When Jamie Webster followed Paul McCartney to become only the second Liverpool artist to headline the M&S Bank Arena, it capped off a phenomenal rise from wild years on the pub circuit to a sold out show on the biggest stage in Merseyside.
And yet, the performance to an 11,000 capacity crowd in November 2022 left something of a “bitter taste”, says the 29-year-old singer-songwriter, sitting in his studio in the north docks. His crowning moment had to be cut short due to reports of safety issues within the venue.
“‘We Get By’, ‘Going Out’, ‘This Must Be The Place’, ‘This Place’, ‘Weekend In Paradise’ - it's a big ending, it all matters,” says Jamie, talking through how the setlist should have flowed. But the first two songs had to be axed as the occasion was building.
