iShootGigs – John Burrows Concert Photography

Bryan Adams was back in the Toon this evening celebrating 20 years of ‘Waking up the Neighbours‘ with his biggest stage setup since the Early 90′s, and a whopping 2 hours and 15 minute set length !

As Waking up the Neighbours‘ sold 16 million copies worldwide, reached the number 1 spot in 8 countries and spawned hits such as ‘There Will Never Be Another tonight’ , ‘(Everything I do) I Do It For You’, and ‘Can’t Stop This Thing We Started’, it was nice to see ‘House Arrest’ pulled out of the bag as the opening number – an understated classic in my opinion. ‘Somebody’ followed up switftly before melding effortlessly into a greatest hits set comprising amongst others of ‘Cuts Like a Knife’, ‘Summer of 69′, ‘It’s Only Love’, ‘Heaven’, ‘Cloud Number Nine’ and ‘I’m Ready’.

Even reading back through the setlist now, I can’t help but feel that Bryan Adams put on a show that was exceptional value for money – is it naughty of me to suggest the high point though was the ‘duet’ on ‘When You’re Gone’ with a rather uniquely sounding fan :p

Great show !

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Setlist:

• House Arrest
• Somebody
• Here I am
• All I want is you
• Can’t stop this thing we started
• I’m ready
• Thought I’d died and gone to heaven
• Hearts on fire
• Do I have to say the words
• 18 til I die
• Back to you
• Summer of 69
• Medley of Is your mama gonna miss ya/ If you wanna leave me / Touch the hand
• Everything I do
• Cuts like a knife
• It’s only love
• Depend on me
• When you’re gone
• Heaven
• The only thing that looks good on me is you
• Run to you
• There will never be another tonight
• Cloud no. 9
• The way you make me feel
• Straight from the heart