Celebrity Fans: What's The Point?

[Percy McCarthy]

The whole song:

Surprised it's his first time playing Villa Park.

Obviously good for me that I could watch this, but it is literally a sea of mobile phones.

As for Villa Park, I have been surprised it hasn't been used a lot over the years. The only things I can remember were Billy Graham, Bruce Springsteen, Take That, and the Foo Fighters. I know the Joeys rented it once or twice and I also think one year there was also a scramble bike course made on the pitch.

The Joeys?

Duran Duran.

[AV84]

Pink was there same year as Bruce.

[Drummond]

I think there's been one of two boxing tournaments held there but not too sure.  Dave W would confirm.  Danny McAlinden?

McAlinden fought there and the ring collapsed. Barry White, Rod Stewart, Duran Duran, Bon Jovi.

Definitely a couple of heavyweights in that lot.

[Neil Hawkes]

Works for me, maybe it's because of your location?

Try this link:

https://archive.ph/kpKOg

Thanks for that, it wasn't loading for me either.

Thanks from me also, good article.

[Witton Warrior]

I think there's been one of two boxing tournaments held there but not too sure.  Dave W would confirm.  Danny McAlinden?

McAlinden fought there and the ring collapsed. Barry White, Rod Stewart, Duran Duran, Bon Jovi.

Definitely a couple of heavyweights in that lot.

Barry White was a heavtweight

[Somniloquism]

The Joeys?

Joey Witnesses. They had their annual summer assembly a local football ground in the 80's / early 90's. Mostly at Wolves and Coventry grounds and at least once at Villa Park.

[Percy McCarthy]

The Joeys?

Joey Witnesses. They had their annual summer assembly a local football ground in the 80's / early 90's. Mostly at Wolves and Coventry grounds and at least once at Villa Park.

Ah, ok. Ta.

[pauliewalnuts]

Billy Graham played there in the 80s as well, I recall.

[pauliewalnuts]

And Barry White in the 70s.

[PeterWithesShin]

Desmond Tutu did an event which tends to be forgotten.

[john e]

Apparently the SAS held a big group meeting at Villa Park

But they were in and out without anyone knowing

[Brazilian Villain]

Apparently the SAS held a big group meeting at Villa Park

But they were in and out without anyone knowing

Think the game where Shearer and Sutton scored three was at Ewood Park.

[Dave]

Pink was there same year as Bruce.

Same week.

[Gareth]

Desmond Tutu did an event which tends to be forgotten.

Seen on plenty of 2-2 games at VP

[Clampy]

Glen Tilbrook played a couple of numbers at a Player of the Year awards thing in the Holte Suite during the Gregory era when  it was a fiver a ticket and you could mingle with the players.