Gorgeous George!

SO after 25 years of waiting ... I finally got to see my favourite star in concert. The first gay man I fell in love with (although sadly not the last... but that's a story for another day) and the highlight of the 80s for me - yes, George Michael!

Best mate Vic and I had talked about seeing George as being the ultimate concert, so when tickets went on sale we had been up for hours - standing by with credit cards and fingers poised to dial. At one point I was on a constant re-dial with both my house phone and mobile phone, and after over an hour of constantly engaged lines I was losing hope of ever getting a ticket.

When Vic texted excitedly to say she had managed to secure 4 tickets (albeit for Manchester) I practically wet myself with delight!

So on Tuesday, I took the afternoon off and we all headed off down the motorway to Manchester. Our husbands (mine particularly reluctantly) let us listen to some of GM's hits as we drove singing along, excitment building.

We got to the MEN Arena with plenty of time and found our seats (vertigo-inducingly high, but who cares..). 15,500 fans (well, 15,499 - my hubby remained unimpressed) crammed into the venue and we were treated to the most fabulous and memorable concert you could ever hope to see!! The set was an amazing computer generated interactive affair, and George was on top form. Highlights of the night for me were "Waiting" which was the opener and one of my favourites from Listen without Predjudice, and Praying for Time, which gave me a lump in my throat from start to finish. Freedom and Careless Whisper were also fabulous... well.. it was all great!!!

Mutya joined him on stage for a duet and that was lovely- all in all I think you get the idea - I LOVED IT!!!

Wish I could do it all over again.......