Live from amsterdam

Just 3 minutes to wait and it will start! Lot of people and vert Nice concert hall!

I played along with Brian....some 80 km up North that is. Man I wish I could be there.
Tell us more about it. I bet his gig was more succesful than mine....

Was a great show, in a very comfortable Hall. I was at the first row in balcony, the sound was not excellent, lot of bass rumble during the first 30 minutes, then, it was better.
Brian was wearing a very classy grey costume, the rest of the band in red, and the 2 ladies in black. 4 guitars were used : the gold Hot Rod, 6120 Orange, the "brilliant red" hot rod and a Baritone.
At the start of the show, the Fender amp was dead : so Brian retired from stage just a few seconds after coming in, during the time technicians changed the amp. So we heard Batman's theme without and with guitar (as Brian asked the crowd if we want to hear it again!). the set list is closely the same than in Canada, I will post it later.
Franck

Great show! What was the name of the varming-up band Frank?

the support band where the misschiefs or something like that. The gig was fenomenal. Brian was great, the band was funny and good. Seeing the vixens on stage for the first time was terrific.



But I believe I stated my worries on this board before... And I was right. The sound was dramatic.. It was just crap. It became a little bit better after 45 minutes or so but it still was very bad. Why a band would wanna play in this shite hole I don't know..

Sorry for the rant.. I had a hell of an evening. The Orchestra Rocks!!
I made some pics with my phone. If you guys are interested I could post them..

i´ve been there too. and yes, the sound was really bad. i stood in the first row.
the venue was shit , but BSO was brillant !

i´ve made 1200km to amsterdam and back. i did right with it !

next time i´ll be there again . but in HMH i think i´ll take a place further back .

photos will be on myspace later on this evening.

Could that backdrop from the trio set be inspired by the new album cover?

Thanks for the perspective of the entire stage, Franck. So often we only get close-up shots, so it's really nice to see what the stage setup looks like.

How was the crowd response? Was the show sold out? I'd love to see an enthusiastic reception for the BSO in Europe.

Europa-billy

It was very crowdy, I don't know if it was sold out but the hall was full, for sure...
The audience was very enthousiast, here is a 10 min video of the encore "Rock This town"... at the end, Brian dances with Julie, very charming...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miwJb16bf3g

Franc the quality of that clip is awesome was it on a high res dvd camera? the sound problem in the previous posts doesn't seem to be there, question why no close ups?

Martin

FranckVillano wrote:

It was very crowdy, I don't know if it was sold out but the hall was full, for sure...
The audience was very enthousiast, here is a 10 min video of the encore "Rock This town"... at the end, Brian dances with Julie, very charming...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miwJb16bf3g

great clip Franck, thanks for posting

@scampero : it's a 320/240 .avi made on my digital camra Canon G10. Not a real video camera but a photo one!
the sound problem was mainly a bass rumble (where i seated, 1st row balcony) and this type of machne does not record low bass frequencies > you don't hear them...
No close shot because the lesn was at his maximum zoom and I don't uses digital zoom as it's very bad quality...

sidelake bob wrote:

Great show!

Yes! Friendly, our new friends!

Does anyone know the set list of the Dutch show???

DEXTER wrote:

FranckVillano wrote:

It was very crowdy, I don't know if it was sold out but the hall was full, for sure...
The audience was very enthousiast, here is a 10 min video of the encore "Rock This town"... at the end, Brian dances with Julie, very charming...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miwJb16bf3g

great clip Franck, thanks for posting

yes, absolute awesome.

and by the way, the new drummer is fantastic.
He plays a very, very good drum. Like a mashine. Bernie is still awesome, but this guy as well. note his little breaks and swing beats...

Here is the full setlist for this Amsterdam show :

1. Intro : Viva Las Vegas (Elvis Presley). Orchestra take the stage.
[FULL ORCHESTRA]
2. Batman's Theme (without guitar, the amp was dead)
3. Batman's Theme
4. This Cat Is On A Hot Tin Roof
5. Drive Like Lightnin' (Crash Like Thunder)
6. '49 Mercury Blues
7. Your True Love
8. The Dirty Boogie
9. (She's) Sexy + 17
10. Honey Man (Girls close to Brian in front of the stage)
11. Sleepwalk
[TRIO]
12. ??? an old rockabilly but I didn't recognise it??
13. Red Hot
14. Gene & Eddie (dedicated to Slim Jim)
15. Runaway Boys
[Presentation of the bassist and drummer]
16. ??? A guitar rag, probably from Chet Atkins)???
17. Fishnet Stockings
18. Stray Cat Strut vs Pink Panther (with saxophone solo, and full orchestra at the end)
[FULL ORCHESTRA]
19. Jump, Jive & Wail
20. Rumble in Brixton
[ENCORE SOLO with Baritone Guitar]
21. I won't Stand In Your Way
[FULL ORCHESTRA]
22. Rock This Town
23. Outro : Take the A Train (Duke Ellington). Brian start to dance with Julie just before leaving stage)

12 was 16 chicks. 16 was mountain rag.
@ lonesomecat: where from Germany dd you come that you had to drive 1200 km??
Why would you be further back in HMH? Because when it is for the sound you shouldn't bother it was just as bad..

The amp thing was realy funny.. I would love to know what happened. The guitar roadie must surely have checked the thing at the soundcheck??

Man what a great gig it was! I liked the trio stuff but was thinking all the time bring back the band, bring back the band!!

FranckVillano wrote:

Here is the full setlist for this Amsterdam show :

1. Intro : Viva Las Vegas (Elvis Presley). Orchestra take the stage.
[FULL ORCHESTRA]
2. Batman's Theme (without guitar, the amp was dead)
3. Batman's Theme
4. This Cat Is On A Hot Tin Roof
5. Drive Like Lightnin' (Crash Like Thunder)
6. '49 Mercury Blues
7. Your True Love
8. The Dirty Boogie
9. (She's) Sexy + 17
10. Honey Man (Girls close to Brian in front of the stage)
11. Sleepwalk
[TRIO]
12. ??? an old rockabilly but I didn't recognise it??
13. Red Hot
14. Gene & Eddie (dedicated to Slim Jim)
15. Runaway Boys
[Presentation of the bassist and drummer]
16. ??? A guitar rag, probably from Chet Atkins)???
17. Fishnet Stockings
18. Stray Cat Strut vs Pink Panther (with saxophone solo, and full orchestra at the end)
[FULL ORCHESTRA]
19. Jump, Jive & Wail
20. Rumble in Brixton
[ENCORE SOLO with Baritone Guitar]
21. I won't Stand In Your Way
[FULL ORCHESTRA]
22. Rock This Town
23. Outro : Take the A Train (Duke Ellington). Brian start to dance with Julie just before leaving stage)

On 16 is Foggy Mountain Breakdown but not whith a bandjo!

Thanks Franck, awsome clip. Just wish i could have been there, but was in hospital, in Aberdeen Scotland .
Brian looked to be in great form as usual.

Wee Mark.

nietsk wrote:

@ lonesomecat: where from Germany dd you come that you had to drive 1200 km??

from northern germany : 600 to amsterdam and 600 back = 1200

Thank you for all of your help Franck!

the first trio song was 16 Chicks as far as I've been told!