The Hollies Carlisle Sands Centre March 6th 2010
The Hollies missed out the North East on their spring 2010 tour so I decided to make a visit to Carlisle to see them. The Sands Centre is a nice venue just out from Carlisle city centre. I arrived early and took my seat in the circle. Just after 7.30 The Hollies took to the stage, starting off with Here I Go Again. The sound was clear, but a liitle on the quiet side for me; it could have done with a little more volume. Highlights for me in the first set were Bus Stop (always been a favourite song of mine) and the Baby which starts with a great solo from Tony Hicks on his electric sitar. The first half closed with a new(er) song, So Damn Beautiful.
After a short break they are back with more hits. Highlights were King Midas in Reverse (don’t think I’ve seen them play it before), Stop Stop Stop with a great banjo solo from Tony and Peter Howarth’s solo acoustic version of Can’t tell the bottom from the top. They finish with Air that I breathe and He ain’t Heavy, with Let Love Pass as the final song. I get out into the car park at around 10pm and I’m back home for around 11.45pm. It was great to see them again, the old songs still sound great.
setlist:
First Half: Here I Go Again; Just One Look; Stay; I Would Fly; Bus Stop; On A Carousel; The Baby; Sandy (Acoustic); Then Now Always (Dolphin Days); We’re Through; Long Cool Woman; So Damn Beautiful
Second Half: I Can’t Let Go; Jennifer Eccles; Sorry Suzanne; Yes I Will; King Midas In Reverse; I’m Alive; Look Through Any Window; I Can’t Tell The Bottom From The Top (Acoustic solo); Listen To Me; Hey Willy; Gasoline Alley Bred; Weakness; Lucille; Stop Stop Stop; Carrie Anne; The Air That I Breathe; He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother; Let Love Pass
website: http://www.hollies.co.uk/
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