Show & Venue Reviews, What's New, Pussycat?
Please share your Tom Jones shows with other fans. Setlist? Audience? Energy? What was it like being there? We’d love to hear from you.
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Toronto From A Fan’s Perspective: “Tomazing” Show
Sunday, July 16th, 2006Hummingbird Centre Toronto, Ontario; Canada (3,500 seats Sold Out)/Thursday, July, 13th 2006
Everytime Tom comes to Toronto all the ladies/men get a good workout, as the theatre starts high and decends to the stage. They run down to the stage ignoring the security and giving Tom all sorts of gifts, from a bunch of roses to a handshake or just to touch his hand.
When Tom hit the stage at the Hummingbird Centre, he was dressed in all black (no jacket). Tom’s voice sounded Fantastic he opened with Tom Jones International the crowd went wild: men and women began dancing in the aisles and at their seats and continued to do so all evening. This was a “love fest.”
Looking very svelte, he sang out all our favourites, adding Love Letters and Glory of Love, which he sang from his heart. Awoman just in front of me was wiping her eyes during the songs.
You could feel the passion in his voice and he closed his eyes while he held his chest.
Tom sang Stoned in Love his new British hit which he said is soon to be released here in North America. I had never heard the song performed live before, and I like it much better done live.
He had a good mix of old and new songs, the show-stoppers I’ll Never Fall In Love Again and Green Green Grass of Home got everyone to their feet for a standing O.
Everyone at the concert was having a blast and were on their feet for 90 percent of the show. All my friends who were there remarked to me — and I agree — that the sound was too loud. The band was trying to overpower Tom, especially on the slower songs. Some of us had a hard time hearing after the show.
All in all, the concensus was the show could not have been better. We were “Tomazed” and, surely, It’s Not Unusual.
Can’t wait to see Tom again! Sir Tom Forever!
—Katherine
July 16th, 2006 at 5:08 pm
Sounds like a great show. I envy the fans who were there. But I have to say I think it was the sound system in the room, rather than the band deliberately overpowering Tom. In fact, I cannot imagine his voice being overpowered, can you?
July 17th, 2006 at 4:41 am
My ears ached after the show, not because of Tom’s voice. It had to be the sound crew. In Hamilton my ears were fine, Weird, but Tom never fails; aways puts on a great show. Thanks for the review