Andre Rieu

No - not my thing really - too bland.

Ir's all a bit little-finger-in-the-air, blue-rinse, Hyacinth Bucket for me!

And me !

Hmm. Kind of what I was thinking

I took Mum to see him many years ago. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be as the show was really slick and she enjoyed it. The audience was full of his fans though who had obviously seen him many times so sang along or clapped with everything and yes, they were all of the blue rinse brigade.

A friend of mine said his concerts are full of old age groupies and in her opinion saccharine sweet and sickly - I take it as said that she won't be going again!

A bit like Daniel O'Donnell (with large backing orchestra and choir, perhaps)?

We like Andre Rieu concerts, OTT, fun and spectacular, I defy anyone not to be tapping their feet.

I absolutely HATE his music and I can't bear to even look at the man!
This thread makes me feel a lot better!

Sorry, never heard of him.

Well, have made up my mind and booked tickets for BBC Scottish Symphony Christmas concert on 18th December instead. Thanks for input - helped to make up my mind!

Now, that really does sound very nice indeed, Katek!

I saw the SSO at the Festival Hall, very well worth seeing.

The fact that Andre Rieu created an orchestra named after Johann Strauss is enough to put me off. If there's one genre of classical music I cannot abide it's the Viennese waltz.

Yep, I'm with you on that too AshTree.

I like the Viennese Waltz - so long as it is played by the Vienna Philharmonic... they understand that anticipated second beat.

Any 'concert' where the audience is invited to 'clap along' will be dire - for a start most folks clap on the wrong beats, which bogs the whole thing down...

No don't like him at all.

Definitely not my thing. They are always advertising coach trips to Rieu concerts in my local press.

As for Daniel O`Donnell #runsawayscreaming

I`ve never been to an Andre Rieu concert, but I`d give my eye teeth for tickets! I`ve got a couple of dvds, and really love the spectacle, as well as the music.

Rieu's style is not for me, although when I said that to my sister in law I thought she would never speak to me again! She's been all over the place to see him and thinks he's wonderful. I don't mind Strauss but it does go on a bit. Now, Lehar.... !

It is certainly a spectacle,but somehow I find the whole thing rather creepy.