29/07/06 - PLAZA DE TOROS, BENIDORM

Bryan and the dudes kick off the show in Benidorm, their second and last night in Spain before heading off to Rome the next day to prepare for the huge gig with Billy Joel infront of the Colosseum 2 days later. (Above) 'So Far So Good'. (Below) 'Everything I Do'

Review by Ana:
The day started at 7:00am in Alcázar de San Juan. Of all the friends who went to the Alcázar gig, only me and two other girls went to Benidorm (where we meet more baddied from our forum). We took a train to Albacete and then a bus to Benidorm, quite a ling trip. We arrived to the venue at 2:50pm and took our numbers. The venue had been changed from the "Estadio" to the "Plaza de Toros" (Bullring).

Press said that it was changed because Bryan wanted to be nearer to his crowd but i guess it was because not many tickets were sold. The bullring was really really small, so tiny that the merchandising store had to be on the street outside the venue! So we got our numbers and managed to find a good place to queue. The weather was hot and really wet. I think it ws around 7pm when everybody stood up and queue in front of the doors. At the same time, the rest of "my group" came. I met some people who had been in Alcázar too, so we were talking a lot. That's one of the best things about gigging.

So there we were, waiting under a hot weather and trying that the people who came at that moment, didn't jump the queue. At last, around 8:15pm, doors were opened and again, as happened in Alcázar, the security staff told us not to run and to my surprise, the stage wasn't in front of the doors, but on the left side, so there was no need to run. I managed to get first row again!, but this time, on the left side. I was looking at the aisle/corridor where Bryan could be walking during "TBOM" and right in my place there was a kind of suitcase made of steel (those kind of case in which the suff for the stage is kept), so i though Bryan wasn't going to come there.
At 9:15pm, the support act played. They were called "Sra. Robinson" (Mrs. Robinson) and they were from Benidorm. A good rock band. I looked behind and i saw that the stands were almost filled but not the ground.

As i said, it was extremely wet, not so hot however, but a guy of the security staff was so gentle to give us some bottles of cold water. The venue was already full (or almost) when Bryan and the band appeared at 10:30pm. The crowd wasn't so appassionate as in Alcázar the night before, but it was good enough. Bryan greet us and said: "Hola Valencia". Valencia? It's Benidorm, Bryan. And Benidorm is inside the province of Alicante... ok, ok.. and Alicante is part od the "Comunidad de Valencia", but anyway, it wasn't correct. So the person who says to Bryan where he is, was quite wrong.

Everything was almost the same as the night before. The "WYG" girl was funny. She didn't understand a word in english so Bryan finally, just asked her name (Vega) and that was all. She did it well, going forward and backward. At the end, Bryan tried to lift her up but he couldn't!! Not because the girl was fat, which was not the case, but i think Bryan has lost some of his strenght as long as his weight. lol. Then the "TBOM" moment came and Bryan went down of the stage. And oh my god, Bryan came and went up the case which was right in my place! He was a few centimetres in front of me!! I just couldn't believe it. So afer a moment of doubt, i started to touch him. I was over-excited. After, i think it was after.. my memory after touching Bryan is blurred, they played "SOHWSD" and i saw the great and awesome Keith doing his dance - you can see the video-.

Bryan did his acoustic set playing "Heaven", "Straight from the heart" and "Crazy". I remember that during one of the Keith's solo's, he was in front of me and because of the wet weather, you could only see "water" (sweat) instead of his face. It was like someone was pouring water over him. So this night was great too, not so so so great as the night before (at least, in my opinion) but i touched Bryan! Haha! This time, we tried to catch Bryan when they wgo out in the cars, but they didn't stop. A pity but i was very happy.

I spent two great days with my baddie friends, who are as crazy as me, and the gigs were a-ma-zing and they're worth the kilometres i had to travel.

Can't wait to see you again, Bryan!

Setlist:
So Far So Good
Somebody
Open Road
18 Til I Die
Let's Make A Night To Remember
Can't Stop This Thing We Started
Lowlife
Back To You
Summer Of '69
I Think About You
Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?
Everything I Do
Cuts Like A Knife
When You're Gone
It's Only Love
She's Only Happy When She's Dancin'
The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You
Cloud #9
Run To You
The Best Of Me
Heaven
Straight From The Heart
Crazy

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Videos by Heia. Pictures by Ana

Ticket for the show

Opening with 'So Far So Good'

The boys rock out during '69

'Everything I Do'

The WYGG with BA

BA on guitar

Bryan on guitar again

Hope he didn't have BO!