Barbican - easy walk to get there - great to have a venue in York of this size… had Pete as a substitute for Di who is still in Hospital - she insists i keep going to all the gigs - keep me busy till she recovers.
Great Seats F23/22 right in the middle a bit back from the front where the acoustics are better. The support James Walborne was a great half hour of excellent blues style acoustic guitar with self written songs.
A brief ice cream interval and Ray Davies came on to a short musical intro - all very show biz but worked fro me. A few acoustic numbers with his guitarist whose name I missed. The band seamlessly came on stage to perform rocking versions of all the great Kinks hits followed by several encores of Lola etc with the audience well into the clapping/ chorus chanting. Must admit i’m not a great fan of all that audience participation stuff - ( I pay to see the performer ) but Ray got away with it Ok. And he brought the support back on for a couple of songs which shows respect. Brilliant entertainment - inventive versions of classic songs from one of Englands all time great songwriters. Sorry no Pics Cameras banned at this venue

set time 1 1/2 hours