Maybe it was the fact that I had by now recovered from my night shifts, maybe the seats, maybe the crowd but tonight really blew me away. For a start there wasn't the Visions problem from Birmingham. Which allowed for more of his songs. There was a real connection between Stevie and the crowd - although possibly the whole audience participation was a tad overdone (though to very funny effect as someone shouted "TURN IT UP!" in the midst of I Called To Say I Love You.
I sang, I danced, I felt free.
I engaged in banter with the backing singers. We had a dance off.
And you know? If I'd gone with someone else I
a) would not have got front row seats
b) actually would have been a bit more inhibited and wouldn't have done half the things that I did re: sing, dance and interact with the backing singers (who were ten feet in front of me)
Ten out of Ten.
Setlist here
