The Rift gig, April 2008

[PokerKitten]

Starting a new thread for this, just for gig reports and pics.

Plus, the gig is now open to non-Rift attendees:

Latest announcement: Tickets to James Marsters' concert released
Due to the availability of hall space after the rest of the day's events finish at The Rift, we are making available a limited number of standing tickets for the James Marsters concert in the evening only. Entry will be after the end of talks and autographs, and standing space will be behind all-day ticket holders. James will be playing a full concert and there will be a bar and party music.

Tickets at £20 can be purchased in advance until Friday 25th at noon UK time (entry by email ticket). After this any tickets remaining will be available for purchase, cash only, on the door from 7pm.


JMLive

[PokerKitten]

Is it right the gig was calledoff because James was feeling poorly?! My goodness, he plays with smashed up fingers so he must have been real sick! What did y'all do to him today?!

[PokerKitten]

More info, from Rosie:

NO GIG!!!! Poor James was tooill - couldn't do it. Think its a combo of jet lag, and not eating all day and he never stopped - daft bugger. Gig would not have been good, and he would have hated doing it badly - so we had Kai doing impromptu stand up and singing with a bit of Steve joining in and gareth as well later. Not quite the same - but kai was brilliant!!

James should be OK for weds - silly sod over doing it again!

[DeeDee]

Yes The silly boy *wants to coddle him and make him better*gives him cold compress and cuddles him (thats the cuddleing smiley eh

yeah Kai was pissed but very funny Mum at the F words

both James and Gareth together were great can't remember a word they said but when James started on about particle phyics(sp?) I thought eh? I don't think the question was any thing about that (then again James fog you know )

shoot sorry about spelling and silly writing using a keyboard and mouse cant wait to use laptop again

he told my Mum she was very beutiful (I think he told everyone that but me )and she could be a film star cause they are looking for people like her and not the young beuties they have now yeah James lay down with a cold compress and rest up for next weekend

[Cal]

I will never, ever forget the sight of Steve Himber dancing behind Gareth. ;D

Kai, Gareth and Steve turned what could have been a disastrous end to the day into something fun and memorable. They really did save the day! ;D ;D

Aww, I don't think he told everyone they were beautiful, DeeDee. I was in such James!Fog that I can't recall a thing he said to me other than "How are you?". I dread to think what he thought of me! ;D

[wrigglerosie]

I have Steve's "interpretive dance" on video..... do you think I could blackmail him with it?? ;D ;D

Liz, who I met at Grand Slam was one of the ten who got to meet James, and she said that they talked about his music the whole time - he was being very insecure about it and they were all boosting him up and telling him he was fantastic. I know everyone has self doubt, and if James had gone on and done an awful gig, he would have been really depressed and down about it I would think, and if he is feeling particularly unhappy with it - would have been a terrible blow to his confidence. And we dont want that!!

[PokerKitten]

My mind boggled at the thought of Steve dancing to Gareth's filthy Bam Bam... and then I saw the evidence. Thankfully he didn't seem to be paying attention to the lyrics ;D

[Rainbow]

Kai really saved the day. When we left I told Steve Himber he should give everyone's £20 to Kai - he said 'I'll be giving something to Kai!' Hmmm not sure what he meant
James was very complimentry - I got him to sign my photo from MK last year and he said I loooked gorgeous (quite a stretch!) He's sooo sweet

[PokerKitten]

Various vid clips of the evening shenanigans - may not be unlocked for too long so catch 'em while you can.