03/03/02 - BIRMINGHAM NEC

Review by Steven Stanley:
We heard that some people had been there since 8 this morning when we got there but having been to the NEC on previous occasions we knew that if we went in via the restaurants we could get in quicker without as much queuing. My technique worked and I was front row again but this time on Keiths side.
The show was great and was a better atmosphere than last night, and BA was having a laugh with the crowd a lot more and seemed a lot more animated! The lass he brought up on stage was a nurse and BA fell to the floor when she told him that! She was really good as well.
Tonight 'Into The Fire' was brought back into the setlist and the B-stage remained :) I also caught a drumstick Mickey threw my way after him and Keith walked off after 'The Best Of Me'!
After the show had finished we went around the back for some autographs but BA didn't show because he apparently wasn't feeling top notch (at least when we left anyway and that was from a reliable source!). I did before that however get Mickey's to autograph my program and also shortly after Keith as well! I also managed to get a photo with Keith as well that somebody else took for me because my camera didn't have a flash (thanx Samantha!)...should turn out pretty good :)
I eventually got back to Sheffield just before 3am (20 minutes ago!) and we passed the EST trucks carrying the majority of BA's stage already on it's way up to Newcastle for tommorrow!
Tonight's gig was good...very good :)
Setlist:

BACK TO YOU
HOUSE ARREST
18 TIL I DIE
CAN'T STOP THIS THING WE STARTED
SUMMER OF 69
IT'S ONLY LOVE
THOUGHT I'D DIED AND GONE TO HEAVEN
EVERYTHING I DO
THIS TIME
CUTS LIKE A KNIFE
DO WAH DIDDY DUM DIDDY DO
WHEN YOU’RE GONE
I'M READY
HEAVEN
INTO THE FIRE
ONE NIGHT LOVE AFFAIR
SOMEBODY
THE ONLY THING
***B STAGE***
SEVEN NIGHTS TO ROCK
POISON IVY
SHAKE
SHE'S ONLY HAPPY WHEN SHE'S DANCIN
***B STAGE***
CLOUD #9
RUN TO YOU
THE BEST OF ME
THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL

 


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We set off for Birmingham...still half asleep from last nights gig in Manchester!!!

 

The band are in fine form...and are quickly getting used to gigging in the UK again :)

 

I get carried away during '69...as a result my camera skills suffer!