A brilliant evenings entertainment by Hayes Carll, a truly original musician. The whole event was only let down by the lack of bar staff (1 person for a sell out gig, not the fault of Cosmic American rather the lack of management at the Maze!) Would recommend the performers that they book.
Posted anonymously on 29/01/2018
Cosmic American presents...Hayes Carll, The Maze, Nottingham - 28th January 2018
A friendly welcome marked my first visit to the Maze to see long time favourite Hayes Carll. Unfortunately all the seating was already occupied so I made my way to the bar and a raised standing area. Having equipped myself with a pint of session bitter I settled in to the opening set from Chris Reece (sp) an engaging performer with a fine voice and accomplished guitar player. By the interval the venue was packed and the temperature building, fortunately I had brought my rucksack and was able to remove my jacket and pack it away. Hayes opened at 9pm sharp and gave us two hours of his back catalogue and new composition interspersed with explanations and reminiscences which were well received by the enthusiastic audience. Standing for over 3 hours is not welcome for my demographic ( I can still manage 90 minutes in the away end) but well worth it.
Posted by ClaretJaf on 29/01/2018
Cosmic American presents...Hayes Carll, The Maze, Nottingham - 28th January 2018
A terrific set by one of the great unknowns. Hayes Carll deserves much wider recognition than he gets. Thoughtful songs with just the right amount of introduction and good rapport with the audience. The evening slightly spoilt by the "support". Although Christopher Rees is talented and has a good enough voice, I was not aware that there would be a support act and was disappointed to finds that we had to sit through 30 mins of it. Hayes did not appear until after 9.00pm.
Posted by Peter on 29/01/2018
Cosmic American presents...Hayes Carll, The Maze, Nottingham - 28th January 2018
Love this venue and Hayes always puts on a very good show. Outstanding lyricist with a great attitude to his work and his fans old and new. On a separate point, why don't you guys spread your wings a little and promote some gigs in the East of England ? We regularly travel to Nottingham, Leicester, Birmingham and Oxford from Norfolk for our music. Would be handy if you could get something going in Norwich.
Posted by David on 29/01/2018
Cosmic American presents...Hayes Carll, The Maze, Nottingham - 28th January 2018
hayes carll was amazing,fantastic performance,
Posted by m on 29/01/2018
Cosmic American presents...Hayes Carll, The Maze, Nottingham - 28th January 2018