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13/07/02 - STADION AM HUNTING,
BOCHOLT Review by Maria Heutz:
Actually I wouldn’t
go to an open-air-festival with three bands before Bryan on stage. But then I
couldn’t get the Spirit album in the record shops and instead of the CD I
bought a ticket for Bryan’s gig with special guests. And I don’t regret
it. It was wonderful, simple brilliant. Bryan recalls his motto “Kids wonna
rock”.
Early in the afternoon I arrived at the stadium “Am Hünting”.
Almost at the announced time they opened the gates and we could run to the stage.
My place was in the sixth row. It was sunny and warm weather and we just sat down
to relax. I had a good conversation with two women in front of me. We met before
last year at Bryan’s concert in Xanten.
The festival started at 6 p.
m. with a band called “Yorck”, a young man and his mates from Bocholt
or a town next to Bocholt. Their music was okay. But it’s always the same.
Everyone is waiting for the main star - this means BA - and nobody is really interested
in listening to someone before. They have rarely chances to get the audience crazy.
The next band was “Foul’s Garden”, who has a successful song
called “Lemon tree”. Maybe you know it?
After this band “Alphaville”
came on stage. Their biggest song was “Big in Japan”. I liked Foul’s
Garden, they do a good job but the music from Alphaville wasn’t my taste.
Then about a quarter to ten Bryan came on stage and everybody was very happy,
applauded and welcomed him.
His and the band’s equipment has changed since
his last tour here. Ist colour now isn’t white but grey. Also he has a new
keyboard player - named Gary Bright? - , the “New Guy”, as you could
read at the back of his shirt.
On my way to Bocholt I wished Bryan would start
with “Here I am” and so he did. I love this song and the feeling Bryan
put in it with his voice and singing. As an opener for a concert it is maybe a
bit too weak but followed by “Back to you” (greetings from the concerts
last year), “House arrest”, “18 til I die”... he begun my
most rockiest concert he ever did. The crowd got mad, jumped, danced.... Also
he played his new song “Get off my back” which I heard for the first
time. The only breather were “Everything I do”, “Heaven” and
“I’m ready”. We tried to sing our best “nananananas”
of “Cuts like a knife”. And at the end of “The only thing that
looks good on me is you” Bryan sang the “you, you, you” so quick
one after the other that we hadn’t a chance to say him that he is the one
who looks good on us. Really great!!! It was Rock, Rock, Rock!!! This evening
he didn’t communicate a lot with the audience. He said only that he loved
the place and the decoration around it. (There have been a lot of different huts
where drinks and food was sold and also inflatable things like a big Coca Cola
bottle for example.) I regret this a bit because I love his conversation with
the audience. It is so different at every concert and gives always special memories
to recognise. But it doesn’t matter. His “Mel C.” in Bocholt was
called Susi and she got a quick kiss on his mouth after her singing.
Unfortunately
always time runs at concerts so it was just after the beginning at the end. But
not really. They had a b-stage and there he performed “7 nights to rock”,
“Poison Ivy”, a song I don’t know the title, “She’s only
happy, when she’s dancing” and “Twist”. During “She’s
only happy...” she invited people to come on the stage and dance with the
band and of course they did. I couldn't watch it but it happened.
He came
back to the main stage and played “Cloud # 9” and “Run to you”
which was the last title there. No “Please forgive me” at the end and
no chance for me to hate this song because it is the end of the concert. With
“Run to you” at the end my mood was so much better than with “Please
forgive me”. This song at the end of a gig makes me always feeling sad.
My
way back home was awful. The organisation was very bad. So I needed more than
100 minutes for a distance of 5 kilometres. This meant I was at home again at
half past three. But I would do it again. The concert was worth it. Setlist:
Here
I Am
Back To You
House Arrest
18 Til I Die
Kids Wanna Rock
Can't
Stop This Thing We Started
Summer Of '69
It's Only Love
Get Off My Back
Everything
I Do
Cuts Like A Knife
When You're Gone
Into The Fire
I'm Ready
Heaven
One
Night Love Affair
The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You
***b-stage***
Seven
Nights To Tock
Poison Ivy
Wild Thing
She's Only Happy When She's Dancin'
The
Twist
***b-stage***
Cloud #9
Run To You | | |
