Robin Trower Newcastle Academy 16 Sep 2010
Will and I went to see Robin Trower at the Academy on Thursday night. Support came from King King who are increasingly becoming known as one of the country’s top blues bands. The hall was quite empty when they came on, but they didn’t let that detract from their performance which was great. Some excellent guitar work from front man Alan Nimmo. At one point he was playing his Strat acoustically and signing without any mikes or accompaniment; great use of dynamics.
The hall had filled to a respectable crowd by the time Trower took to the stage. He still plays guitar as he always did, and still pulls some frightening faces as he squeezes those licks out of his Fender. The singer is the same guy that Will and I saw with him a few years ago when we saw him at South Shields, I can’t be sure if the other members of the band are the same. I can’t say that I recognised that many of the songs but old favourites Bridge of Sighs, Lady Love and Too Rolling Stoned sounded as good as ever. A good gig by an old timer who is still a master of the guitar.
Robin Trower site: http://www.trowerpower.com/
King KIng site: http://www.kingkingblues.com/
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Posted by Sir_Bawls on April 15, 2012 at 12:33 pm
Thanks for naming the support band. I’d forgotten to note that back then.
Here’s Trower’s setlist and band line-up for this show:
01. Confessin’ Midnight
02. Lady Love
03. Somebody Calling
04. Find Me
05. Twice Removed From Yesterday
06. Extermination Blues
07. Day Of The Eagle
08. Bridge Of Sighs
09. Shame The Devil
10. The Turning
11. Too Rolling Stoned
12. Little Bit Of Sympathy
encore:
13. Rise Up Like The Sun
14. Not Inside – Outside
Davey Pattison – vocals & tambourine
Robin Trower – guitar
Glenn Letsch – bass
Pete Thompson – drums
Posted by vintagerock on April 15, 2012 at 12:40 pm
Many thanks Best wishes Peter