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17/07/94 - GATESHEAD INTERNATIONAL STADIUM Review
by Mary Askew (Gateshead Evening Chronicle): Rock star Bryan Adams set summer temperatures soaring at Gateshead International Stadium with a concert his fans will remember for years. The Canadian singer returned to Tyneside for the second time as part of a world tour which has already lasted more than two years.
But denim-clad Adams showed no signs of fatigue as he delighted a 38,000-strong crowd with a string of his classic hits, including 'All I Want Is You', 'Please Forgive Me' and 'Can't Stop This Thing We Started'. He gave a running commentary on the football score for those who had dragged themselves away from the World Cup Final. And as Brazil stormed to victory, the singer scored a winner with the record-breaking ballad '(Everything I Do) I Do It For You'.
Among the crowd were fans who had travelled hundreds of miles to see their Idol. They basked in the sun as the chart-topping band 'Gun' and 'Chrissie Hynde & The Pretenders' set toes tapping. But Adams turned up the heat as he took the stage and rocked his way into the heart of everyone in the packed arena.
Ten of thousands of people who did not want to bop to Bryan were bombarded with his music anyway. The rocker's thrashing guitar was heard as far away as Byker and Jesmond. Gateshead Council received 50 complaints about the noise. A spokeswoman said: "It was a very still night and there was no low cloud to restrict the noise. Because of these conditions the concert could be heard quite a way away." (Below) The stadium quickly fills during the day ready for the show
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Pictures by Karl Watson & Rosie Hallam
BA thrashing his guitar
BA on guitar
Keith!
BA on a sunburst strat
The K-man!
Bryan rockin' out
Flyer for the show
Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders opening for Bryan |
