Erfurt review by Choc and Mike :)

We got to the stadium at 10 o'clock in the morning in hope of a place in the front row But as we later had to find out, getting there early made no difference as the FC arrangements seemed to suck....

that was.. until we got 3rd row

Right in front of Richie!! (I was very excited he looked great :P )

Live were great - they played when dolphins cry & heaven amongst others!! They were a really good support act and the crowd seemed to like them too. One of the guitar players was a bit of a punk, very funny guy. Started jumping up and down
Definately warmed us up after nearly falling asleep!!

Then they finished & everyone got to work on the stage... Then the music
started blairing and the intro seemed to last ages. I felt like our boys would never come on stage :P but suddenly they were coming up the stairs!! Started (as usual) with Bounce and got the crowd going.

After that its a blur of jumping, singing & dancing... But Jons voice was
great!! Richie was really into it & nailed the KTF solo, punching the air
afterwards! And Jon did an amazing scream

Highlights - KTF (probably the longest version ever ), In These Arms (which was amazing), Saturday Night, Wanted
(They let us sing the whole first verse) and of course Prayer with the A-capella intro . Another highlight was the electric version of runaway.

Stage was pretty cool - Videos for Hook me up (Another highlight), bad
medicine (with a stripper at the bottom). I guess u would appreciate the
light show more at the back....

But on a whole - every member gave it their all - Jon really seemed like he was going for it. & there was only one ballad (sung by Richie).... oh and misunderstood.

Would have preferred not to hear Captain Crash, shout, Blaze & Heroes.. but on the whole..

Great!!!!!!!!!!!


Sorry for this rather short review, still excited ask me anything you want

i'm very happy for you Choc and Mike

I am glad you had a terrific time. I would have loved to hear Hook me Up in Spain again, it is definitely one of my fave songs, especially live!!! I was anxious to hear about the new stage...since we didn't have it in Spain either...is it too high as everyone says?...Thanks for your review!

judging from where i stood, the stage was 30 -40metres high. though i can't really say for sure.

Cool review guys. I like the song "heroes" by Bowie, was it the song, or the performance you didnt like??

The song just didn't really fit into the show. The whole concert was very much upbeat and sing-along like, but Heroes didn't fit in there i felt. It's too slow and apart from that, it is not really a song i am too keen on. The performance of it was good though.

Great review!!! So, how do you feel now after seeing them live for the first time?

its like a rush. i think this whole concert business is addictive. wish i could see all their shows :P

Great review Jana!
Thanks a lot for posting it!
:P

Glad you enjoyed it Choc! And same to Mike but hes too busy galavanting around Europe at the mo!

Bet you cant wait till your next show. 16th June? Long time till then! Even longer till Wolves!