Saw Cat Stevens (aka Yusuf) in the Spandau Zitadelle (Berlin) yesterday ....

The man still has it, it was so good to hear those fantastic old songs live once again.

Only one UK gig from this particular excursion of his: namely Glastombury.

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I saw him when he last came through Toronto was was so impressed! Really glad he found his way back to music.

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SomeTorontoGirl
I saw him when he last came through Toronto was was so impressed! Really glad he found his way back to music.

When was that, as a matter of interest ?

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Looks like it was 2016 - the Cat’s Attic tour. I really loved the way he told stories of the music that influenced him and his music. It was a really great show. Article about it below.

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Saw him in in Munich in 2011. Travelled all the wa from Serbia, coz I knew there was no way in hell he'll ever come to Belgrade.

He was going to announce a global tour just as the pandemic began... hopefully he can get the wheels on the train and hit a few continents.

They use one of his great songs for the finale in the Guardians of the Galaxy 2 movie, but I always forget the name of it.

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Saw Cat Stevens (aka Yusuf) in the Spandau Zitadelle (Berlin) yesterday ....

That's a great venue - saw Midnight Oil there last summer between Stones shows. Do they still charge to use the portapotties?

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SomeTorontoGirl
I saw him when he last came through Toronto was was so impressed! Really glad he found his way back to music.

When was that, as a matter of interest ?

When he realised how much money he wasn't making under the name Yusuf Islam?

I saw Cat Stevens a long time ago... Philly back in the Tea for the Tillerman days.

I remember that as we entered, there were many, many prominent signs all around the Spectrum which read "NO FLASHBULBS". That was very unusual.

When Cat Stevens took to the stage, hundreds of flashbulbs exploded during the first song. I could see his bemused expression during the song intro (We were sitting really close). I think the flashing stopped after the first verse or something...

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SomeTorontoGirl
I saw him when he last came through Toronto was was so impressed! Really glad he found his way back to music.

When was that, as a matter of interest ?

When he realised how much money he wasn't making under the name Yusuf Islam?

Probably true to a point ...........

[ I want to shout, but I can hardly speak ]