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by Oliver König translation by Astrid Nolde-Gallasch Super Open-(Fl)Air: "High on Emotion" on the Schlossplatz! It finished right at 11:03 pm: After 2 1/2 hours without a break Chris de Burgh said goodbye to the completely enthused audience on the Schlossplatz. The concert during his "Road To Freedom" world tour of the 55 year old Irishman was the opener for three days open air events in the Emmendinger city. A cloudless sky and temperatures around 25 degrees celsius were the best conditions for a concert evening with a historical background on a place between castle, two churches and "Lenzh�schen". Right before the start of the concert Chris de Burgh took the time to greet four readers of the weekly newspaper Emmendinger Tor personally. Politely, modest and with respect Chris de Burgh met the winners of the ET-event "meet and greet". Without further musical or choreographical support (except two titles with son Hubie) Chris de Burgh managed to play himself with his singing, guitar and piano right into the hearts of the over 2000 visitors. Not only that: With humor, jokes and charme, often in the German language, the sympathical world star (over 45 million sold albums!) quickly built a bridge to the audience. And he practiced one word to perfection: EMMENDINGEN! In the first third of the concert he introduced some pieces of his 15th album "The Road To Freedom". After the end of "St. Peter's Day" Chris de Burgh left the huge stage and walked for a couple of minutes through the audience. Now the ice has finally been broken. Emmendingen lay to his feet - Open-air with flair! Around 10 pm the first test for the audience: "Sailing Away" was the beginning to a series of famous pieces that had made him popular in Germany since 1982. "Lady In Red", the most famous ballad of the Irishman and "Where Peaceful Waters Flow" were the sign for the audience to storm the room right before the stage. His first charts success "Don't Pay The Ferryman" and "High On Emotion" followed as encores. On its peak the concert turned out to be a party: Chris de Burgh knocked back a few with his personal favourites: With "A Hard Days Night" and "Obladi Oblada" by the Beatles, Don McLean's "American Pie" and Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman" he could once more increase the atmosphere! The final of a perfect evening came with "Hey Jude". The visitors continued to sing the obligatory "Na na nanananana" chorus like in trance also without their star. Emmendingen, 11:03 pm: The Schlossplatz "High on Emotion" ... |
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