16th April 2022
The hype for this concert was increased significantly due to the VIP portion of the event beforehand.
It was incredible to be able to meet and have photos with Wayne Forester, Nicholas Briggs, Richard James, Richard Harvey, Lee Sullivan, Jon Culshaw and of course, the legend that is Jamie Anderson, son of the late, great Gerry Anderson who was involved in creating the iconic series whose themes were played at the concert.
We were gifted a carboard forage cap to wear for the show, a print of Thunderbird One or FAB1 (I chose TB1) and a Souvenir Programme which I used for everyone to sign.
The concert itself was out of this world! It started, naturally, with the Thunderbirds March before Jamie Anderson introduced the event and handed over to impressionist Jon Culshaw to host the night.
The music was presented in chronological order, starting with Twizzle and Torchy the Battery Boy from the 50's, right up to the CGI New Captain Scarlet of 2005. The only exception to the order was Thunderbirds as there was an entire montage from the first episode, Trapped in the Sky, including the piano solo Virgil played at the end of the episode. The projector screen, which up until that point had been showing clips from the shows, now showed a slideshow of photos from Gerry Anderson's life. I was gone, it was so emotional!
The whole atmosphere was fantastic, the music was all incredible and I loved every minute. I especially liked the orchestra who were all dressed as characters from the shows.
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