I've just got back from the Flo Rida gig. The best part of 4 hours of entertainment was lapped up by a buzzing crowd tonight. Local Promoter Alex did a great job of not only pulling off Flo Rida, but also crafting a perfect supporting cast, in the shape of Bashy, Sway, and local dance outfit Beat Breakers. They had a busy day, as they also squeezed in The Plymouth Christmas Lights Switch on between and earlier rehearsal and tonights show.
As I mentioned yesterday, Flo Rida flew in overnight for this gig. His flight from Los Angeles was due in to Heathrow at 1.30pm. Let's allow an hour to get through the airport, then the journey down from London is say another 3. That meant that without hiccups, our star of the night would arrive in Plymouth at 5.30pm. Just enough time for a sound check before we opened the Arena doors to his fans.
From the moment I got to my desk this morning, I have been watching Heathrow's live flight info online. Today has been a nervous day. Our acts don't usually fly in and fly out with no time to spare. So imagine my relief when his team of eight touched down 3 minutes early. We were on schedule.
And then it got wobbly. It took them around two and a half hours to get through Heathrow immigration today. At half three this afternoon the international rap star, whos fans would walk into the Pavilions arena in 3 hours time, was still sat in a London airport.
One major queue on the M5, and a night out for thousands of people would have been ruined tonight.
Thankfully the roads were clear. Flo Rida went on stage to a huge roar from the crowd, without having had chance to do a soundcheck, and without anyone in the crowd knowing how close it was to not happening tonight.
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