclous headstock.

[Twinfan]

Couldn't see any amps on stage - suspect the cabs were dummies(could be wrong though)

There were three ZVex Nanos stage right for us, which I'm assuming went off to a cabinet somewhere that was mic'd up...

[Oli]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLYotMRqpSU check out 30 seconds in, nasty toms!

I've never been much of a fan of Gretsch guitars, but Billy's is pretty damn cool!