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23/08/97 - GREAT WOODS CENTER, BOSTON, MASS Review
by Carl:
I attended the 8/23/97 Bryan Adams concert in Mansfield, MA at Great
Woods. It was a great concert, as anyone who's ever seen Bryan live would know.
First off, he sang the following songs: The only thing that looks good on me is
you, Do to you, Let's Make a Night to Remember, 18 til I die, This Time, Can't
Stop This Thing We've Started, Everything I do (I do it for you), Touch the Hand,
Please forgive me, I wanna be (your underwear), We're gonna win, It ain't a party
(if you can't come 'round), Have you ever really loved a woman?, I'll always be
right there, Hey Elvis, It's only love, Cuts like a Knife, Kids Wanna Rock, Heaven,
Run to You, Summer of 69, Somebody, and one other cover. I had pretty good seats,
roughly in the middle of the pavilion. The concert was not sold out, in fact,
there were many empty seats and only about a hundred or so people on the lawn.
This was very surprising to me. If this had been a few years ago, like when I
saw him in Boston, it would have been sold out. I guess his popularity isn't that
big right now, as in the rest of the World. This latest album is a really good
one, but I guess it doesn't fit in with the rest of the junk on the radio these
days. Anyway, here are some highlights of the show: 1) Bryan opened with "The
only thing that looks good..." He had a few hundred fans on a platform the
entire night, right on the stage. During "Hey Elvis", Bryan talked awhile
about Elvis sightings and looked around the crowd for Elvis. The spotlight found
a guy dressed as Elvis and everyone went crazy (part of the show). Bryan ended
"Please forgive me" before the song was over. It just kind of ended
suddenly. I don't know if he forgot the words or a band member goofed, oh well.
During "I wanna be your underwear", they had 2 huge balloons of 2 people
in underwear. The balloons were black and the underwear lit up in bright colors.
Bryan stopped during the concert and said "This guy in the front is driving
me &$^# crazy. He keeps yelling 69." Bryan got the guy to come up on
stage and asked "What do you mean by 69?" The guy replied, "I like
the song." Bryan then told the guy he could sing it. Bryan then chose people
out of the audience to play all the instruments and this group formed out of audience
members played "Summer of 69." They did a good job for a while, largely
with the help of the audience singing along. The first song of the encore Bryan
played "Summer of 69" himself. Highlights of the show for me were "18
til I die" and "Cuts like a knife". Overall, I still liked the
show I saw at Boston Garden better, but I really think that has a lot to do with
the atmosphere and history of that building. I'm not sure any show could compare.
That's not to say this wasn't an excellent concert, because it was, as is any
Bryan Adams concert. There was no opening act and Bryan and the band played for
2 1/2 hours. I recently joined his fan club, but too late to take advantage of
the reserved front seats for fan club members. Someone I know in the fan club
got 3rd row seats. Bryan seems to treat his fans well, he talked to people throughout
the show and said he would be back in Boston next year maybe. He is leaving to
record a new album. The first time that I saw Bryan
in concert was in May of 1994 at the Boston Garden in Boston, MA. It was one of
the best concerts I have ever been to. He performed for 3 hours straight, even
though he had a cold. I was in the balcony seats and you could feel the whole
Garden actually moving. Setlist:
The Only
Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You
Do To You
Let's Make A Night To Remember
18 Til I Die
This Time
We're Gonna Win
It's Only Love
Can't Stop
This Thing We Started
(I Wanna Be) Your Underwear
Everything I Do
Touch The Hand
Kids Wanna Rock
Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?
Cuts Like A Knife
Hey Elvis
Run To You
Please Forgive Me
Somebody
Summer Of '69
It Ain't A Party...If Ya Can't Come 'Round
Seven Nights
To Rock
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