Tom Jones

Wednesday 19th July. Sandown Park Racecourse. Tom Jones. After a successful evening with the horses there was a high expectation of Sir Thomas of the Jones.

Sadly, like my horse in the last race it was a disappointing showing. Like my horse the show lacked pace, stamina and rhythm. It was a stop start show with large spells of nothing really. The sound wasn’t great but our attention often wandered to other things, be it grown men wearing women’s pants or just shiny bits of paper.

The hits were the hits (and I thought he had more than the five we all know) and these were interspersed throughout the set but the bits in between seemed like an excuse for Tom’s excellent band to show off a bit.

It was a dial in performance that lacked any real passion or atmosphere and left me wishing we’d left earlier for a nice meal or few beers after the horses finished.

It’s a shame really and outside of his hard core female fans down the front I don’t think the vast majority can hand on their heart say it was great gig. For me it will get filed quickly in the worst along with Eddi Reader, Marc Olson and Victoria Williams and Jackie Leven.

Onto to the next and keep on rockin’ y’all

Tom Jones, the Welsh crooner with one hell of a powerful voice. Having first found fame in the 60s with his recognisable vocal and startling range, his career has lately had a revival of sorts due to his role as a mentor on The Voice UK. He has been playing various summertime events and festivals to a loyal fanbase made up of fans old and new.

Away from the voice, his charisma and personality is incredibly likeable as his warm mannerism means he is able to build connection with his crowd almost instantly. He also has a talent for name dropping that is almost as good as his talent for singing, regaling the audience with stories of sharing the stage with Elvis before tearing into classics such as 'Mama Told Me Not to Come' and 'Time Bomb'. The crowd sings along in force yet they are shadowed by the sheer force of Sir Tom's pipes and he really allows his voice to shine during 'Didn't It Rain'. He proves that age does not always mean you have to slow down, as at the age of 74 Tom Jones is busier than ever.

Tom Jones- well, what can I say? Tom gives a great live performance and sounds just as good as you expect him to. He sang all the classics and some new ones too. Although the crowd were not always too pleased with his newer renditions they were just as good. Tom got all of the crowd involved and knows how to put on a proper show.
The set list was well paced, mixing newer material and crowd-pleasing hits. The best of the latter were a singalong Delilah, an infectiously upbeat It’s not Unusual, and a rollicking Mama Told Me Not to Come. Tom's bellowing voice perfectly echoed around the place with a gorgeous sound filling the crowd. The audience would hold Tom to every note and he executed each one perfectly. A total crowd pleaser and a lovely guy. He knew what the audience wanted and gave it to them. Tom Jones is timeless and his version of delilah will always get the crowd going. An excellent gig, would recommend to anyone.

The show was Amazing! Everyone was on their feet dancing- including the employees of Warner Theater! His voice is as strong as ever and I love the variety of songs that he performs. I saw him at the O2 last year in London, and this show was by far the better of the two. In London, we were required to stay seated and were hushed for singing along. Still great to see Tom perform but I hope he comes back to DC soon! I Love you Tom Jones!!!

Excellent first time ive seen him and he was fantastic, would love his navy jacket it was so special and so was he it was aslso my friends first time i went for her and she was so excited like a little girl in a sweet shop she loves him and now she wants to see him again so hopefully in the future we will and gold seats again i think and all the staff at powderham were so very very helpful x

What a Night! Tom Jones is about 74 years old and you don´t hear it. You see it sometimes, but you forgot it, when the next song starts. He presented some new songs from the upcoming Album and it is not what I excepted. The good old songs like "Sex Bomb", "It´s not unusual" and "Delilah" in new arrangements made the evening incredible. Next time in Germany I will be there!

What a gig!! Tom Jones is an icon. A legend. Whether you like his music or not. When Sir Tom sang, I'm sure our hair went backwards!,like in a wind tunnel!.. Some classics sung and some covers thrown in.

The worst part for me was some drunk women in the crowd nearby who fell about blind drunk, crashing into other people and tried to be louder than Tom even though the PA!

The show in Atlanta was fantastic! Tom Jones was incredible!! His voice is golden...legendary!!! He can sing any genre and it magically works. My mother introduced me to his blusey Welsh voice at about the age of 5 and for 50 wonderful years I have loved and will always love him!! Thanks mom and thank you Sir Tom for sharing you beautiful Gift of Song with me!

The show was absolutely amazing. Tom Jones rocked the stage with that wow voice of his, he's a real showman. The only complaints were food/drink/merchandise was very expensive and the length of time to get out of car park as there was not enough staffing down at the exit to guide the rows of cars out safely and quickly apart from that the show was well worth it.

At 79 Jones voice has not aged! Sounding young and strong! His prescence still sensual and provacative! I was a little dissappointed he didnt sing all his classics! But he loves blues and I understand his preference Regardless he was amazing! His band was an excellent accompaniment to his style and choice! Brilliant!