Winger

Winger 21st June 2014- Islington Academy. I was pleasantly surprised how good the venue was. It was a pretty hot day, so the air conn in the venue was very welcome. Reb Beach and Jon Roth both came into the audience to watch the support act Jettblack. Jettblack were really good, with some great rock songs. I hadn't heard any of their material before,but I will check them out now. Winger were simply fantastic! The sound was great, the old songs, new songs were all superb! The drum solo was the que to get a beer,but other than that the set was great. The old favourites, like Headed for a heartbreak, Easy come easy go e.t.c were played. The final song was a cover of Van Halens Ain't talkin bout Love, with a chap pulled from the audience playing bass. In the audience was Herman Li (Dragonforce). Was great to meet him, and have small talk about guitar playing. He is a thoroughly great guy, and a fantastic guitarist. He was very into Reb Beach tapping technique, and loved the solo on headed for a heartbreak. Thanks to Reb, Jon and Herman for allowing photo's. Kip Winger does solo tours as well. I recommend anyone to go and check Winger out.