He jokingly quipped “So you’re still here, maybe the harmonica will make you leave”. With that the band left the stage to allow Bryan to do a complete solo performance with just his guitar and a harmonica. They blasted out ‘So Happy It Hurts’ before hitting home ‘Somebody’ and the beautiful ‘These Are the Moments That Make Up My Life’. And as chants of ‘we want more’ lifted the foof Bryan and his band did indeed come back on to a euphoric explosion of joy. Just like an MCU movie no one moved thinking that it wasn’t quite over. Then the main set finished with ‘Cuts like a Knife’ to a rapturous applause and deafening cheering as Bryan and his band took a bow and left the stage. There was a bit of slow down and opportunity for the audience to influence the setlist as Bryan took a few requests which included ‘Kids wanna rock’, ‘Remember’, Always have, always will’, and ‘when you love someone’. It was spinetingling seeing almost 10,000 people singing as one and they did not stop when Bryan kicked in. Then a real rock out came with ‘18 til I Die’ and a roof lifting performance of ‘Summer of ’69’ as Bryan went quiet for the first few lines and the audience, as one, did all the heavy lifting. Bryan seemed to do nothing else but feed of this energy as he just lapped it up to produce a superb performance with ‘Back to You’, and ‘Not Guilty’. The whole arena as one could not stop dancing, jumping, waving, singing and screaming in concert. Next was ‘Here I Am’ and ‘When You’re Gone’ before an extraordinary rendition of ‘(Everything I Do) I Do It for You’. The power he exudes is unmistakable and just sounds immense. Bryan may have been in the music business since 1975 but his vocal power has not lost any edge at all. Each one delivered with such emotion and incredible vocals. ‘I’ve Been Looking for You’ ‘The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You’ and ‘Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?’ hammered home the mix of ballad and rock feel that is signature of Bryan Adams. During ‘It’s Only Love’ the video camera came out and random audience members found themselves dancing to rockabilly up on the massive screen behind the band, doubling their efforts as soon as they saw themselves up on the screen. ‘It’s Only Love’, ‘On the Road’ and ‘You Belong to Me’ continues the rocking out as the whole of the SSE Arena moved, stomped cheered and sang along. The gig may be a solid two and a half hours but time was going to fly by very fast. The enthusiasm of the packed arena is certainly contagious and provides a pure joy flowing all the way around. ‘Shine a Light’ ‘Heaven’ and ‘Go Down Rockin’’ keeps the enthusiastic energy flowing without any sign of stopping.īryan is in masterful form in Belfast delivering an incredible performance and he is only a few songs in already. Next came ‘Run to You’, another pure Adams belter which fills the arena with pure joy, creating an experience that everyone there will remember for a long time. And in turn the energy he fills the stage with just increases the responses from everyone there. The crowd as one went mad with a palpable love for the experience of seeing Bryan live. Then the lights went down to a wonderfully witty voice over from none other than John Cleese who introduced Bryan and to rapturous applause and roars of approval Bryan blasts in with ‘Kick Ass’ before hitting home with ‘Can’t Stop This Thing We Started’. The massive video screen on the stage had the cover of ‘So Happy It Hurts’ album was playing, looking like a simple picture but cleverly it was a video which every so often had something happen like a marching band or a mechanic working on the car. Without a support act this gig was going to be Bryan and Bryan alone, which judging by everyone’s faces that was absolutely fine by them. What a massive vote of confidence for such an amazing rocker and proved he continues to have a huge unifying power. With a capacity of around 10,000 it was easy to see that there was close to that and with an astonishing mix of ages and backgrounds. On a beautiful sunny evening, the long queue outside the SSE Belfast notified everyone that the arena was playing host to the one and only Groover from Vancouver, Mr Bryan Adams.
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