Thousands watch Pixie Lott jubilee concert in Bristol despite the rain
Cribbs Causeway has never looked so patriotic with bunting in red, white and blue hanging across the car park as the crowds streamed in for the shopping centre’s free jubilee concert.
From as early as 4pm people began to queue to bag a front row spot to catch a glimpse of the three acts; Young Kato, a local favourite from Cheltenham; Mischa B, an X Factor contestant; and headlining act Pixie Lott.
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Stand-up Comedian Joel Dommett presented the celebrations entertaining the patient crowd who were slowly getting increasingly wet from the light rain which soon became a downpour.
He also introduced representatives of the A Life for a Cure charity who are raising money to fund research for a vaccine to fight Meningitis.
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The charity was set up in memory of Bristol teenager Ryan Bresnahan – and audience members were asked to donate at least £1 to the cause in lieu of paying for a ticket for the concert.
Talented young sports star Ryan died two years ago – only an hour after complaining of an upset stomach at his home in Leigh Woods. It was one of the fastest cases of meningitis ever recorded, shattering the lives of the 16-year-old’s family and leaving his friends at Clifton College stunned.
In the two years since his death, Ryan’s family set up Ryan’s appeal fund a Life for a Cure in a bid to raise funds to support research projects that have the best possible chance of advancing the development of the ultimate vaccine.
Young Kato was first to hit the stage with their half hour set filled with energy and precision. Each note was held perfectly and the effort of their performance was flawless.
Watch a video of Young Kato here:
No time was wasted and Mischa B swiftly appeared to the stage straight into her rendition of Adele’s ‘Rolling in the Deep’. Unlike Adele’s version, Mischa B kept up the pace with a lively dance beat.
Watch a video of Mischa B here:
Dan Boyce, 21, from Bradley Stoke was impressed by Mischa B’s performance saying: “I loved Mischa in the X Factor and she sounded amazing.”
The wait between Mischa B and Pixie Lott made the crowd impatient and they began chanting ‘we want Pixie’ while comedian Joel desperately tried to entertain the crowd.
This was short lived and Pixie came on to begin her set.
Watch videos of Pixie's performance here:
Many people had come especially to see the headlining act Pixie Lott. Grace Melvin, 7, Elika Jafari, 6, and Tess Morris, 7, from Wesbury-on-Trym said: “We’re excited to see Pixie Lott, we like Mischa B but Pixie Lott is our favourite.”
Pixie Lott experienced microphone problems at the beginning of her set, but carried on until the sound was restored. The crowd welcomed her onto stage but eventually the rain became too much for some people and by the end, a quarter of the crowd had already left.
The Diamond Jubilee Concert ran without much of a hitch and as well as everyone enjoying themselves despite the rain, it was a great opportunity to donate money for a worthy cause.
Comments
by Nick2001
Tuesday, June 12 2012, 2:03PM
“It was not a bad concert, let down really badly by Joel Dommett. People were chanting we want Pixie because Joel Dommett was so awful - his useless jokes hardly received a laugh. He was crude and spoke about to an obsessional level about stripping and about children being in the audience and then he did. It was embarrassing from our point but from his as well that he could not entertain people in any way. Please do not let him disgrace himself again”
by Tody123
Monday, June 04 2012, 6:56PM
“Its great to see South Glos putting something on for the kids, shame on you Bristol”
by kerrylouise32
Monday, June 04 2012, 6:16PM
“My daughter and I really enjoyed the concert. the thing I was disappointed in, was the language of the 'comedian' that was hosting. his language, considering the average age of the audience was quite young...and now the fact i have to explain ************ to my 11 year old, is completely ridiculous. There was no need for him to be using such language. Apart from this, the show was amazing, and we had a really good time, and my daughter was made up to have met the lead singer of Young Kato. And Pixie Lott was amazing, and was a true professional, carrying on through the mic problems. I hope that such a worthwhile charity raised lots of money, and that the public have learnt more about the horrible disease that hit this amazing family. much respect to them for their hard work!”
by richardhav
Monday, June 04 2012, 11:40AM
“Ok you guys, hands up who went to the concert and put your hands in your pockets to support A Life for a Cure? And did you enjoy it? That seems to be the main issue here - not what was written on the web site.”
by Bristolexpat
Monday, June 04 2012, 6:15AM
“I have to agree.
Was Naomi Havergal one of the kids at the concert? A Cribbs Causeway employee? Or a BEP Journo?
I seriously hope she doesnt work for the BEP because if so.......jeez.”
by nfkadam
Sunday, June 03 2012, 11:57PM
“Hold on, does Naomi Havergal work for Cribb's Causeway or is she your Cribb's Causeway reporter? All the articles she's written seem to be puff pieces for the shopping centre. What I wouldn't give for a bit of decent journalism round these parts.
You might as well stop printing the paper and just start a blog where PR companies and local authorities can publish their press releases word-for-word.”
by nfkadam
Sunday, June 03 2012, 11:53PM
“Terrible photos, terrible article. It's beggar's belief that a newspaper for a city as big as Bristol has to employ 11 year olds to write their articles.
"Joel desperately tried to entertain the crowd, to a result of taking some of his clothing off"
Seriously?”
by Womble1971
Sunday, June 03 2012, 11:41PM
“Why they were queuing from 4pm who knows as they were still trying to get rid of the FREE tickets at 6:55pm!”
by Batdad
Sunday, June 03 2012, 9:35PM
“I have rarely read such a badly written article, parts of which appear to have been put through an online translator.
The writer obviously went to a local school.”