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Fan Review Of Sir Tom In Belfast Tuesday Night
Thursday, October 29th, 2009With a photo from the Belfast Telegraph comes this lovely review of the show from TJI friend Adam McTeer. Sincere thanks to him……
Tom Jones review Odyssey Arena Belfast Tuesday 27th October 2009
Boom!!! “I’ve got male intuition. I got sexual ambition….”
There he suddenly appeared with the opening of Sugar Daddy. The Voice was finally back!! A long wait to attend my seventh Tom Jones concert was over and the near-capacity Odyssey Arena in Belfast filled with rapturous applause and screams as Sir Tom began another one of his superb shows.
Song after song Tom and his band give it their all, to the delight of the audience. From Delilah to She’s A Lady to Hard To Handle and to Take Me Back To The Party there was a definite click between Tom and the crowd that — although I noticed it at other shows — at this one was supercharged even more.
Tom Jones and his band last night was at his best I ever seen them. The sound was 100 percent and I don’t recall seeing even one technical glitch. It’s a credit to everyone involved in his shows from top to bottom. This is the third time Tom has appeared in the Odyssey Arena, he other two being October 2006 and mid-2003. Tom also mentioned how he enjoyed playing in the
Kings Hall in Belfast years ago and he remembered first playing in the Boom Boom Room over here in 1966.
I couldn’t pick a favourite song of the night as every song was superbly performed. I even liked the current version of Stoned In Love. Watching previous shows of his current European tour on youtube of this song doesn’t do it justice. It’s still great to hear it in person and I loved it.
Near the end of the show, when it came time for songs like Kiss and Sex Bomb, the people in the crowd couldn’t contain themselves, and in this seated-only venue everyone was standing on their feet while they fed off Tom’s energy. At the end of the show Tom looked as full of energy and excitement as if he was just starting the show.
So all in all, I’d rate tonight’s Tom show as the best of all the ones I attended over the past ten years. The setlist was spot on and I can’t wait till I see him again. Tom Jones give Belfast a night to remember last night and we thank him for that. See you next time Sir Tom!!!
October 29th, 2009 at 2:52 am
Sounds like Cardiff CIA all over again!