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09/05/03 - WESTFALENHALLE, DORTMUND Review
by Andreas
Kristensen:
Great concert. Very loose, and Bryan and the band was jumping
around having fun. He even let a guy up during the last part of Can’t Stop
This Thing We Started…. The gig was only half-sold out (meaning approx 6.000
ppl there) but nonetheless good with no b-stage too. C’mon Everybody was
a true jam-session on-stage; just like in the old 1991-1994 Touring-days…
An impro change of Please Forgive Me was nice, though Adams still mix up the lyrics
big time. Thank you (you 4 gals know who you are!!)
for a great night, and let’s do it all again on the next tour after the next
album is out!! Andreas Kristensen, Denmark. Setlist:
Here I Am
18 Til I Die
Let’s Make A Night To Remember
Can’t
Stop This Thing We Started
Back To You
Summer Of ‘69
It’s
Only Love
(Everything I Do) I Do It For You
Cuts Like A Knife
When
You’re Gone (w/ Maximilliam)
Please Forgive Me (not planned, as Adams
told Keith they’d play it)
Heaven
Somebody
The Only Thing That
Looks Good On Me Is You
Cloud Number Nine
This Time (down at the first
row, kissing a girl)
Run To You
C’mon Everybody
The Best Of Me
Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman? ****************************************** Review
by Maria Heutz:
Against my expectations after two operations I was fit enough
to go to Bryan’s concert in Dortmund. Moya, my friend from England came over
again. We arrived at the venue at half past twelve and were number 9 and 10 in
the row. The entrance was covered so we were happy. The weather prognosis wasn’t
that good for this day. Later Stephanie and her mother arrived. Moya met them
before in March in Cologne at Bryan’s concert. Also Ulrike, Christiane and
their friends came and we had a lot to talk about. Ulrike and her friends talked
about the concert the day before. This took place in Friedrichshafen in the south
of Germany. They were a bit disappointed because the concert only last for 1 hour
and 40 minutes and hasn’t had a b-stage. But the concert itself has been
okay.
There were no barriers in front of the hall but three doors next to each
with windows in. So we could have a look into and saw that we had to pass two
another doors in a distance of 10 and 15 meters. On the ticket they promised to
let us in at 6 p. m. An hour earlier the securities built the barriers behind
the second doors. Then an unbelievable thing happened. We stood in front of the
door on the left side and only the middle door was opened. So everyone could get
quicker in than we. We were very disappointed. Why had we waited that long? It’s
always the same. People who come later than you entered first. Security isn’t
able to do this right. I don’t know why. Okay, we had passed the first doors
and had to wait again. We stood crowded together, crammed in like sardines. I
didn’t feel well and thought I will faint soon. Fortunately I got through
without problems. It was awful. We were not allowed to use the doors in front
of us. We had to run around and took the entrance to the standing area on the
left side. This meant we could go in earlier than the fans who had turned to the
right side. There the door opened a bit later than the one on our side. So we
managed it in the first row, not in the middle but on the left side.
At 8 p.
a. the supporting band “Lea Finn” came on stage, a young nice looking
woman with long blond hairs. She sang the songs and the other band members played
the instruments. She and her music were okay but she didn’t compare with
VEGA 4. One song she dedicated to Lance who had listened to her album the day
before and chose this song as his favourite.
At 9 p. a. BA came on stage.
They now were a new outfit. They changed the black t-shirts again shirts with
collars and buttons in light blue or grey. As he did in March he started with
Here I am followed by 18 til I die. He didn’t play House arrest. Let’s
make a night to remember was the long version and not the blues jam one. Can’t
stop this thing we started couldn’t be stopped through the band. So Bryan
asked a guy of the audience to stop the song. This guy went on stage and stopped
the song. Back to you was good as usually. This is a real great live song! Summer
of ’96 was the acoustic version again. When Bryan announced It’s only
love he made a gesture as if Tina Turner is coming on stage. But then he told
us he has to do Tina’s part of the song and he is glad to have Keith Scott
on his side. When he mentioned that (Everything I do) I do it for you was originally
written as a piano song he referred to Gary from Toronto. When he said Toronto
Mickey, Keith, Norman and Bryan lift up their shirt collars in front of their
noses and mouths. This was a joke about the illness SARS which also people around
Toronto have. By the way Gary sang a lot of backing vocals and he did very well.
This sounded wonderful.
