Wheatus - Live

Not a lot of interesting things happen in Grimsby don't you know?, in fact I think the last big thing was the guy who thought he was funny dancing on the top of the shopping centre - maybe that gives you an idea of what this town really is like. So when the announcements hot the paper that Wheatus had agreed to do a live concert at our Auditorium on the 16th June 2002 there was a furore running through the town. Once I'd found out about the gig and confirmed that I had 2 tickets, there was one question on my mind - was there going to be a support act and if so - who? Finally last Wednesday in an e-mail from a mailing list I'm on I got the ...  Read the complete review

7.30 pm, 20th July 2002, City Hall in Salisbury. The last date on Wheatus's current tour of the UK. Venue: It was quite easy to find, but it was quite small and surprisingly they hadn’t really planned for queues so the system was a bit confused. But we got in and went into the main hall. Some venues e.g. Brixton Academy have a slanted floor so that you can see the band even if you’re near the back. City Hall was just a flat floor, and this was quite annoying since it was very hard to see the band. We were about 3 metres from the stage, yet we had a couple of tall people in front of us so we had to jump up to catch a decent glimpse of the ...  Read the complete review

Wheatus had a busy day yesterday, not only did they play the Cardiff Coal Exchange yesterday, but also found the time yo play the Radio One Roadshow in Swansea. I was lucky to be at both shows and had a very funky day. As Wheatus have only released one single I did not knoW what to expect from them going on tour so soon. What I learned last night was that on the strength of one good single, a band can gain a massive audience, all willing to pay money to see them. To start the night we as the audience got to see a new Scottish band called Regencybuck. They were fun and played rock pop. They did a good job as warm up and after them we were ready to rock. ...  Read the complete review

Wheatus performed at the MEN Arena as part of the Unison Living Wage campaign gig. I wasn't expecting much, because of their first single, but ended up HATING them even more. One reason why I disliked them was the singer's voice; it was out of tune and way too high-pitched. They got two fans up on stage, who proved to be much better singers than their guy! Any more reasons? Of course there are! The girl and her purpose, well I haven't quite worked out why she was there, because she did virtually nothing apart from jump up and down a few times and sing one or two words in each song. Their next single is an erasure cover - need I say ...  Read the complete review