Berlin, 29 Celsius (feels like 40C)!
It was one gorgeous day in Berlin, but hot. So very hot! And
even though we weren’t the first ones in line, it was, by far one of the
longest, most dreadful wait for a show this tour. I guess we had used all our
luck on the streets of Berlin on the previous day sigh… between the heat,
people around us trying to sneak in, and all the smoking… you can help but
wish you were in an arena with your choice of seat! Sigh…
But then the show starts, and we do tend to forget how we
got there in the first place! And it was a very good one! Three hours of good
old Rock and Roll and the venue itself was very cool and intimate, here’s Raise
your Hands! Touch the Sky!
I love that “Whole lot of Leaving’” is back on the setlist! There
was an episode with the “smoke machine” right after “It’s My Life” and all of the
sudden the whole stage got covered with white smoke! (pretty much like us in
the audience and all the smoking going on – who goes to a show to smoke?
Honestly…) then Jon gets out of the way giving everyone the famous stinky eye
and leaving a “what the *blimp*” to some of the roadies “A sudden fog is
blowing in, and someone is getting fired for it!”
Ouch! It's My Life - Smoke!
After this the show went on pretty smooth, “Amen” and “Bed of Roses” was really a change of pace, since Jon is not really playing so many of the new songs and Yes we all know “Amen” is not “Hallelujah” but we take what we can get! I love how he acts out and feels every word of the song Lordy…Lordy… Amen!
“A little bit of
jukebox music, just a little bit, watch me now, watch me now… “Jumpin’ Jack
Flash” and “Pretty Woman” always fun! Jukebox Music!
Sleep When I’m Dead is one of my favorite live, I don’t give
it so much of a thought till it starts, the “Oooone! Twooooo! One, Two Three
Four!, SO FUN! Jon is now doing a “warm-up” with the audience, pretty funny
actually to be part of it! He gets everyone with their hands up in the air
clapping, then he changes the clap for a fast beat-short one to the side and before
he switches it back he goes “Now go wiiiiiide” ha ha ha I liiiiiike it! Best lead
singer out there I tell ya :)
Click On: In These Arms
Last but not least there was the one and only “Never Say
Goodbye” followed by something I had never seen Jon doing, taking a poll with
the fans to see what song to play next, Jon said he was giving us three options
and the one with the most reaction would be played, so he went “I’ll be there
for you” (a lot of screams) “I love this town” (cri cri cri almost no screams)
and “Always” (the whole place went down with screaming) so he looks at Tico and
says “So it is! The people have spoken!” and the song starts! Awesome, just… awesome! Jon's Encore Audience Poll!
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Berlin earned a special spot in our hearts....The whole experience was great!!!!
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