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		19/07/07 - AINTREE PAVILLION, LIVERPOOL Review by Karl Watson: Always wanted to see BA in Liverpool because I went to Uni there, but missed the last two times because I was out of the country. Wasn't expecting much from the show though because it was an all seated event inside a small arena/stable at Aintree. Met up with Darren and Bev, we had seats about 11 rows back which weren't too bad. The support act was a scouse girl on her guitar, she had a beautiful voice and was really talented - but God knows why she was a support act at a rock concert. After she finished the lights came back on and we stood by the barrier in the aisle to the far left hand side of the stage, expecting any moment to be told to sit down by security. Moments before the show there were 3 seats in front centre still available, and suddenly the lights went down and we went and sat in them! Bryan then came on and we stood up on the barrier - the security didn't say anything and we cheered because we managed to blag the best spot in the house! Because there was no b-stage, we were treated to one of the most rocking openings to a show i've seen in years, with 6 back to back rock songs. After 'Somebody' Bryan went for the Gretsch, I knew 'Kids Wanna Rock' was coming but just be sure I shouted out 'KIDS WANNA ROCK!' and Bryan said 'Yep!' then started playing it. During 'Back To You' the security came along the front and started checking people's tickets and sending people back to their correct seats. We waved at Bryan and he nodded straight away, and he was waiting for a break in the song to sort it out. We almost thought he might stop the song. Anyway, the bouncer finally reached me, just after the second chorus, he asked to see my ticket, I pointed up at the stage and he looked up to see Bryan right there telling him to fuck off! It was brilliant, everyone cheered and got back to the places they were. WYG girl was an unemployed scouse who Bryan described as being 'basically useless' (in good fun) and afterwards he said 'wow you really can't sing!'. Keith's 'It's Only Love' solo was awesome as always, and we figured out a way to enjoy 'Cloud 9' by seeing who can do the stupidest and cheesiest dance. So basically what could have been a mediocre show ended up being fantastic and a really good laugh. Afterwards we waited for the band to come out (which took forever), took some funny pics of me and Darren trying to break into the VIP section... Bryan eventually came out, and instead of signing stuff from his car just walked through the gate and joined us for a quick chat. He told us he had a lung infection; I got my photo taken with him; he started doing his Scouse impression; Darren had one of the set lists from the evening and we had re-written it for Doncaster. I started videoing with my camera to see Darren give the set list to Bryan, but he asked me to turn my camera off, probably cos he didn't want a video on youtube of him swearing his head off in a Scouse accent! Setlist: There Will Never Be Another Tonight Can't Stop This Thing We Started Somebody Kids Wanna Rock Open Road 18 Til I Die Let's Make A Night To Remember Back To You Summer Of '69 Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman? Everything I Do Cuts Like A Knife When You're Gone (with Kayleigh from Liverpool) It's Only Love Heaven The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You Cloud #9 Run To You Straight From The Heart All For Love ******** Review by Jane Woodhead (Liverpool Daily Post): Summer Pops review: Bryan Adams, Aintree Pavillion HE NEVER fails to impress and last night was no different. Bryan Adams brought the house down as he wowed the crowd at the Summer Pops with one hour and 40 minutes of non-stop hits. He performed more than 20 of his record-breaking numbers, mixing rock songs with gentle acoustic ballads and returned for two encores to a cheering crowd. And he certainly made the evening that extra bit special for one Scouser, Kayleigh, who was invited on to the stage to sing the number When You’re Gone. Kayleigh remarked that she couldn’t sing and while the Canadian singer- songwriter agreed, he did compliment her on her dancing. It was a great night for Liverpool with Adams paying tribute to the city’s Ben Dobey who has helped him on his latest album which is due out in October. It would be impossible to single out a favourite number with last night’s audience as everyone was special in its own way including Everything I Do, I Do It For You, Eighteen Til I Die, Summer of ’69, Back to You and Can’t Stop This Thing We Started. There was certainly something to impress every member of the packed audience last night from the young children to their parents and grand-parents. From the moment Adams appeared on stage his personality won everyone over. He had the audience singing, clapping and dancing in their seats. Supporting Adams last night was Huyton-born Jade Gallagher who this time last year was in the crowd watching him. Gallagher, whose first major gig was supporting the Sugababes at the Pops last July certainly impressed last night’s audience with her melodic acoustic rhythms. Maybe next year she will have a slot of her own. But as the crowds left Aintree last night it was the music of their beloved Bryan Adams which they were all singing and which could be heard from the car windows. ******** Review by Richard Irvine (Liverpool Echo): Adams is a master of soft rock THE Canadian rock star, who still holds the record for the longest reigning No 1 single, took to the stage for another Summer Pops. With a capacity crowd and the air thick with the smell of barbecue from Bryan’s own backstage cook-up, he kicked off the set with There Will Never Be Another Tonight. Dressed in black T-shirt and jeans he then asked, “What happened to that big tent?” before answering his own question with “Maybe they burnt it down.” Next was the easy-going Can’t Stop performed with consummate professionalism. From here, he went to the slower pace of Somebody, then on to Kids Wanna Rock. With a career spanning 30 years and a back catalogue like Argos he was just getting warmed up. It was time to up the tempo and Bryan told everyone to sing along to 18 Till I Die, which had a resonance to it as the middle-aged rocker ran around the stage. We knew we were going to get our money’s worth when he considerately warned us he was starting at 8.30 because he had a long set planned. And you don’t get too many consid-erate millionaire rock stars. A highlight was when he called up a crowd member to stand in for Mel C for the duet When You’re Gone. Enter Hayley, a young woman from Liverpool who confessed “I can’t sing” and described herself as being “on the rock n’ roll.” She was right, she couldn’t sing, but she did help us see just how easy Bryan made a very difficult job. In fact, he was faultless, he even managed to make a song I’d previously hated, Everything I Do (I Do It For You), a very enjoyable tune through his sheer ability as a musician. He may be responsible for the “of the” in middle of the road, but when it came to the encore and a rousing rendition of Run To You, the man was untouchable in the field of soft rock.

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