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Finley Quaye

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Review 1 for Finley Quaye

4 / 5

korma

Jazz Cafe @

- London @

- Fri 16 Nov 2012 @

Posted 24/11/2012

by boxroom

Location:cider country

nice drummer, able to play delicate and punchy...nice
bass solid just wot was needed
gitar unrehearsed but good vibes
horns funky
finley warm not hot but kool :-]
event spoiled a bit by audience talking all the time
sound patchy
in this day n age would hav thought that would have been sorted
venue 6/10
gig 7/10

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Review 2 for Finley Quaye

4 / 5

Godd vibes....

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- Fri 16 Nov 2012 @

Opening act(s): Warm up act was real good @

Posted 23/11/2012

by allGood

Good show, good crowd, top musicians, nice vibes....

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- Fri 16 Nov 2012 @

Opening act(s): Warm up act was real good @

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Review 3 for Finley Quaye

1 / 5

Marginal

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- London @

- Fri 16 Nov 2012 @

Posted 19/11/2012

by BanksHolcombe

Location:London

I went to see Finley after only hearing a few songs of his but with the strong endorsement of some close friends. He has an odd singing style in that he holds the mic about two feet from his face and hunches over half the time while he sings. He remained towards the back of the stage for a third of the time which again was odd. His voice moved from being drowned out by his band to becoming almost piercing. He has poor stage presence...I would not recommend seeing him.

Jazz Cafe @

- London @

- Fri 16 Nov 2012 @

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Review 4 for Finley Quaye

1 / 5

It was a disgrace!

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- Fri 16 Nov 2012 @

Favourite moment: When we left before the end of the gig.... @

Opening act(s): Akim was far better than Finley Quaye and engaged with the audience. @

Posted 18/11/2012

by Pacman81

Location:London

If I'd known that Finley had massive drug and booze issues, I wouldn't have booked these tickets. The guy was so wasted on stage that he couldn't even stand nor sing. The guys from the band were embarrassed by his performance and couldn't find out what they were supposed to play next. Total waste of time and money!

Jazz Cafe @

- London @

- Fri 16 Nov 2012 @

Favourite moment: When we left before the end of the gig.... @

Opening act(s): Akim was far better than Finley Quaye and engaged with the audience. @

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Review 5 for Finley Quaye

3 / 5

Shame he wasnt quite with it

Under The Bridge @

- London @

- Fri 14 Oct 2011 @

Setlist: Long.
Mix of new stuff from upcoming album and a couple of old tracks. @

Opening act(s): Awesome- Tom Bradley, a guy and his guitar- very good. Followed by 5 peice band called Youth Imperial, only their third gig together and they were fantastic. Would recommend both of them. @

Posted 17/10/2011

by wasafanonce

Location:London

The venue was incredible, the support acts equally good but Finley was a bit dissapointing. It was the first time I have seen him and whilst he was there in person and his voice is undeniably great he was barely aware of what he was doing and his band looked nervous throughout. I am sure if he was a tad more sober and could keep if hand away from wiping his nose for more than 20 seconds it would have been an awesome gig but he couldnt keep the audience- many left before he had finished. Incredibly talented but a bit of a sorry state to watch at the moment.
I would massively recommend Under The Bridge as a venue though- great location, atmosphere, staff and toilets.

Under The Bridge @

- London @

- Fri 14 Oct 2011 @

Setlist: Long.
Mix of new stuff from upcoming album and a couple of old tracks. @

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Review 6 for Finley Quaye

1 / 5

Finley Qaye at the Jazz Cafe - AWFUL

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- Fri 14 Jan 2011 @

Favourite moment: When Finlay Quaye went off stage @

Posted 17/01/2011

by Benskii

Location:London

Poor Venue, poor set. Finlay Quaye was hiding behind his band and looked embarassed to be performing. The only positive was when he disappeared for 5 minutes during his set to get a drink - the band was finally allowed to play. I feel ripped off and would not recommend this venue to anyone.

Jazz Cafe @

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- Fri 14 Jan 2011 @

Favourite moment: When Finlay Quaye went off stage @

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Review 7 for Finley Quaye

5 / 5

Finley Quaye is a genius

Jazz Cafe @

- London @

- Fri 14 Jan 2011 @

Favourite moment: When he nodded to me in the crowd, my friends saw it and then he even mentioned it when I met him outside! @

Posted 16/01/2011

by Buckweet

Location:London

Look, lets be honest in terms of showmanship, Finley is not going to get into the James Brown supporters handbook but this guy is something else. Special. The mans voice is incredible and when you listen to his lyrics and music you know that he is surely one of the best musicians of his generation. The set was good. Simple and the supporting band good.

