Bryan Adams
General Motors Place
Wednesday January 18, 2006 8:00pm
Everywhere he goes, the kid still rocks. The ageless rocker returned home to a fairly full house and there was no way he was going to disappoint the hometown fans. For over two hours Adams and his four sidemen pumped GM Place with music and energy.
It was an all ages crowd with a significant demographic who came of age in the 1980's (including me). Not surprisingly, it was his chart topping hits of that era that got the biggest reaction and the most play. Summer of '69, Heaven, Cuts Like a Knife, Somebody, It's Only Love (with guitarist Keith Scott substituting for Tina Turner), and (Everything I Do) I Do It For You were among the many classic Adams hits performed.
One crowd pleasing moment came when Adams picked a young woman out of the audience to sing with him onstage. Burnaby esthetician Tiffany will probably never forget her five minutes of fame singing (substituting for Spice Girl Mel C) When Your Gone.
For the final encore Adams performed a solo acoustic guitar set. Being the seasoned pro he pulled off an intimate set in the voluminous stadium confines. It was an unconventional and satisfying way to send the crowd home.
Thursday, January 19, 2006
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