Paul's set was cut short due to a fire on the festival grounds.
Three songs from the set can be viewed
HERE!
Peacock Suit
Out Of The Sinking
22 Dreams
HERE!
Peacock Suit
Out Of The Sinking
22 Dreams
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For thirty years, John Weller managed the career of his son Paul, through the salad days and success of The Jam in the Seventies and early Eighties, the ups and downs of The Style Council and Paul’s re-emergence as a solo artist in the Nineties. Theirs was a unique father-son relationship in the music industry, built on John’s unwavering belief in Paul’s talent and shared values like hard work and pragmatism. John could be blunt, and once refused to have lunch in a record company’s executive dining room, remarking to the managing director: “I didn’t come here to eat, I came to do business.” But his bark was worse than his bite. John’s success was all the more remarkable since he started in his forties after years working in factories, on building sites and driving a taxi. When The Jam signed to Polydor in February 1977, for a £6,000 advance and a six per cent royalty rate, John admitted he didn’t have a bank account and asked for cash instead of a cheque. A&R man Chris Parry duly w...
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OMG that's amazing, seeing the flames and the smoke just, like, RIGHT THERE. yikes!! way to set the house ablaze, weller!
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't just the fire, he had hurricane force winds to contend with also! Kings of Leon and all the other bands scheduled to perform canceled their shows, Paul was the last to play.
ReplyDeleteWeller came on stage and performed with his usual gusto. The fire blazed in the distance but who cared when the mod father was in full swing - superb as usual with Craddock and the boys all having a great time!!!
ReplyDeleteThe winds were pretty scary though - the rigging dancing along with the crowd obviously terrifying the promoters. Paul was taken off at end of Eton Rifles, we all waited for him to return - unfortunately not to be! Disappointing but necessary (I think). Next day rumors were rife that Noel Gallagher was waiting in the wings to do a set with Paul - what an utter bummer, how good would that have been?
Anyway, roll on November and Preston Guild Hall gig - happy days!!!