Its 0-dark thirty in the morning, and I am out the door to work....I shall tell all my patients that 'when the world is running down.....you make the best of.....' Ahem....sorry. My left ear is still ringing.
Indy show was fab.
I just wanna know one thing....the bloke in the front, hat to the back, engaging in dominic worship....are you on the list? and how about Chris Botti's personal screaming and dancing girlie fan?
The crowd was the most amusing part of the show, i thought....besides the piss take of louie armstrong during "moon over...."
Ahhhhh......euphoria. More later.
Cheers.
Set-list:
1st encore
2nd encore
Just returned to my cave in Louisville from a wonderful Sting concert near Indianapolis.
FYI, he DID sing "Message in a Bottle"! Next to last song, right before "Fragile", as he did at his shows last winter.
Since that's my favorite, I was a happy camper. I was even happier when he shook my hand right after performing it -- for a brief moment, I felt like a giddy young schoolgirl!
My husband and I drove four hours to see Sting at the Indy concert, and we both felt it was well worth the effort (even though we got home about 4:30 a.m.)!
Sting's band was incredibly tight--he always assembles top-notch musicians, and as a jazz musician myself, I really appreciate the solo breaks he inserts in his songs, even if they aren't extremely long ones.
Yes, he did play "Message...," and of course, the old Police songs were the crowd's favorites. I was pleased to hear the Ten Summoners' Tales selections, along with "All This Time." Now if he would only do "Be Still My Beating Heart" somewhere, somehow...!
Anyway, it was a beautiful evening! We had seats in the middle of a row, but decided to give them up for aisle seats in an empty row, and they had a great view! Unfortunately, the concert was definately not sold out. People don't know what they missed!
First, to answer all the questions: Yes, I was the guy in the Police shirt and hat dancing in the front.
I will try to be brief.
Indy:
Crowd - probably the best so far. These people must have gone to Europe, because they stood (yes, even in the first 15 rows) for the whole thing! Also, someone said that there weren't any Compaq people here? WRONG. At every show there is always at least one Compaq tent with the 30-55 year old white yuppies enjoying their wine coolers. I also briefly met some members of this list...who were you??
Music: same as Detroit.
Notes: I got to have a nice conversation with the new background singer before the show. Russ (or is it Ross?) Irwin. Turns out he's old friends of Chris', and Chris is the one who hooked him up for the gig. I asked him about his affinity for harmonizing a 3rd above Sting's line, and if Sting asked him to do that. He said that Sting has NEVER said ANYTHING to him! We both figured that that meant he was doing a good job.
We got into soundcheck that day, but I ended up talking to the main sound guy the whole time. I pretty much interviewed him about what it's like with all the Compaq creeps running the show, and he said that he will NEVER go out of his way to do anything for them. Apparentally there's really two camps on the tour, the veteran guys like him who have been there for 20 years (Danny, Dave (keyboards), this burly sound guy, others...) and then the snooty Compaq people. He said they pretty much leave each other alone, as they're both dependant on each other for a successful show.
Ok, I need to go fail a biology test now. Anyone going to Minneapolis tomorrow?
I would send a press review, but I cannot find one. So, here are my rather sparse comments on the show:
It was a beautiful summer night for an outdoor show. The temperature dropped from a daytime high of about 80 to about 70 after sunset. There was a full moon that rose just after sunset directly behind the audience such that it was visible to the band. There was not a cloud in the sky.
Tracy Chapman opened and played for about 1 hour. She performed all of her hits an several songs from the new CD. Tracy actually pointed out the moon to the audience saying, "I know I'm not supposed to do anything to draw attention away from the stage, but you have got to see the moon."
Sting played for about 2 hours. He played almost every song from Brand New Day. The band seemed particularly inspired playing Moon Over Bourbon Street.
Sting enthusiastically howled at the real moon at the end of the tune. He played a few Police songs: Every Breath You Take, Roxanne, and Message In A Bottle. Message In A Bottle was during the encore and Sting sang every other verse allowing the audience to be heard singing the other half. It was just Sting and a guitar.
As a die-hard Sting fan, I was EXTREMELY pleased to see him with more energy and stage presence at Deer Creek than he had at the Murat Theatre when I saw him back in December. And because I paid less than half of what I did 7 months prior, It made it even more redeeming.
Simply put, the performance was masterful. I was a little surprised it did not include a review in the local newspaper, as it would have easily added an extra "star" to his rating from his last performance in Indy. But let's not dwell.
Tracy Chapman provided the diverse crowd, which attracted many more twenty-somethings this go-round, with a 50-minute appetizer of escalating interest and applause. Of interest, a firey ending to "Give me One Reason to Stay Here."
But the artist with the most heat tonite was the son of a milkman and hairdresser from England. For a 48 yr. old man, he reminded the boomers in the audience that with a little yoga, some solid back-up musicians, and a software sponsor....yea, yea-keep dreaming.
All in all, it was well worth the 30 minute drive to get there, and the 45 minute crawl to exit the facility.
What will the one they used to call Gordie come up with next?
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