Day 6 of Bluesfest brought myself over to Krista’s place for a few drinks before the show. Mike and I started out by having a quick (much needed) nap before the festivities started with some tacos. We then headed out with Krista to meet up with Julie and Ryan and we stopped into the Royal Oak for a quick drink (much like the year before) and caught the bus over to the festival.
First up, The Yardbirds. The band that started Led Zeppelin. Let me tell you, there are some young folks in a band that has been around since the Sixties! Supposedly Spencer Davis, The Yardbirds and The Zombies are all touring around together (as apparent by their t-shirt). I thoroughly enjoyed when the band ripped into Dazed and Confused. I didn’t stick around for long though as we headed back to see Xavier Rudd.
I have heard much about Xavier Rudd but never took the time to listen to what he has to offer. A man from Australia who (amongst a lot of other instruments) can play the didjeridoo. In fact, he had three of them set up at the drumkit that he was playing from time to time. Awesome!
We did go from stage to stage during their performance as he wasn’t keeping my attention up. We did meet up with Vero, Luc and Julie who had come from a few drinks after work. I also randomly met up with Simon and Emily who were there for the night! That was quite exciting and brought the night up to a whole new level!
The sirens in the distance signalled OLP was on the stage and was about to rip into a great song…One Man Army. It was quite the setlist from the band tonight…a mixture of greatest hits coupled with a bunch of new tracks that will debut on their new album Burn, Burn on July 21. The new tunes were decent but I’ll have to give them a closer listen on the album. I do really enjoy their new single though.
I was surprised to hear them play Denied as that’s a classic track that doesn’t make it out all that much. They are hitting the point where it must be hard to rotate their setlist as they are struggling with the immense success of their career as well as touring their new material.
Light show was great, band was in great form. Vero mentioned that she thought Raine had aged quite a bit and I swear I heard mention of a pencil-thin moustache. Really?
I look forward to seeing them again on a proper tour in the Fall.
Setlist:
One Man Army
Superman’s Dead
Angels Losing Sleep
Monkey Brains
Innocent
Clumsy
Paper Moon
The End is Where We Begin
Somewhere Out There
4AM
Denied
Is Anybody Home?
All You Did Was Save My Life
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Naveed
In Repair
Starseed