CHILLY GONZALES (London Royal Albert Hall, 28/10/24)

"I'm an optimist- I see the glass as half-full...just like this venue." That's because your people originally priced even the crap seats at £70, Jason! On the plus side, this meant I got to see this superb show with a discount AND upgraded seats. Probably the most straightforward concert I've seen CG do, albeit one that featured timpani-accented rants about the racist Richard Wagner and cancel culture, a whole bit on AI Spotify playlists and Jarvis Cocker covering Tina Turner's "Private Dancer", but he remains one of the greatest showmen/raconteurs of our time. Peter Serafanwicz also sang "Hotline Bling" in the guise of Elvis, for obscure reasons.