The P revealed!

[Jem]

Hello, happy to say I can now confirm the "P" for our Defence Of The Realm at Summer's End will be the fantabulous Pete Trewavas. We've been chatting on and off for quite a while now about sharing a stage together and the planets have finally aligned. I'm properly excited.

What with Unto Us AND Tinyfish, it's gonna be a seriously proper good night out.  8-)

News on the final "J" soon!

[Brom]

40 views, and no one's said anything... I guess we're all speechless!!!    

[catherine]

Blimey!

[Pedro]

Well this is only my first view of it and I'm tempted to look away, rub my eyes and look again!
Maybe that's what is going on?  

This is an extremely welcome development in my book.  As I've said elsewhere, I've not had much to do with Marillion for yonks and not seen them live so The Whirlwind and the making-of DVD was my first real chance to encounter "TBT" properly and I was muchly impressed.

You're right, Sir J, this will be a (k)night to remember.

I bet you're not telling but I wonder if we are talking "defence of the realm" in a joustery sort of way or a "Don't panic Mr. Mainwaring" sort of way?  

[RacingHippo]

Do you think he knows any Kino songs?

[amazingwilf]

And there was me thinking the 'P' was the Peter Gabriel-on-a-stick!

[RiK]

Awesome. I'll bring me camera

[rogerg]

Tré cool!

[LivingForever]

So.... no Nathan?
 :?

(Yes, I know his name doesn't start with J or P.)

[gr8gonzo]

Level 42 has some touring lined up, I believe.

As for the third J, I'm thinking Johnny Boyes or John Beck. Seems logical, given the songs to be played. Besides, with Jem's love of beer and wine, I'm fairly certain his contract states that he will play no venue without at least 2 Johns.

[Trapezium Artist]

Grrrr ... you know how to annoy a man, Jem, when he's very unlikely to be able to make it to Summer's End.

Been a while for me too since I kept close to things Marillion, but I can say I was there closer to the start. First gig I saw with them was April 27, 1982 (thank you //http://www.morain.de/marillion_setlists_1980_-_1988.html), at Edinburgh University Chambers Street Union, and to this day, I swear there were more people in the band than in the audience  

Not that that was a bad thing as such; quite something to be about a foot in front of Fish when he gives it full "Forgotten Sons" laldy (look it up   )

In passing, thanks again to the Marillion obsessives out there, I see that Pete T had joined the band just three weeks earlier. So I really was there near the start, in the present context ...

All the more annoying that I won't be there in 2010, it seems.

[Phrog]

 I'm rather jealous of all the lucky Frosties that are going to see this, hopefully some kind soul will take a viddycamera with them!

[amazingwilf]

I reckon the third J will be this guy.

[D S]

Heh! Or possibly Jim Morrison or Janis Joplin on vocals (well, equally as likely).

I'm wondering if, as we now have a keyboard player, a guitarist and a bass player, all of whom can sing (well, Pete tries hard in Transatlantic, bless him.   ) and this is supposed to be "in proper loud, proud, amped up and ready to go full band mode", aren't we looking for a drummer as the final J?

Or is that too traditional?!  

Like TA, I'm just really annoyed that I won't be able to make it...  :evil:

Edit: Oooh! I'm a Tunnocks Caramel Log now - class!

[Dr.Ripper]

This is an excellent excuse to buy a gas mask and fly to England!

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