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by Leopold Teuscher translation by Natalie Schulz Chris de Burgh controls the Domplatz Chris de Burgh arouses enthusiasm at his solo performance "This is not a concert, this is a party", Chris de Burgh shouts to the cheering fans on the Domplatz after two and a half hours. The small Irish guy with the big voice managed it once again, by singing his ballads he fills the audience with enthusiasm, so that even the uncomfortable cold of this June evening gets forgotten in the end. But it didn't look good in the afternoon though for the open air show of the worldstar, who has been successful for thirty years. But obviously his good contacts to above (or the meeting with the archbishop respectively) worked. Miraculously the sky clears up. But still also Chris de Burgh shivers with cold, during his solo performance with guitar and piano he rubs his numb fingers warm again and again. However, frosty mood is soon out of the question! Chris de Burgh enters the stage in a very good mood, which has the same spartan effect as his outfit, a black leather jacket and black jeans: No glamour, no glitter - this is probably how this man, who sold 45 million records, even goes shopping around the corner. And especially that is what seems to make him so nice. Chris de Burgh has a more plain effect in contrast to his voice, which doesn't lose any of it's volume and power even after over two uninterrupted hours, and takes such a hold of the theatrical scenery of the Domplatz, so that the usual band from earlier tours is not being missed at all. 'The Road to Freedom' is the titlesong of his new album, which Chris de Burgh also puts to the beginning of his Bamberg concert. But the fans, many of them are getting on like the song poet, don't have to wait long until they get to hear the earlier hits like 'Borderline', 'Lady In Red' or 'Don't pay the Ferryman', which became evergreens in the meantime. Apropos fans: they placed themselves at the front, in order to give flowers and other presents to the stage after almost every song and pass their hands shortly over the hand of the star bending down to them. Bon vivant de Burgh seem to enjoy especially the Bocksbeutel: 'Hmm, Wrzburger Stein, Mller Thurgau Kabinett', he breathes with air of an expert into the microphone, which he finally swaps for a headset, in order to leave the stage towards Domplatz. Chris de Burgh is not scared at the idea of contact, he is walking through the rows with his guitar, sings and jokes with the audience. And he plays this time rock, some other time romantically, on the audience's scale of emotion - "High on Emotion". Some time there is no holding back for the fans anymore, they flock towards the front and the stage, in order to be close to Chris. The seating plan is broken up, the party has started. Chris de Burgh is visibly enjoing it, plays songs of the Beat-les as encores, which somehow could have been written by him as well. A big evening on the Domplatz is ending. Da capo is welcome. |
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