Band play in front of 25,000 fans in Liverpool 36 years after acrimonious last gig, but only perform one song
It was a moment many fans thought would never come.opening concert on Sunday evening, 36 years after the band’s acrimonious last gig, left devotees elated – and a little confused.
As the instantly recognisable driving rhythmic bass and crashing cymbals flooded St George’s Plateau in their home city ofHowever, there was no sign of their biggest hits –, Two Tribes or The Power of Love – with the five-piece foregoing their more well-known songs and instead only playing Welcome to the Pleasuredome, which charted at No 2 in 1985.
Fans praised the band’s members, Holly Johnson, Brian Nash, Paul Rutherford, Mark O’Toole and Peter Gill, who are now in their 60s, for their performance and commented that the familiar percussive vocals “sounded like they’d never been away”.Photograph: Stuart C Wilson/Getty Images for the National Lottery
The band, responsible for the iconic “Frankie says relax” T-shirts, have not performed since a bitter spat before their final gig at Wembley Arena in 1987 reportedly led to a fight backstage. The Liverpool crowd shouted for more but were left puzzled after one song when Johnson, the lead singer, said: “Bless you. Lovely to see you all,” and the band left the stage. On social media, spectators described it as “utterly bizarre” and “a piss-take”.Just one song from Frankie Goes To Hollywood. One song? Amazing to see them, but come on.
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