Norman didn’t play his guitar to (Everything
I do) I do it for you but stood on stage as if he was playing. He didn’t
move for the whole song. He stood there in the same pose. He is a funny guy. In
my estimation he plays without passion. He doesn’t show reactions and seemed
to be an alien element in the band. I don’t remember the song but once he
played a chorus wrong and Bryan looked in his direction. My assumption is he threw
a reproachful glance at him. During Cuts like a knife we did our best “na,
na, na, nas” and didn’t end them after the song until Bryan stopped
us. For When you’re gone Bryan chose a young black haired lady with glasses.
Maximilia came from Gelsenkirchen. You must know Gelsenkirchen and Dortmund have
a big rivalry between their football teams BVB and Schalke. So the audience booed
her. Bryan didn’t understand and asked her again where she was from. But
Maximilia wouldn’t like to say it again. Also she didn’t explain it
to Bryan. Maybe she didn’t know about the rivalry? She was a good singer
and enjoyed it. After the song Bryan thanked Maximilia from Gelsenkirchen and
the hail of whistles started again. Bryan is no more able to sing the whole lyrics
from Please forgive me. I think he did that song too often in a shorter version
at the end of a concert. And so he did in Dortmund. Maybe we should bring him
the lyrics for the next concert. (This is a joke!) He played the quicker version
of Heaven and fortunately without Do from Holland. We listened to Somebody and
the last song of the first part of this show was Can’t stop this thing we
started. This is so great with the quicker becoming “you, you, you”
between Bryan and the audience. They thanked us and said goodbye. When they made
the bow Keith made a step forward and fell down. He was okay after this and everybody
laughed about it. So I’m not sure whether this was an acting thing or whether
this really happened to him. Anyway he did it again the next times before they
left.
Also they once again put their collars in front of their noses and mouths
and looked at Gary. We didn’t let end our applause and asked with this for
an encore. So they soon came back on stage again. They played Cloud # 9 and Run
to you. During This time Bryan put out his guitar and his microphone and came
to the barriers. He came closer and closer and stood in front of Stephanie, just
two people next to me. She flirted with him, embarrassed him and told him that
she loves him. Also she asked for a kiss and she got it. I only could touch his
shirt. But this wasn’t the reason why he later stood on stage again with
his shirt out of his trousers. That wasn’t me!! I’m not guilty!! When
he played C’mon everybody he tried to put his shirt into his trousers again.
But this isn’t that easy when you are singing and playing the guitar at the
same time. After the Best of me they left the stage again.
Soon only Keith
came back on stage and started his guitar playing. Then also the band returned.
So the last song in Dortmund was Have you ever really loved a woman.
Okay,
maybe they should have played a bit longer. I missed a few of my favourite songs
and also the b-stage. But the concert itself has been a very good one, one of
my bests. Bryan was in a very good mood and played full of passion. We wouldn’t
leave after this. So we decided to go to the backstage area. It isn’t that
difficult to find where you have to go because you always will find the big trucks.
And so we did. We had just waited a short while, when the first car passed and
nobody noticed who has been in. A few minutes later Bryan came. He smiled at us
and opened his window. First I only would like to have a look at him again. I
wouldn’t ask for an autograph. But Moya told me she wanted one and would
only do this when I would do this to. I think it must be so boring for stars to
write down their names the whole time. So I never did this before even if I met
many times my favourite football player years ago. I preferred to speak to him
because the chance to meet a star is very rarely. I queued and suddenly a truck
came and flashed his headlights because Bryan’s car stood in his way. I thought
okay that was it. But Bryan told his driver to go on for a few meters and stopped
again. Then it was my time. I gave him my ticket and said: “Could you please
write for Maria?” When he began to write he also started to sing: “Maria,
Maria, Maria…” from the West Side Story musical. That came as a complete
surprise to me so I wasn’t able to say a word. I only brought out: “Thank
you; you did a great show tonight, thank you.” He thanked me to and it was
Moya’s turn. She had to spell her name for him and he moaned: “Oh, an
English woman, this means trouble, trouble, trouble.” We don’t know
why he has this opinion and couldn’t clear it up. I was totally happy and
I’m still on cloud # 9.
We said goodbye to the others, walked to our
cars and drove home.
Moya will see Bryan soon. She will go to his concert
in Bristol next weekend. I don’t know when I will see him again but I hope
it will not take so long. | | |
