I had it in my head that it was going to be Simon Phillips. I should have put money on it...
Fabulous.
Tommy Aldridge final artist added to the 3rd performance stage. Total lineup is now so silly epic, it's almost embarrassing.
Even better, Simon Phillips is added to the Drummer Night full band extravaganza on the Saturday night. This is an associated event in the UK Drum Show theatre in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust. 9 world class drummers, full session / jam band made up of seriously talented players. Just so much to enjoy, I don't even know where to start!
It's a great lineup and the Saturday night show (and Sundays lineup) is making me very tempted to make the weekend of it and stay over Saturday night.
Was planning to get a very early train up to Manchester Saturday morning then head back to the station after visiting the show about 6pm to do the journey home- but not so sure now!!
What to do....
News - update! Stanley Randolf has had to honour an unexpected booking, & has pulled out of the show. The Sunday 1:00PM main stage slot will now feature Gerald Heyward. Not too shabby!
On another note, my plane leaves in 9 hours. I'm leaving in 6 hours for the airport. I have major butterflies. I could probably fly there myself with all these butterflies.
Safe journey, Lar - can NOT wait to see you! Dear David and I were saying this morning how fantastic it'll be to see you again, and I'm so much looking forward to introducing you to my friends, family and part of the world xxxxxx