Any show that features Beverley Skeete supported by Michelle John and Daniel Thomas was certain to be good, the only question to be answered was just how good.
My wife and I have seen Beverley perform a number of times and she always delivers a strong show. We have been following Michelle since before her Voice adventure and know Daniel through his Gospel Blues shows. The chemistry between the three was excellent and they certainly brought the best out of each other.
The show consisted of two ten song sets with Daniel and Michelle taking the lead on three songs and Beverley four. Beverley opened the show with the gospel song ‘People Get Ready’. My favourite songs of hers were the first half closer, the self penned ‘ Lookin in the Mirror’ and the second half opener ‘ I Put a Spell on You’ which are probably the best vocal performances that I’ve heard from her. She closed the show with the Incognito classic ‘Always There’. During this she sang introductions to the band who gave very strong support, Emlyn Francis on guitar, Adam Saunders on piano and keys, Clint Williams on bass and Stefan Brown on drums.
Michelle sang as powerfully as ever, excelling on ‘Get Here’ and ‘Purple Rain’ with ‘Priceless’ bringing back memories of her performance the first time we saw her with the 606 Gospel Group. Daniel was feeling unwell but was still very good, excelling on ‘So Amazing’ and always looking to improvise which is his strength.
This night lived up to expectations and received a deserved raucous ovation when it finished.
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