Bryan Adams - Tuesday 8th March - Pryzm, Kingston

Brief review:  Album launch of the "So Happy It Hurts" album from Mr Adams. A scramble for tickets as you can imagine for a small venue. We had tickets for the "late" show and were slightly concerned that ticket holders from the early show who also had late tickets would be allowed to queue inside (as we were for the Who previously). The strict "no phones" policy not only explains our lack of photos but also meant that devices had to be checked in. Unbelievably, the 20 or so people ahead of us in the queue all had phones, and so only 2 people were on the floor  when we got into the main part of the venue. On that basis, the bar was bypassed and we grabbed prime spot on the barrier, right in front of Bryan.

The show consisted of live vocals and Bryan's guitar over a pre-recorded backing track, which actually worked well. In between songs, Bryan told us about the recording and took a lot of unfiltered audience questions which was fun. An excellent evening!

Venue and View:  As front and central as we could get. 

Setlist

Kick Ass
So Happy It Hurts
Never Gonna Rain
You Lift Me Up
I've Been Looking for You
Always Have, Always Will
On the Road
Just Like Me, Just Like You
I Ain’t Worth Shit Without You
Let’s Do This
Just About Gone
These Are the Moments That Make Up My Life