anonymous in Royal Festival Hall - 17 January, 1970

from Southbank Centre Archive:

From "Concerts Attended", an 'O' level music exam project by Anita Gabrielle Tedder (aged 15) 17 January 1970: When I heard that my idol, Joni Mitchell, was doing a solo concert at the Royal Festival Hall, I could hardly restrain myself from singing out loud; in fact I sang through all the songs on her two LP's in the bath to celebrate. I had waited for this concert for over a year, since I first hear her incredible music. I telephoned and booked the tickets only three hours after telephone booking opened. I was amazed to receive tickets in row T in the 25 shilling seats! I had expected to …   more >>

cite as

Southbank Centre (ed.), Southbank Centre Archive. In Southbank Centre Archive. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1423606669231 accessed: 9 December, 2024 (Southbank Centre Archive, http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/about-us/history-and-archive/southbank-centre-archive)

location of experience: Royal Festival Hall

Listeners

anonymous
1955-

Listening to

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Both Sides Now performed by Joni Mitchell
Chelsea Morning performed by Joni Mitchell
Michael from Mountains performed by Joni Mitchell

Experience Information

Date/Time 17 January, 1970
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by Ivan Hewett on Tue, 10 Feb 2015 22:17:49 +0000
Approved on Tue, 26 Jan 2016 12:09:02 +0000