News of the World Tour The Houston concert is considered one of their best bootlegs. In the book "The Show I'll Never Forget: 50 Writers Relive Their Most Memorable Concertgoing Experience", novelist Tracy Chevalier recalls attending one of this tour's concerts at the age of 15: Robert Hilburn of the "Los Angeles Times" called this concert tour the band's "most spectacularly staged and finely honed show yet". "We arrived in Las Vegas on Monday," recalled "Old Grey Whistle Test" presenter Bob Harris, who was travelling with the band for a filmed piece, "and the band weren't playing until Thursday, so we had three days to
Bob Harris (radio) "The Old Grey Whistle Test" rock music show on BBC television from 1972 until December 1979. His first appearance on the show was as chair of a debate on the Night Assemblies Bill, based on his experience as a journalist and at the invitation of producer Richard Williams. Shortly afterwards he was invited to be the main presenter. His velvety voice and quiet delivery earned him his enduring nickname. His hippie-style beard and laid-back presentation made him a favourite target for parody, most notably by Eric Idle on the 1970s BBC comedy show "Rutland Weekend Television". Harris later became notorious