Have a seat on a coach are able to chose between the visual delights of The Wall and Live At Pompeii In theĬars, "Dark Side Of The Moon" provides a suitable preparatory experience.
Hours earlier, dozens of coaches and cars full of the kind of young men who the world presumes mustīe into hip hop because they live on council estates, are heading for the centre of Manchester. The tension is broken by the thick Scouse accent which confronts one ageing hippy trying to keep track of the 25th guitar solo. Are these progressive rock fans about to be ‘taxed’ by casuals from the wrong end of the M62? The students keep their hands in their pockets. A massive contingent of young men from Liverpool slips through the crowd. Except that the students and social workers can’t relax. A crowd made up of students and social workers applaud the group’s sleepy dexterity. The lasers are doing what lasers were made to do, and lengthy solos sprawl across a marathon set. ‘In The Flesh’ from Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall’ (EMI 1979)Īs part of a world tour to promote their LP, ‘A Momentary Lapse Of Reason’, the Pink Floyd machine borrows Manchester City’s Maine Road football ground for a gathering of the faithful.
If I had my way I’d have al of you shot.” “There’s one smoking a joint and another with spots. Politics Is Boring (poem from The End magazine, Vol 14) In Liverpool, he’s more likely to be nagged for tales of the Isle Of Wight Festival. In most parts of Britain, what follows is likely to test his pacifist views sorely. This piece originally featured in The Face magazine.Ī hippy is chased down a darkened street by a group of 16-year old casuals.