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17/05/05 - ODYSSEY ARENA, BELFAST Review by Joanne Lowry (Belfast News): The groover from Vancouver proved his huge appeal by the vast array of fans which packed into the arena for the opening sell-out gig. In fact, some wouldn't even have been born when Adams first hit the charts 25 years ago but it didn't deter them from turning out in force to hear the 45-year-old belt out the hits - and they even knew all the words. The show's surprise opener was Room Service, the title track of his latest album, but the crowd warmed up as familiar classics were mixed with more recent songs. Favourites like One Night Love Affair, Can't Stop This Thing We Started, Cuts Like A Knife, Heaven and Run To You were all received with rapturous applause. No sooner had a few bars of Summer of '69 been played than the crowd went wild. Adams told the audience: "I didn't think when I wrote this all those years ago in a cold, damp basement I'd be standing here." The rock anthem was followed up by Everything I Do (I Do It For You) and lighters were replaced with the latest in mobile phone technology as the whole arena waved in time to the music. Younger fans were catered for with recent hits like When You're Gone - when a member of the audience replaced Melanie C - Cloud Number Nine and Best Of Me while die-hard fans weren't left disappointed with renditions of This Time, Kids Wanna Rock and It's Only Love. Promising to play as many songs as possible, and even asking for requests, Adams told the crowd at one point: "This is the best reception I've ever had in Belfast." He didn't disappoint with a set lasting for more than two hours. When the other band members went off stage, Adams returned and was under the spotlight with flawless acoustic renditions of All For Love and Straight From The Heart. | |||
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