Saw them here a couple of weeks ago. Not bad, but I know what you mean about "self-aggrandising cock-rock". The bassist spent the whole gig attempting to look hard and surly, to risible effect. Also felt a bit shortchanged as they only played for just over an hour - mind you, the singer's...
I've had very mixed experiences with the curmudgeonly Van The Man in concert. It has to be said that the gig at the Dome in '94, featuring one Richard Gere on rhythm guitar, was amazing. I went with a mate who was more excited by the fact that Howling Wilf, at that time a regular on the London...
Two gigs from the '70s stand out for their god-awfulness:
Uriah Heep at the Dome circa 1974. My ears bled for days afterwards;
Refugee (a self-styled super group featuring Swiss keyboard player Patrick Moraz who also had a spell in Yes) at the Fairfield Hall, probably also around '74.
For...