Jan Akkerman in Bush Hall

Got myself down to Shepherd's Bsh last night with a ministerial friend of mine to be at Jan Akkerman's final concert in a brief eight day tour of the country. He was on fine form and played mostly Focus numbers. I particularly enjoyed Anonymus (with a bit of Yankee Doodle thrown in for good measure). The band were as tight as ever and we enjoyed brief solos from the bass and drums. Jan himself seemed happy enough most of the time. The hall was full and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves. It's weird to think that much of this music was wrtten fifty years ago or so.