Procol Harum at Basel, 18 June, 2005

Photographs from Jill McMahon (5)

Gary addresses the audience before the encore: the AS Roma shirt remains, like Snow White, unseen

Dane, manager of the Z7, brings a cake onstage for Gary and the band

The cake itself was intended for the whole band ... but by association with Gary's recent birthday, it becomes his own celebratory confection

Gary examines it (later he would get to eat some of it, with Heidi Widmer, its creator)

Meanwhile the rest of the band play Happy Birthday to You: quickly the crowd began to sing along

Whereupon Gary briefly exposes the 'Brooker 60' legend on his back ... brilliant timing, it must be said.

Gary then begins to sing A Whiter Shade of Pale, centre-stage, at the microphone

A webmaster may be seen lurking behind the Hammond ... no doubt that means his onstage photos
will eventually be added to the chronicle of this heavily-recorded event!

Band bows

... again ...

The band leaves the stage

Though Gary goes back to the piano to get his drink ...