The Courier’s John Price took his son along to Monday night’s Caird Hall appearance by YouTube Minecraft gaming sensation Stampy Cat. On a night reminiscent of Beatlemania, he remembers the words of another 1960s icon: don’t criticise what you can’t understand.
The hallowed Caird Hall has seen some great acts in its time.
Grandpa Bill saw The Beatles back in 64, I saw Radiohead in 98, and now the young lad has seen Stampy Cat in 2015.
The YouTube star received a rapturous response from the kids here tonight.
Great times with this young miner pic.twitter.com/URpLVrHMFG
— John Price (@C_JPrice) November 30, 2015
It doesn’t get any bigger for them than this particular moptop.
Many of us oldies find the appeal of watching someone else play a computer game hard to fathom let alone why it should provoke ear-splitting cheers.
They said the same about The Beatles.
This was a great night for the city and its screaming kids.
. @chrisvdk hopes we have a greater appreciation for this kind of stuff – I certainly do
— John Price (@C_JPrice) November 30, 2015
It is quite a coup to get such a star here.
Tonight I saw the future of rock’n’roll – and it’s Minecraft, on YouTube.
I don’t quite get it, but that’s ok.
It’s for the next generation, not for mine.