Jazz Cafe @

- London @

- Fri 14 Jan 2011 @

Favourite moment: When he nodded to me in the crowd, my friends saw it and then he even mentioned it when I met him outside! @

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Review 8 for Finley Quaye

2 / 5

Finlay

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- Fri 14 Jan 2011 @

Posted 16/01/2011

by Zennifer

Location:Crystal Palace

A beautiful voice amazing, set was too short - no encore! A bit disconnected from crowd but overall fair performance.

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- Fri 14 Jan 2011 @

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Review 9 for Finley Quaye

2 / 5

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- Fri 14 Jan 2011 @

Favourite moment: Anytime the audience weren't yelling drunken nonsense at artist @

Posted 16/01/2011

by Anonymous

Show was horrible: lack of respect for the artist from audience.
Artist and band were good. Would recommend artist to a friend, but not this particular event with this particular location and audience

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- London @

- Fri 14 Jan 2011 @

Favourite moment: Anytime the audience weren't yelling drunken nonsense at artist @

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Review 10 for Finley Quaye

4 / 5

Master class from a shy man

Jazz Cafe @

- London @

- Fri 15 Jan 2010 @

Posted 13/07/2010

by MikeyPanther

I attended this event to see Finlay Quaye for the first time expecting to be blown away by his presence on stage but I was very surprised to find a very shy performer who grew as the event progressed and became more confident once he'd had a few glasses of wine. A beautiful distinctive voice backed by a very tight band. He covered all his major works in various forms and covered new material as well. A great intimate venue to see an artist like this perform and I would definitely love to see him again.

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- Fri 15 Jan 2010 @

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Review 11 for Finley Quaye

3 / 5

Finley, where's your mojo?

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- Fri 15 Jan 2010 @

Opening act(s): Jessie Dee @

Posted 24/01/2010

by Tonyradi

We watched Finley at the Jazz Cafe in Camden on Friday 15th Jan. We were very impressed with the nice intimate feel of the venue and would definitely recommend future events there. Unfortunately we were a little underwhelmed with the performance itself. The warmup guy ('Jessie Dee' or something like that) was pretty good and got the crowd going well, but the main performance just felt flat.

There was nothing technically wrong with it, in that Finley hit all the right notes and his band did an admirable job; the problem was that Finley exhibited all the charisma of an autistic accountant! He didn't even acknowlege the audience for most of the gig, staring at the floor while singing or turning his back on the crowd. It felt like the whole thing was just some 'uncomfortable appointment' for him to get through, rather than something he enjoyed.

It never really felt like a live gig as he exhibited little emotion and did not even attempt to make a connection with the crowd. That might be understandable in a stadium, but if a performer can't create an atmosphere in a venue as small and intimate as the jazz cafe, then they have a serious problem.

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Opening act(s): Jessie Dee @

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Review 12 for Finley Quaye

1 / 5

Get it together Finley

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- Fri 15 Jan 2010 @

Favourite moment: Jessie Dee - support artist @

Posted 18/01/2010

by BelowStandard

Jessie Dee the support artist was fantastic, he really set the bar for what I was expecting to be a great night.
Unfortunately Finley Quaye didn't seem quite with it, his band were excellent but we could hardly hear Finley's voice as he held the mic too far from his face and didn't manage to engage the audience at any point of his performance. This could have been an awesome gig...I was extremely disappointed.

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- Fri 15 Jan 2010 @

Favourite moment: Jessie Dee - support artist @

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Review 13 for Finley Quaye

1 / 5

Couldn't even stand up straight!

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- Fri 15 Jan 2010 @

Favourite moment: Bassist leaving the stage halfway through the gig in frustration @

Posted 17/01/2010

by LucyCW

Location:London

I've always loved Finley Quaye's music I was thrilled to get tickets for my boyfriend for Christmas. We were sooooo disappointed, charismatic Finley no more. It was immediately apparent that he was very much under the influence. He could barely stand up straight and staggered around mumbling incoherently for the whole set. Initially it was quite funny but as he downed two further bottles of champagne on stage it became truly tragic. He droned through and massacred every song leaving us totally deflated. A real failure by his management who quite frankly should be refunding the price for the tickets. Not even deserving of one star.
He was totally upstaged by his opening act, Jesse Dee, who was truly fantastic and the saviour of the whole night.

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- Fri 15 Jan 2010 @

Favourite moment: Bassist leaving the stage halfway through the gig in frustration @

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Review 14 for Finley Quaye

1 / 5

Too stoned to sing!

