WOW - although there was a welcomed day-off on our journey down the UK, as soon as the introduction of In My Blood started, it made me realize just how quickly you miss the nightly pleasure of seeing GLENN and the band! A couple of songs were dropped this evening from the original set list that kicked off the tour dates, You Kill Me and Blue Jade - but Burn was added for the encore. Despite that, the show was as intense as the previous nights and from what I could see, the place was completely sold out - it certainly felt fuller than last year's HTP gig. Hopefully now GLENN can graduate to a larger venue next time he's back in London town!
In My Blood
You Kill Me
First Step of Love
Higher Places (Song For Bonzo)
Written All Over Your Face
Seafull
Beyond the Numb
Can't Stop The Flood
Mistreated
Wherever You Go
Gettin' Tighter
Seventh Star
You Keep On Moving
Burn
Now David and I are feeling the 'end of tour' pangs, knowing it's probably going to be a while before we hear the live music again - we've certainly been spoilt this year...but look forward to whatever comes next.
It was great to finally meet all our 'old' friends for the first time in the flesh, and we look forward to seeing you all again sometime soon. Especially tonight, we managed to catch up with Fan Forum regulars, Fedor, TopCat, Paul and Chuck, who snuck back in time for the encores, from the earlier AC/DC show in Hammersmith! Good on 'ya Chuck 
Enjoy some of the pix below from London...in the next few days, we'll be putting together a dedicated UK tour page elsewhere on the site...we'll let you know when it's complete.
GLENN and PETER (road crew) Post-Show
Here's an independent London gig review that Kate posted earlier...
QuoteThis review just in from Jason Ritchie at Get Ready To Rock.Display More
A near full Mean Fiddler, which was a pleasant surprise given AC/DC were playing the same night! Caught openers Firebird on their second number, the band formed after guitarist/vocalist Bill Steer left grindcore metallers Carcass. But here the band play blues rock as a solid trio and it's very 70's in feel. I was thinking the songs a bit samey until midway through their set when they really took off and featured some real no-nonsense rockers and great slide work from Steer. Closed the set with a foot stomper driven along by harmonica - Blackfoot came to my mind on this one. I am a convert and will be seeking out their two studio albums to date. A well suited opener for once.
So to Glenn Hughes... Saw him live for the first time last year on the excellent Legends of Rock tour when he was the star of the show. He looks bloody good for someone who's led the life he has, especially when you look at his contempories like Ozzy. The voice is as powerful as ever and he has kept his range, right up to those trademark screams (leaves the Darkness in the shade!). Opened with 'In My Blood' of the excellent new album 'Songs In The Key Of Rock' and good to see many of the audience familiar with the new material. Other tracks of the new album included 'Wherever You Go', possibly the weakest track of the night and 'Higher Places', a tribute to Led Zep's John Bonham and it has a big Led Zep riff running through it. Trapeze got a look in with 'Seafull', a funky little number with some neat keys from Lasse Pollack. Indeed the band were very tight including long-time guitarist JJ Marsh (or JJ Blondmore as Glenn called him) and ex-Electric Boys/Silver Ginger 5 drummer Tomas Broman.
Four Deep Purple songs in the set including the epic 'Mistreated' with JJ Marsh nailing those Blackmore solos to a tee, 'Getting Tighter', 'You Keep On Moving' and of course the set closer, 'Burn'. Even got 'Seventh Star' in the encores from Glenn's ill fated Sabbath days.
Superb gig, with Glenn Hughes on fine form (plenty of on-stage banter and he seemed genuinely pleased to be back in London) and voice. Good news in that that he will be back in the UK next year, along with Joe Lynn Turner, for some HTP shows. Just wish he'd play some Phenomena tunes!
You can also find some other pictures and reviews over at DPAS.
