Mott the Hoople reunion now 5 nights (Hammersmith, October)

Mott the Hoople's Hammersmith Residency Extended to Five Nights! HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London UK - 1, 2, 3, 5 & 6 October 2009

Mott the Hoople sold out its original reunion gig dates of October 2-3, 2009 and then added October 1st. That date too sold out, and now the band and promoter has added October 5 and 6. Can the band that hasn't played together live in 35 years give old school fans five nights of what made them great without a huge punch-up by the end? Time will tell.

I write this with a bit of recrimination, as I read that Ian Hunter's band will be rockin' Rockefeller Park next Thursday in Lower Manhattan for a free show. That park was my backyard for the past 8-9 years - I saw a bunch of shows at the park - free shows every Wednesday night in the summer. Now one of my fave old school rockers hits it, and I'm miles away. :-(

"Hey Rose....you're finer than you know..."

Here's what one fan thought of a gig they played another era ago.