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- London @

- Fri 15 Jan 2010 @

Favourite moment: Walking out early @

Posted 17/01/2010

by TonyM2000

Location:London

Hugely disappointing show. Had been really looking forward to it, but Finley let himself and the rest of us down. He looked a complete wreck. The sound level was so low that you could talk to the person next to you without raising your voice, Finley held the microphone so far away from his mouth that the vocals were barely audible- probably trying to disguise the fact that he had forgotten how to put any effort or passion into his singing. Many people walked out early including me. Very sad.

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- Fri 15 Jan 2010 @

Favourite moment: Walking out early @

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Review 15 for Finley Quaye

4 / 5

Finley Quaye was strange... but fun!

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- London @

- Fri 15 Jan 2010 @

Favourite moment: When he sang my favourite song - Dice! Although, once again, it was a slight struggle to hear him! @

Opening act(s): I can't remember... he was good, but I was too excited about seeing Finley! @

Posted 16/01/2010

by Zeebz

Location:London

I love Finley Quaye, I think he's an incredible singer.... performance-wise, however, he was remarkably strange... He barely looked at his audience and was hunched over the whole time, not sure how he managed to sing this way, but he did sound great. Still, he was holding the microphone too far away at certain points and it was really dificult to hear him!

Personally, I enjoyed it, but it's definitely an acquired taste... I reckon you probably have to find him as charming as I do to put up with his weird antics for an hour and a half, haha! There is no denying that he is talented and I would go again, but be prepared not to see his face for most of the concert as he'll probably have his back to you or be staring at the ground (or at least he did during this particular performance).

Jazz Cafe @

- London @

- Fri 15 Jan 2010 @

Favourite moment: When he sang my favourite song - Dice! Although, once again, it was a slight struggle to hear him! @

Opening act(s): I can't remember... he was good, but I was too excited about seeing Finley! @

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Review 16 for Finley Quaye

4 / 5

Finley still hits the notes

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Opening act(s): Jesse D. Very good as an opener. @

Posted 16/01/2010

by Ransom999

Location:Chichester

I cant really explain it. Finley was completely eccentric but boy can he sing. The band were awesome and didnt get a note wrong. The venue was perfectly suited for his style and the closeness of it all made the whole thing spanking. Top notch.

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- Fri 15 Jan 2010 @

Opening act(s): Jesse D. Very good as an opener. @

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Review 17 for Finley Quaye

5 / 5

Slammin' night!

Jazz Cafe @

- London @

- Fri 15 Jan 2010 @

Favourite moment: All of it! @

Opening act(s): Jessie Dee from the States @

Posted 16/01/2010

by Lays

Location:Caterham, surrey

Fantastic gig! Friendly and fun.
Finley was wicked, warmed to the crowd and definitely suits an intimate venue
like the surperb Jazz Cafe! Next day... straight online looking for another gig there!
Great support act too, Jessie Dee! Sweet dude x

Jazz Cafe @

- London @

- Fri 15 Jan 2010 @

Favourite moment: All of it! @

Opening act(s): Jessie Dee from the States @

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Review 18 for Finley Quaye

1 / 5

Finlay was pissed

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- London @

- Fri 15 Jan 2010 @

Posted 16/01/2010

by andy09

the guy has a unique and lovely talent however last night shambled about the stage just about out of his head. It was a shame - a car crash concert.
Only twice did a bit of quality leak through - the rest of the time, a fantastic band dragged their singer along. There was pretty well total disconnect between singer and audience. It was all sad sad sad and an insult to people who had paid good money to be there.

ANDY

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- Fri 15 Jan 2010 @

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Review 19 for Finley Quaye

1 / 5

High as a kite

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- Fri 15 Jan 2010 @

Favourite moment: The band was the only redeeming factor. @

Posted 16/01/2010

by breadcrumbs

This was by far the worst gig i've ever been to in my life. Finley Quaye was completely wasted and gave a less than half hearted effort to perform his songs. He spent most of the 1.5 hours bent over double with the mic about a metre from him mouth. He may have had some success in the past but i've heard so many buskers and amateurs that are a million times better than Finley. A huge disappointment.

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- Fri 15 Jan 2010 @

Favourite moment: The band was the only redeeming factor. @

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Review 20 for Finley Quaye

3 / 5

Finley Quaye - Bit Disappointing

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- London @

- Fri 15 Jan 2010 @

Favourite moment: Sun is shining @

Posted 16/01/2010

by kitkcat

Location:London

Music was good, band were great but Finley didn't interact with the crowd (us) at all. He couldn't even seem to make eye contact and seemed more interested in constantly topping up his champagne glass! He didn't even come back for an encore! So overall we were rather disappointed.

Love the venue, the staff and the band though! And hope to come back soon.

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- Fri 15 Jan 2010 @

Favourite moment: Sun is shining @

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