What can I say, Whitesnake is one of my favourite bands of all time, and I was able to see them perform last night at the Newcastle City Hall.

I don't care if I never see a better concert.

Whitesnake is David Coverdale's band and he continues to field a fine line-up to hammer out all those great tunes.

For anyone who doesn't know, Coverdale got his big break in the 1970's when he replaced Ian Gillan for a few years the first time Gillan left Deep Purple.

When DP later broke up for the first time Coverdale formed Whitesnake and has retained a loyal following ever since. He's older than me of course, but his band members are mere brats in their forties.

The trip up to Newcastle yesterday was an effortless run on East Coast Rail at a little over 3 hours. The trip back this morning took a bit longer as a problem on the line ahead of us resulted in a change to a diesel at York and detour through Leeds to get back on track.

More exploration in London tomorrow.