(Review by Liz)
The thrills of SW19 would have been enough for many people on
Sunday July 7, but for me the delights were yet to come! My surprise from my
family was a trip to the 02 Arena to see Michael Bublé live, and oh my goodness
I have barely come down from the clouds after the experience.
This guy is the highest grossing male live performer (Beyoncé
being the female) and it is not difficult to see why after watching his
faultless performance. This was the 7th of 10 shows, all sold out. He came on
in a blaze of glory and just knocked our socks off with his opening number I've Got You Under my Skin. More of the
same calibre followed as he went into his sentimental mood, for which he made
no apologies telling his adoring audience that from being a young boy and listening
to jazz records belonging to a relative he had loved this timeless genre
of music.
When he went onto the more upbeat stuff such as my fave Come Dance
With me ...we all did just that, up on our feet singing and dancing to that
wonderful Bossa Nova rhythm, all 20 thousand of us!!
The musicians were
outstanding (particularly the drummer) individually and collectively - so often
you get the one and not the other. To be in the 02 is an awesome experience,
it's vast! the auditorium takes your breath away. A surprise guest towards the
end of the show was fellow Canadian Brian Adams
and they performed a duet together. Adams
being a childhood hero of Michael’s. All too soon it was over and I had it on good authority that a boat was waiting for him
on the Thames at Greenwich
Apologies for the delay in posting but they don’t do email on
Cloud 9!
Liz.
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