MARC ALMOND
PALLADIUM, LONDON
THE WASPISH WIT IS INTACT, THE VOCAL THROB SOUNDS STRONGER THAN EVER – BUT ALMOND’S ‘BOX OF CURIOSITIES’ SETLIST PROVES SOMEWHAT HIT-AND-MISS
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16 OCTOBER
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It’s always special to play here!” muses Marc Almond, gazing out from the London Palladium stage. “You can feel the spirits of all the greats...” “Yeah, Judy!” yells a Garlandreferencing audience member. “What, Finnegan?” twinkles the star. “Amazing!”
Almond is looking well tonight. Stockier than the frail waif of yore, he’s also celebrating an anniversary. “It’s not like me to be morbid,” he grins, “but it’s 18 years to the day since my bike accident. And I’m still here!”