Topic: Leeds gig review
My apologies for the delay in writing up the review of the Leeds gig but mother nature tried to get in on the act and create her own kind of noise and mayhem. Luckily everything is still in one piece.
As I explained earlier my prose will never be as eloquent as my brother Steve (Rockinhorse) but, never mind, straight onto proceedings.
There were a number of surprises to the evening, firstly Joe was on stage by 8pm – no support – did Crosby come down with the dreaded flu bug or was it intentional? Not to worry though, myself, friend Steve (who previously saw Joe at Holmfirth) and two newbies had already secured a spot from which to watch the maestro at work.
Once again Joe was in blistering form, however, it did take two or three songs for his throat to loosen up, thankfully, his cold had no adverse effects on his fret work. Joe commented that he wasn’t sure what to expect from playing at a venue called ‘the Cockpit’.
The packed crowd were soon being treated to the very special talents that are called Joe Bonamassa. The next highlight was the acoustic solo which had the Leeds crowd spellbound as he weaved his magic over those strings – move over Harry Potter, your no match for Joe and his own version of the Petronas spell.
The final surprise was the appearance of Chantel a woman, nay a mere slip of a girl. (who I first saw duet, with Joe in Sheffield last year), joining in with the final song of the night to rapturous applause from the capacity crowd.
As usual the rest of the band were on top form, many thanks to them as well for all their hard work.
Once again a good night was had by all and all I can say to end this piece is that Joe, that night, you did indeed rock Britain!
Full set list:
Bridge To Better Days
Walk In My Shadows
So Many Roads
Mountain Time
Another Kind Of Love
Sloe Gin
Ballpeen Hammer
Don't Burn Down That Bridge
Woke Up Dreaming
Django
Just Got Paid
One Of These Days
Asking Around For You
Highwater Everywhere
You Upset Me
Libby