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Tom Petty in the O2 :)

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    #32
    delbertgrady
    Registered Users Posts: 4,737 ✭✭✭delbertgrady


    5:00 yesterday? In the venue, presumably?
    I'm not sure about Tom, but the band definitely didn't arrive in the venue until after 6:00.

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    #33
    delbertgrady
    Registered Users Posts: 4,737 ✭✭✭delbertgrady


    poundhound wrote: »
    Steve Ferrone is definitely a better drummer than Stan Lynch.

    Yeah, that's not open to discussion, but you do miss Stan's vocals.

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    #34
    deandean
    Registered Users Posts: 2,236 ✭✭✭deandean


    deandean wrote: »
    I would've loved to have met Tom, I only saw this morning that apparently the band met with members of the Highway Companions Club at 5pm. I would've joined in a flash if I'd known.

    Is anyone here a member of the HCC or did you hear how the 5pm meet went?

    Uhh, the Highway Companions Club Will Meet might be a ticket collection facility, not sure :o


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    #35
    InTheTrees
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    Lucky Bastards. I wish I'd been there.

    :rolleyes:


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    #36
    il gatto
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    Wow. Brilliant gig. Was worried that they might be mailing it in, but it was fantastic. Tom's voice was never "powerful" so age hasn't affected it at all. Looked like they really enjoyed it. Opening blast of "Here Comes My Girl" through "Mary Jane's Last Dance" to a finale of "American Girl", rock and roll guitar heaven. Not sure if it's something they "do" but I loved when they dropped Fleetwood Mac's "Oh Well" into the middle of procedings. Thank you Tom and the guys. Legends. :)


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    #37
    De Hipster
    Registered Users Posts: 1,160 ✭✭✭De Hipster


    Oh well was a fabulous surprise! Fantastic tribute to Peter Green!


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    #38
    paulmallon
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    Great show at O2. Anyone got any pics or videos?


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    #39
    shaneob86
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    They have been doing "Oh Well" for a long time. They did it at their 30th Anniversary concert in 2006.


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    #40
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users Posts: 6,105 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    I was at the concert. It was a brilliant gig. Tom was on form as were his band. Mike Campbell was phenomenal on lead guitar. Scott Thurston was very effective on the harmony vocals.There were about four songs I did not know - that is quite acceptable! I would love if he had done the following songs: Breakdown, A Face in the Crowd, Into the Great Wide Open, Don't Come Around Here No More and Don't Do Me Like That. That aside, I could not really fault the playlist. I liked his take on Oh Well and Handle with Care.

    Youtube is full of videos from the show now.

    I was at their last Dublin gig 20 years ago in the Point - same place but different venue. For my money, this week's performance was better than the first time.
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    #41
    vader65
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    Howie was sadly missed, but a really enjoyable show!


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    #42
    deandean
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    Review from www.tompetty.com

    Dublin, IE
    Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers made their triumphant return to Europe Thursday night, rocking a sold-out show at Dublin's O2 Arena to one of the best crowds of the 2012 Summer Tour so far.

    Fans packed the O2 early, braving stereotypical Irish weather - drizzling rain and blustery winds - for Jonathan Wilson, the North Carolina-born, California-based singer/songwriter who's opening the band's European shows.

    The O2 was buzzing with anticipation following the end of Wilson's opening set, fans cramming up to the front rail in hopes of getting a glimpse of Tom and the band. The crew bounced around the stage, adjusting microphones here and tuning guitars there.

    As the clock crept closer to 9 pm, the band began to gather in the hallway outside their dressing room, smiling and nodding to each other as they got ready to take the stage.

    Tonight's moment was just before "Free Fallin', right after Tom introduced the band. As Mike Campbell walked to centerstage with his Rickenbacker strung around his neck, ready to launch into the song's iconic riff, Tom mentioned that he'd run into some Spanish fans that day as he walked around Dublin. Suddenly, a small group of fans - presumably the Spaniards he met earlier that day - on the back of floor started the "Ole, ole, ole, ole! Ole! Ole!" chant heard at European soccer games. Instantly, the entire arena picked up the chant, and the O2 was transformed into a soccer stadium.

    "It was funny," Steve Ferrone, the band's resident Englishman, said after the show. "I'm not sure Tom and Mike knew what was going on, so I leaned down over my kit and yelled, 'It's a good thing! That means they like it!"

    It was a special, special night, one not soon forgotten by the band, crew or the fans in attendance. After a tremendous "Mary Jane's Last Dance/American Girl" encore, Tom stepped to the mike and said, "Dublin, thank you so much for this special night. Let's not make it 20 years until the next time, ok?"

    The Irish crowd roared in response, clapping and cheering as Tom and the guys waved goodnight and exited the stage. If these Heartbreaker fans have anything to say about, Tom and the band will be back very, very soon.

    SET LIST
    Listen to Her Heart
    You Wreck Me
    I Won't Back Down
    Here Comes My Girl
    Handle with Care
    Good Enough
    Oh Well
    Something Big
    King's Highway
    Free Fallin'
    It's Good To Be King
    Something Good Coming
    Learning to Fly
    Yer So Bad
    I Shoulda Known It
    Refugee
    Runnin' Down A Dream

    ENCORE:
    Mary Jane
    American Girl


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