SPARKS

Henry McHenry · Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2025 12:20 pm Post subject: Cologne 1st july 2015 vs 2025

exactly 10 years before FFS played at the Gloria
a smaller venue … great concert…
the temperatures were as hot as they will be
on tuesday
2017 with the Hippo Tour
and now the show is upgraded to a bigger place

SteveBoyce · Sub-Deity Joined: 17 Jan 2002 Posts: 808

I was there with my friend Sylvia. I was pretty much a puddle of sweat by the end! Russ introduced the group as sweaty nos 1-4 and said next time they want somewhere with air con. I don’t know how he does it, running around for over 90 minutes in that temperature. Sylvia thinks Ron looked a little frail, well he is almost 80.

Henry McHenry · Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2025 4:38 am Post subject:

yes it was just a miracle, to see the energy of
Ron and Russell … despite this heat
plus it was very nice to meet waterloosunset…

I guess the heat also caused the the Problem
Ron had for a short while with his Synth…
Russell: what the hell is wrong with your
country… this heat…
well, it is not only your country…

but thanks to incatation gestures of
Ron and a technican the Keyboard
was fixed soon😂

waterloosunset · Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2025 1:23 pm Post subject:

First of all, so lovely to meet our Henry McHenry (not the comedian guy). He got me a much needed glass of water, which I drank in small sips so I wouldn’t run out.

This was tied for the hottest venue I’ve ever been in (UB40 in 1983 in Boston was just as bad). The venue seemed to be an old warehouse with little to no ventilation but with fans on the stage - not much help if it’s blowing hot air at you. Russell managed to do the whole show in his suit jacket and then his vest without grousing at all. Except for the tech issues already mentioned, the show was great. Russell’s vocal cords liked the heat, so the high vocals sounded strong and pure.

Curious to see if they change up the set list in the Americas in September. One more show for me in Berlin.
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better drop the requirement that everything be great

dinky · Sub-Deity Joined: 26 Jul 2003 Posts: 769

Did they change the setlist ? Saw on fb that it could happen

Feel free to take it to the spoiler thread !

Thanks

random · Newbie Joined: 05 Jun 2023 Posts: 6

They dropped one song, don't know if it was because of the heat.

dinky · Sub-Deity Joined: 26 Jul 2003 Posts: 769

Thanks, did see that eventually

Wonder if it's a permanent one