Jessy J was playing in London for the first time in seven years. We were at her last performance in London. We had been waiting for the tickets for this show to become available for over six months.
Before leaving Waterloo we visited the Leake Street tunnel to check out the street art. Definitely a good afternoon to visit as the majority of the art had yet to be either finished or tagged.
Oxford Circus
The Piccadilly Line had issues so we caught the Bakerloo Line to Oxford Circus. Sadly we were too late for the Carnaby Street Christmas decorations.
Back on Regent Street I tried my luck with windows and reflections using my new camera.
Soho
Now that Tottenham Court Road station and the Elizabeth Line and are finished, Dean Street no longer has a huge building site at its side. We we were early and went into the Nelly Dean just opposite rhe Pizza Express.
The bar was very busy (it was a Friday after all!) and we had (soft) drinks sat crammed in by a window. Our neighbours in the bar persisted in vaping and after a while we gave up and left for some fresh air. We then walked down Dean Street and crossed into Chinatown.
Chinatown
At my favourite window we watched the cooks preparing:
Crossing back to Dean Street.
On Dean Street was this image of David Hockney.
Jessy J at the Pizza Express Jazz Club
The Jazz club is below the Pizza Express restaurant down a circular staircase. No tickets needed just your name and then we were taken to our designated table.
The tables are ‘allocated’ according to order of booking. Despite being SECOND the couple to book we were not front and centre but were stage right and one table back…
We were early for the show but now we had time to have our pizzas. This was not easy as the tables are quite small and close together.
Our table may not have been the best but everyone going on stage had to squeeze past us and chat! I asked for a photo of the set list but instead was promised the copy at the end of the show.
There was a break in the show.
This was my opportunity to have a chat and a photo!
I realised that I should have not brought my new camera and stuck with my R5. I had been worried of running into hassles like I had in Reading in bringing a ‘pro’ camera into the venue. Plus enjoying the music I had not moved to take head-on pictures of the stage, definitely next time…
After the encore as the house lights came on, I was presented with with the set list by the bass guitarist and here is my signed copy
Jessy was still chatting to guests as we left the club.
Waterloo
While we waited for our train I went up to the mezzanine to have a look at the concourse at 10:15 pm.