Melbourne: Fan Review from Dean - Thu 16th Aug
Melbourne: Fan Review from Dean
16 August 2001
Thanks to Dean for this up to the minute review from Melbourne.(albeit in capitals!)
THE PLACE-ROD LAVER ARENA,MELBOURNE.
CONTINUING THEIR GLOBAL CONQUEST ROXY RETURNED TO MELBOURNE AFTER 20YEARS,AND THE MELBOURNE FANS GAVE THEM A RECEPTION WORTHY OF RETURNING HEROES.
ROXY OPENED WITH REMAKE-REMODEL AND CLOSED WITH FOR YOUR PLEASURE, AND BETWEEN, THE 100 MINUTE SET WAS PACKED WITH CLASSICS,19 OF THEM IN ALL,(ONLY MOTHER OF PEARL BEING OMITTED).THE 6000 PLUS CROWD CLAPPED AND ROARED BUT IT WASN'T UNTIL BOTH ENDS BURNING THAT ANY MOVEMENT WAS SEEN ON THE FLOOR,AFTER THIS THEIR WAS NO STOPPING THEM WITH ALL THE CROWD ON THEIR FEET FOR CLASSICS EDITIONS OF YOU,VIRGINIA PLAIN AND THE ENCORES LOVE IS THE DRUG AND DO THE STRAND ,THEY WERE DANCING IN THE AISLES,DOWN THE FRONT,IN THE TIERS AND IF THEY WERE ON THE ROOF NO DOUBT THEY WERE PROBABLY DANCING THERE,IT FELT MORE LIKE A BIG PARTY THAN A CONCERT AND I WAS REMINDED OF THOSE OLD TOP OF THE POPS WHEN THE AUDIENCE WOULD DANCE AROUND THE BAND,ROXY SEEMED TO GENUINELY ENJOY THIS,WITH BRYAN AND PHIL EGGING US ON.BY THE FINAL SONG YOU GOT THE FEELING THAT THEY WANTED TO CARRY ON BUT LIKE ALL PROFESSIONAL SHOWMEN THEY STUCK TO THEIR ALLOTTED SET, FINISHING WITH FOR YOUR PLEASURE,(EVEN THIS HAD A LIGHT HEARTED MOMENT WHEN HALF WAY THROW THE SONG AS BRYAN WAS CROONING AWAY,EYES CLOSED,TWO FEMALE FANS GOT UP ONTO THE STAGE AND HUGGED HIM, NEEDLESS TO SAY BRYAN WAS SURPRISED AND BEMUSED BY THIS AND THE GIRLS WERE POLITELY ESCORTED OF THE STAGE AND THE SONG WAS RESTARTED).
IT SEEMED THAT NO SOONER HAD THEY STARTED THEIR PERFORMANCE THEY WERE GONE AGAIN AND IT LEFT YOU YEARNING FOR MORE,DRIVING HOME I FELT AS IF I WAS IN A TRANCE LIKE STATE,IN AWE OF SUCH A LEGENDARY GROUP,THANK YOU ROXY, I WANT IS YOU.