Ahoy Hall
Rotterdam, Holland, July 24, 2001

Andre Terhorst's early report

Michel Keymolen's review

The show details

1. Don't Cry No Tears
2. I've Been Waiting For You
3. Love And Only Love
4. Piece Of Crap
5. Going Home   * [new this tour]
6. Hold You In My Arms   * [new this tour]
   Solo/Acoustic set:
7. From Hank To Hendrix
8. Don't Let It Bring You Down
9. Out On The Weekend
10. Long May You Run   [on pump organ]
    With Crazy Horse again:
11. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
12. Standing In The Light Of Love   [new this tour]
13. Gateway Of Love   [new this tour]
14. Hey Hey My My
15. Sedan Delivery
16. Like A Hurricane
    Encore 1
17. Tonight's The Night   *   [on Old Black AND piano]
18. Come On Baby Let's Go Down Town   *
19. Rockin' In The Free World   *
20. Powderfinger   *
    Encore 2
21. Down By The River   *
22. Roll Another Number (For The Road)   *
23. Going Home   * [new this tour]

Tonight´s show in Rotterdam was the last blast in the tour, and what a blast it was. After the outstanding show Neil and the Horse put on last month in Rotterdam, I thought it was hardly possible to top that. However, do not underestimate a master....he did it !!!!

With a Great Bang they ended the European tour with an excellent setlist. 23 songs, clocking in at exactly .... 3 hours!!! Highlights:

• Going Home -- Great song, didn´t mind he played it twice. A classic to be!
• Out On The Weekend -- Second time played during this tour.
• Hey Hey My My -- Steaming!!!
• Hurricane: Great Feedback ending, Poncho playing the "Giant Snowman".
• Tonight´s The Night -- Passionate.
• Come On On Baby Let's Go Downtown -- Another one-time only song in Rotterdam!
• Rocking In The Free World -- needs no comment... cannot be ruined!

Gosh, we already got the one-off performance of Opera Star last time, now we got this!!!

Keep on Touring In The Free World....´

I've just come back from the (second) show in the Ahoy, and it was unbelievable. I mean what can I say? Neil and the guys were really up for it. I don't know how long they played, but that doesn't matter. It just went on and on. 23 songs!!!

And the crowd loved it. Almost every song got a huge response, especially the acoustic songs and the encores. I saw the show in Gent, which was good, but this time I was really blown away. The atmosphere was electric, and so was the band. After all it was the last European show! The band felt it, and they played some fantastic stuff.

Highlights for me were (before the encores):

• I've Been Waiting For You -- played slower than on record, but it really fits the song.
• Going Home -- !!!
• Hold You In My Arms -- Great song!
• Don't Let It Bring You Down -- !!!
• Out On The Weekend -- What a treat.
• Hey Hey My My -- !!!
• Sedan Delivery -- The band really went nuts on this one; Poncho kept screaming the bridge parts "Gotta get away... No one knows... Hard to find..."

• The sober Tonight's The Night
• The surprising Come On Baby...
• The explosive Rockin' In The Free World. As expected the crowd went loose on this one, as they did on the next song...
• ...the played to perfection Powderfinger. But that was nothing compared to when Neil sang the chorus from...
• ...the awesome Down By The River. At the end of the song he repeated BE ON MY SIDE I'LL BE ON YOUR SIDE about ten times, and then went into the final chorus... Well that was it for me (and everyone else) -- AMAZING.
• As the Horse played Roll Another Number, everyone thought that was it (including the band!)
• But neil just picked up his guitar and played Going Home again, which such conviction I thought he was going to explode! This is becoming one of his favourite songs, and no wonder...

Thanks Neil.

(more reviews coming...)