Hot Chocolate: City Hall, Newcastle
Phil Sutcliffe, Sounds, 1 April 1978
IT WAS the funniest ending to a concert I've ever seen. Hot Chocolate said their goodbyes, walked off and, I imagine, stood in the wings awaiting the inevitable call for an encore but it didn't come. The sell-out 2,400 crowd just didn't know how it's done.
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