1st October - Ray Quinn concert at Apollo

When Mum, Dad and I arrived at the Apollo tonight we noticed that it was half empty.
I suppose that's because tonight's show was an extra show that was added when the original one had sold out. I was surprised to find that there were two support acts.
The first was a young girl called Gloria Critchley who sang country and western style songs - she was quite good. Then came another girl with four breakdancers. All her songs sounded the same so we soon became tired of her.
Eventually at 9pm (one and a half hours after the concert started) Ray took the stage accompanied by two girls who looked like a budget version of Las Vegas Showgirls. His first number was "Crazy Little thing called love". He showed off his dancing skills by dancing with the girls. Next came a medley of 'Rat Pack' songs. Although Ray's singing and dancing were good, it was obvious that this was a low budget show. About half way though the show a fat stage hand dressed in shorts and T-shirt brought a table and chair onto the stage and Ray sang "Mr Bojangles" and did some tap dancing. Mum pointed out that changes of scene and costume were much slicker when we saw Michael Ball in concert.
The show ended with a medley of Elvis songs. For the encore Ray came back on to the stage in a white suit and sang My Way and New York, New York.
On the whole it was an enjoyable concert. Ray is a very likeable guy. I was pleased to see that he danced as well as he sang. We reckon that in a few years time he could be a successful star in musicals provided he gets the right management.