4 July – Whitesnake & Def Leppard live in Sofia
It was a concert to remember. We arrived to the staduim at 2 PM and immediately it started raining. After a while it stopped and we were able to get out of the bus and go for our planned meeting with Toma – the winner of the bulgarian edition of Music Idol show. Had a beer, chatted a bit and headed to the gates of the stadium. They opened at about 7 PM. We rushed in and seized a great spot on the terrain, about 10 m. from the scene.
The support band (again Toma) started a few minutes after 8 PM and got some good cover versions of AC/DC, Dio, Judas, etc. The whole performance was about 30-40 minutes. Then we were told the “great news” – due to thunderstorm at the Macedonian border the trucks of the bands were kept about 3 hours there. So we prepared for such time, before the concert started. And it was alike – started at almost 11 PM.
But what a start it was. David Coverdale and company in full featured show. Some complain about the sound, some about the setlist, some about Coverdale’s voice. After been on several gigs I made my mind that the only thing that makes your impression from the concert is you – and I try to have great time, every time. So it was. I yelled, sang along with the group…. everything for the whole hour and a half of it. Somewhere in the middle the thunderstorm came to Sofia too. So we were in a heavy rain, but unwilling to move – and the euphoria was the same.
Unfortunately after the Snake gig most of the fans were soaked with water and due to the wind they were freezing. So was the girl I was with – and we both left the stadium without waiting for Leppard. I am still sorry about this. But I hope I’ll be able to visit them another time.
Setlist for Whitesnake (as taken from the forums of Metal Katehizis):
Whitesnake
1. Intro
2. Best Years
3. Fool For Your Loving
4. Can Your Hear The Wind Blows
5. Love Ain’t No Stranger
6. Lay Down Your Love
7. Is This Love
8. Guitar solo
Band Introduction
9. Ain’t No Love In The Heart Of The City
10. Give Me All Your Love Tonight
11. Here I Go Again
12. Still Of The Night
13. Burn / Stormbringer / Burn
Setlist for Def Leppard:
Def Leppard
1. Intro – For Those About To Rock
2. Rocket
3. C’mon C’mon
4. Animal
5. Nine Lives
6. Make Love Like a Man
7. Love Bites
8. Rick Savage Bass Solo / Rock On
9. Hysteria
10. Armageddon It
11. Photograph
12. Pour Some Sugar On Me
13. Rock of Ages
Encore:
14. Let’s Get Rocked
There are some pictures of our trip at the Google Picasa galleries of:
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