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Post by therockdoctor on Nov 30, 2016 9:38:22 GMT
Another big crowd for Quo in Germany, this time at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart. Full review to follow but it was a fun day exploring Stuttgart, the Mercedes-Benz museum (also being enjoyed by Leon and Richie while we were there) and then the gig. Big loud crowd much appreciated by Uriah Heep and then Quo were in fine form after a couple of nights off.
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Post by therockdoctor on Dec 1, 2016 15:41:41 GMT
The penultimate show of the big German LNOTE tour was in the modern Porsche Arena in Stuttgart on 29th November. A decent queue formed early at the dedicated "Golden Circle" entrance and we were finally let in at 5.45pm. It was a tricky place to navigate but I ended up between Francis and Richie, one off the barrier, so a good spot to take it all in. The DRDW boys did another good job of warming up the crowd with their bizarre form of entertainment, before Uriah Heep blasted the house down for the next hour. They clearly had a great time (and were also having fun in the city centre German market when I saw them in the afternoon the day before the gig!) and a couple of nights off had done them no harm at all. Bernie was impressed with the audience reaction and commented they were having "too much fun for a Tuesday"!
The Quo crew did their work quickly to prepare the stage including a new ritual I'd never seen before, spraying anti-static spray around each microphone stand. It turned out the band have been having trouble with static on the stage and this was designed to mitigate that (with questionable effect apparently as the show went on!). Of course, it was the same set and the crowd was sizeable, taking up most of the venue, I'd estimate 6-7000 in attendance on this cold November evening. Francis managed to forget his usual introduction of Richie until reminded by Rhino and when he eventually did it, the young man got a great reception and was forced out of the shadows into the spotlight alongside Francis to enjoy it.
I had a good spot to enjoy this show and was surrounded by friendly locals, another very enjoyable Quo night with just one left in Germany for me before moving to the Netherlands.
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Post by Whoppa Choppa on Dec 1, 2016 18:29:48 GMT
Thanks Lee!
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Post by Railroad17 on Dec 1, 2016 19:03:19 GMT
Yeah it was a great night.We flew over for the gig,me Davy and Derry, and our combined 3 grand costs was money well spent.Quo were superb and produced a stunning set.The inclusion of Nightride,What To Do,Rockers Rollin',Slow Train(in full)and Roadhouse Blues with the full jig was a big surprize.The appearance of Lancaster and Coghlan was incredible.It was a very emotional evening when a europhic Simon Porter spotted Derry and threw an arm around him followed by a booming "Alright my son,is this what you wanted?" a weeping Derry couldn't answer him.Rossi stayed behind after and told Davy that Ritchie was OK but if Davy ever fancied it.....
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