Although
I like Saxon, and have seen them before, my main reason for going
tonight was to see Doro. I have been a Warlock fan for a long time but
have never managed to catch them live.
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As
Saxon pull a good crowd in Dublin, the venue was almost full
when Doro hit the stage. My god, what a petit lady!! She was
dressed up in her signature leather and from the reaction of my
better half, she obviously looked good!!
The
crowd warmed to Doro very quickly. This was due to her great
attitude, great music and great voice. Although I am not
familiar with some of her newer material, she pleased the crowd
by singing 'True As Steel', 'Burning The Witches' and 'All We
Are'.
Her
band are great, they are good musicians and are happy to let
Doro take centre stage (where she belongs). I would definitely
go to see her as a headline act and look forward to seeing her
in Dublin again.
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Saxon
seemed a little stiff when they arrived on stage. I got the
impression that they were just going through the motions,
particularly as they had played a few gigs on the trot.
However, around the 3rd or 4th song, Biff
made a bit of a cock up at the start of the song. He had a
good laugh about it with the audience and from then on the band
was on fire!!
Biff
sweated buckets; mind you he still looked great and his voice is
perfect. Although he doesn’t throw himself around the stage,
he does manage a bit of jumping and headbanging.
The
band sound great and they really have a strong set list that
will appeal to all fans. This is my third time seeing them and I
have to say that it was their best performance in Dublin yet.
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Saxon setlist:
Battallion,
Heavy Metal Thunder, Sweeney Todd
, Ride Like The Wind (yes it is a cover!!), Witch Finder, Strong Arm Of
The Law, Valley Of The Kings, Band Played On, Rock Of Ages, Dallas 1pm,
Never Surrender, Wheels Of Steel, Live To Rock, Motorcycle Man,
Crusader, 747 (Strangers In The Night), Denim And Leather.
Review by: Janice |