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First up were the support band who were called 'The Things', I think that they are from Dublin with a sound that reminded me of 'The Doors' only with distortion. They got the crowd going nicely and got a good response. After they left the stage the atmosphere began to build and as the roadies were testing the mics and preparing the instruments the familiar 'Lizzy' chant began. At this time 3 other dates were announced for later Oct/Nov in Dublin, Cork and Belfast which only added to the already charged mood.
The
hits were whipped out one after the other; Waiting For An Alibi,
Don't Believe A Word, Cold Sweat and for me the highlight of the
night…Still In Love With You with two blistering solos from
Sykes and the legend that is Scott Gorham. Here is no keyboard player
on this tour and to be honest they were barely missed on 'When the
Sun Goes Down' with It
was great to see that as the night went on, the crowd got louder
and louder especially when the band played 'The Cowboy Song' and
'The Boys Are Back In Town' back to back, after that there was no
stopping them. We were then treated to 3 encores namely 'Black Rose',
Suicide' and 'Emerald'. The boys truly were back in town, a bit
older, a bit greyer but still more than able to Rock. The night ended with Philomena getting one of the biggest cheers of the night. After that it was time for morestout this time backstage (see Photos page). A VERY BIG THANKYOU TO PHILOMENA AND GRAHAM FOR A VERY SPECIAL NIGHT. CHRIS HARTE
SET
LIST (CAN'T
REMEMBER EXACT ORDER)
JAILBREAK |
The
'Wild Ones' gang arrived at the bar next door to the Olympia at
7 o'clock for a few Dublin stouts to loosen up but more importantly
to meet up with Phil Lynott's mother Philomena. We were then taken
past the queue outside the venue and straight up into Philomena's
VIP box which was perfectly positioned just above the stage giving
us the best view of the proceedings that were to follow. After being
introduced to friends of Philomena we took our seats and got ready
for the show.
9
o'clock struck and the sirens wailed. The boys appeared on stage
to an unbelievable welcome and went straight into that familiar
'E' chord of Jailbreak. The new rhythm section of drummer Michael
Lee (Little Angels, The Cult, Page Plant) and bass player Gary Leiderman
obviously fitted like a glove and were pumping the music out nicely.
John Sykes who was handling lead vocals and Guitar looked very happy
and sounded brilliant. 
Gorham
covering nicely with sounds from his Strat. I thought it was refreshing
to hear songs from the 'Chinatown' album and the crowd seemed to
agree as they sang along with 'Killer On The Loose'