Get Out of Billy's Dreams and into the Palais Theatre

Name of Band: Billy Ocean
Venue: Palais Theatre
Date: 12th June 2009
Reviewed By: Espylyn

There was a cancelled support for tonights show so it was a bit of a wait for those who came early, but it didn't matter as Billy Ocean and band were going to entertain us tonight and we were all ready to dance in our seats. A fantastic show from Billy Ocean (aka Leslie Sebastian Charles) and his 10 piece orchestra. Displaying gleaming white teeth, which almost stole the show, Billy showed the crowd that he really is a legend (at a mere 59 years of age) and it was the songs of the 1980's that hit hard with the crowd. His 1976 hit Love Really Hurts Without You was the show opener and songs Suddenly and There'll be Sad Songs got the mood high as we all knew the bigger hits were to follow. Get Out of My Dreams allowed youngies to leap from their seats with hands pumping like time had gone back into the 1980's, and the crowd fully expoded into these hits by singing each song word for word. Loverboy was a beauty and When The Going Gets Tough was sung the security had a hard time trying to get people back into their seats whilst the crowd leapt around.
Billy displayed plenty of moves and grooves, dressed in a suit for the evening. Long hair and a happy persona were displayed throughout. How this wasn't close to a sell out is odd. The Palais was over half packed tonight and I bet many people are screwing up their faces with dispair as they missed a top show from a man who was a big 80's hit in the pop charts and his best of albums are double platinum sellers that continue to sell today.
The night was ended with Caribbean Queen which again got the crowd leaping about. Billy put on a fantastic show and with his orchestra to boot, and we were treated to a great night out.