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		19/07/92 - CARDIFF ARMS PARK, CARDIFF Waking Up To Bryan Written by Steve Duffy Taken from the South Wales Echo on Monday, July 20, 1992: Bryan Adams started by Waking Up The Neighbours - and anybody else at Cardiff Arms Park who might be doubting he's not here to stay. The Canadian finished his British Tour last night in fine style, and the party mood out front soon spread to the band. It's taken 10 years hard slog to reach this peak, and Adams is relishing it. His swaggering two-hour show ranged from strutting rock to ballads. But he's a rocker at heart, and while the show was (pleasingly) short on gimmicks (a costume change was a black T-Shirt swapped for a white one near the end), it was never short of passion. Robin Hood's slings and arrows have brought outrageous fortune for Adams. And he teased the crowd before half way through launching into the invevitable (Everything I Do) I Do It For You. There was a humourous banter with the band and whether guitarist Keith Scott's grandmother isn't really Welsh, he had plenty of home support. Adams even demanded a rugby song from the 31,500 crowd, and from his reaction, don't be surprised with a cover version of Bread Of Heaven on the next album. (Above) Bryan downs a bottle of water before taking to the b-stage He took the band briefly to a second stage out on the pitch, with a live favourite - Eddie Cochran's C'Mon Everybody, before picking half-a-dozen fans from the crowd to join him for She's Only Happy When She's Dancing. Then it was back to the main stage to finish with the Adams standard - Summer Of '69 - and Straight From The Heart If there's a certain formula, few carry it off in such a no frills style. (Above) Running high fives during '69

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