The lads were in tip-top form. The audience, however, didn't seem as fired up as they were in the first show. Still, the place was packed and everyone stayed on their feet the whole time. Still hardly any dancing, though. I was restricted spacewise, so I wasn't as free to bust a move, so I just swayed as best as I could. It was also sounded like not as many people were singing along, certainly not as many as show #1. The exceptions, of course, were "Every Little Thing," "Roxanne," and "Every Breath." Not as much participation on the "EEYO-YO- YO" parts. Weird. There was one nice moment in "Wrapped" when the crowd did a line from one of the verses without Sting and Andy smlled and nodded his approval, as if to say "Nice!"
Andy was flawless. Smiled a lot more. Even jumped a few times. He used the Tele a lot more tonight. Stewart seemed chipper, although a lot of times he's got that half smile/half grimace going on. The chin was out a lot, too
Sting remained cool as a cucumber. Hit some amazingly high notes in "Bed's Too Big."
Some great jams tonight. Particularly memorable were "Moon" and "Bed's Too Big." Stew was particularly brilliant on "Moon." There were some funny moments. One time, Sting botched a line and got a smirk and finger wag from Andy. On the intro to "Can't Stand," Sting played the theme from "Bonanza." Right before "Next To You," the boys came onstage walking all crouched down in a row, looking like the 3 Stooges as cat burglars.
Same set list as show#1, BUT they changed their wardrobe - finally!
Fiction Plane were pretty cool (Missed them last time). I cannot believe how much that boy sounds like his old man.
Stewart (and Sting and Andy), thank you for two shows I will never forget. One of my wise professors once told me that playing music is one of the greatest acts of compassion that one can bestow upon another. And so, I remain forever grateful. God bless you all.
Ok, it's 3 AM Saturday and the Taco Bell endorphines are kicking in, so I'm off to bed.
