....Well after that and the mad applause from the few of us who were there to appreciate it (and the woman in front asking me and my friend if that was our favourite song; obviously we must have seemed to enjoy it more than most around us) they went into Wanted Dead Or Alive, a song which I never tire of hearing on bootlegs, and don't think I would if I were to attend more shows either. Richie sang the 2nd verse, always cool to hear, his voice is so different to Jon's (which helps them harmonise I suppose). That came to an end and I think most people thought it was over, but before anyone had even moved Hugh jumped in with the bassline to Keep The Faith, and the roar of the crowd slowly came back up as people registered what it was. Jon sounded pretty good, albeit no jungle noises or Sympathy For The Devil (though at this point I can't say I cared) and that is another solo I really like, so again seeing it live and so close was incredible (running low on synonyms here). After that it was over, they've been playing for around 2 3/4 hours, and though there wasn't a lot of suprise in the main set (other than a bit of a mix and Rocking All Over The World) the encore and overall performance level more than made up for it. They did the final bows and left the stage.

As I said I have no basis for comparison, but that was on hell of a concert.

Oh and afterwards I managed to get through to say hi to Kev, Jbjhand, Taija, Tom and Laura. They were pretty close, I saw them from where I was stood during the show, they were maybe 2 or 3 rows back from center.