Summer Festival
Lucca, Italy, July 21, 2001

Michele Lazzerini's early report

The show details

An Il Tirreno preview

mrkn's pictures

An Il Tirreno review

Fabio M & Paolo P's review

1. Don't Cry No Tears
2. I've Been Waiting For You
3. Love And Only Love
4. Piece Of Crap
5. Standing In The Light Of Love   [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]
11. Pocahontas
    With Crazy Horse again:
12. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
13. Gateway Of Love   [new this tour]
14. Hey Hey My My
15. Like A Hurricane
    Encore 1
16. Rockin' In The Free World   *
17. Powderfinger   *
18. Down By The River   *
    Encore 2
19. Roll Another Number (For The Road)   *
20. Going Home   * [new this tour]

The first songs were powerful. Neil & Crazy Horse was like a wild beast, and their instruments were clutched for scratching!

During the acoustic set, Neil got confused. He changed the guitar (the 12-strings he uses for Pocahontas) and played the pump organ for Long May You Run. But he played Pocahontas afterward.

After Pocahontas the people screamed out requests -- one guy screamed "Sing what you want!!!" and Neil replied "That's good idea.". Crazy Horse returned and they played Only Love Can Break Your Heart.

During Like A Hurricane, Neil broke the strings of his Gibson, and it looked like Billy Talbot did, too, on his bass. Continuing the song, on the stage the atmosphere was incredible -- Neil went to the piano with his broken guitar and played something, Billy stomped on his bass, while the music was very powerful! Amazing, incredible !!!

After Roll Another Number (the first song of the second encore) Billy and Poncho were going to leave, but Neil called them back. They played Going Home to end the amazing show.

The concert started at 21.30 and finish at 0.15 -- the show was 2:45 long!!!!! A great experience...!

Michele.

(reviews coming...)