April '04 | 'Soulmates Absolutely Live'
Ian joining Leslie Mandoki, Al DiMeola, Bobby Kimball, Chris Thompson, Bill Evans, Victor Bailey, Masha and the Sturcz Quartet for a 10-date tour of Germany.
TOUR POSTPONED |
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17/4/04 | Preussag Arena | Hannover, Germany |
| Venue capacity: 10,000, TV audience: 5.76 million in Germany.
Ian appearing on the '50 Jahre Rock' (ZDF) TV show, as a member of Soulmates, which backed several other artists:
Eric Burdon & Soulmates: The House Of The Rising Sun
Gary Brooker & Soulmates: A Whiter Shade of Pale
Jon Lord & Soulmates: Smoke On The Water (vox: Bobby Kimball)
Ian Anderson & Soulmates: Locomotive Breath (vox: Ian, Chris Thompson & Masha).
An abbreviated version, with edited beginning, flute solo and end.
Chris Thompson & Soulmates: Blinded By The Light
Peter Frampton & Soulmates: Baby, I Love Your Way
Bobby Kimball & Soulmates: Hold The Line
Leslie Mandoki & Soulmates: A Dreamer's Not A Fool
Soulmates: Imagine
Other artists appearing: Mikhail Gorbachev (!?), Peter Gabriel, Bill Wyman, Peter Kraus, The Comets (Bill Haley's band), Shakin' Stevens, Barry Ryan, John Kay, The Puhdys, Status Quo (mimed), Reamonn, The Rasmus |
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18/5/04 | Arena | Poznań, Poland |
| Support: Quidam (cancelled). Show began at 20:30
Audience: ~5,000 (capacity ~7,000)
Aqua-intro, Living In The Past, Nothing Is Easy, Beggar's Farm, With You There To Help Me, Eurology, Farm On The Freeway, Pavane, Weathercock, A Week Of Moments, Morris Minus, Mother Goose, Songs From The Wood/Too Old To Rock'N'Roll...//Heavy Horses, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Budapest, Holly Herald, Aqualung, Wind Up, Locomotive Breath/Protect And Survive (inst.)/Cheerio |
19/5/04 | T-Mobile Arena | Praha, Czech Republic |
| Aqua-intro, Living In The Past, Nothing Is Easy, Beggar's Farm, With You There To Help Me, Eurology, Farm On The Freeway, Pavane, Weathercock, A Week Of Moments, Mother Goose, Morris Minus, Songs From The Wood/Too Old To Rock'N'Roll...//Heavy Horses, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Budapest, Holly Herald, Aqualung, Wind Up, Locomotive Breath/Protect And Survive (inst.)/Cheerio |
20/5/04 | Hala Vodova | Brno, Czech Republic |
| No support; show began at 20:15.
Aqua-intro, Living In The Past, Nothing Is Easy, Beggar's Farm, With You There To Help Me, Eurology, Farm On The Freeway, Pavane, Weathercock, A Week Of Moments, Mother Goose, Morris Minus, Songs From The Wood/Too Old To Rock'N'Roll...//Heavy Horses, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Budapest, Holly Herald, Aqualung, Wind Up, Locomotive Breath/Protect And Survive (inst.)/Cheerio |
21/5/04 | Castle Garden | Polna u Jihlavy, Czech Republic |
| Aqua-intro, Living In The Past, Nothing Is Easy, Beggar's Farm, With You There To Help Me, Eurology, Farm On The Freeway, Pavane, Weathercock, A Week Of Moments, Mother Goose, Morris Minus, Songs From The Wood/Too Old To Rock'N'Roll...//Heavy Horses, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Budapest, Holly Herald, Aqualung, Wind Up, Locomotive Breath/Protect And Survive (inst.)/Cheerio |
23/5/04 | Incheba Hall | Bratislava, Slovak Republic |
| No support; show began at 20:10.
Aqua-intro, Living In The Past, Nothing Is Easy, Beggar's Farm, With You There To Help Me, Eurology, Farm On The Freeway, Pavane, Weathercock, A Week Of Moments, Mother Goose, Murphy's Paw, Songs From The Wood/Too Old To Rock'N'Roll...//Heavy Horses, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Budapest, Holly Herald, Aqualung, Wind Up, Locomotive Breath/Protect And Survive (inst.)/Cheerio |
24/5/04 | SYMA Hall | Budapest, Hungary |
| Support: Balkan Fanatic. Show began at 21:00.
Aqua-intro, Living In The Past, Nothing Is Easy, Beggar's Farm, With You There To Help Me, Eurology, Farm On The Freeway, Pavane, Weathercock, A Week Of Moments, Mother Goose, Morris Minus, Songs From The Wood/Too Old To Rock'N'Roll...//Heavy Horses, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Budapest, Holly Herald, Aqualung, Wind Up, Locomotive Breath/Protect And Survive (inst.)/Cheerio |
25/5/04 | Mala dvorana Doma sportova | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Support: Drago Mlinarec. Show began at 20:00.
Audience: ~1,100.
With guest, Slovenian flutist Tinkara Kovac, on those pieces marked with an asterisk '*'.
Aqua-intro, Living In The Past, Nothing Is Easy, Beggar's Farm, With You There To Help Me, Eurology, Farm On The Freeway, Pavane, Classical Flute Duet*, The Place 2 B*, Bourée*, A Week Of Moments, Mother Goose, Songs From The Wood/Too Old To Rock'N'Roll...//Heavy Horses, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Budapest, Holly Herald, Aqualung, Wind Up, Locomotive Breath*/Protect And Survive (inst.)/Cheerio |
26/5/04 | Sava Centar | Beograd, Serbia |
| Support: Drago Mlinarec.
Aqua-intro, Living In The Past, Nothing Is Easy, Beggar's Farm, With You There To Help Me, Eurology, Farm On The Freeway, Pavane, Weathercock, Bourée, Mother Goose, Morris Minus, A New Day Yesterday, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Budapest, Holly Herald, Aqualung, Wind Up, Locomotive Breath (shortened?)/Protect And Survive (inst.) (shortened?)/Cheerio
Ian was ill, with a bad cough (and hence missed cues) and failing voice; his flute playing was unaffected, but by the end of the show his voice was so bad that his vocals were lowered in the mix to hide it. The 70s medley was dropped and the encore was (apparently) abbreviated. |
28/5/04 | Sala Palatului | Bucuresti, Romania |
| No support. Show began at 20:15. Sold out show; audience: 4,000.
Aqua-intro, Living In The Past, Nothing Is Easy, Beggar's Farm, With You There To Help Me, Eurology, Farm On The Freeway, Pavane, Weathercock, Bourée, Mother Goose, As Told By, Songs From The Wood/Too Old To Rock'N'Roll...//Heavy Horses, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Budapest, Aqualung, Wind Up, Locomotive Breath/Protect And Survive (inst.)/Cheerio |
29/5/04 | National Palace of Culture | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| No support. Show began at 20:30.
Aqua-intro, Living In The Past, Nothing Is Easy, Beggar's Farm, With You There To Help Me, Eurology, Farm On The Freeway, Pavane, Weathercock, Bourée, Mother Goose, Morris Minus, Songs From The Wood/Too Old To Rock'N'Roll...//Heavy Horses, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Budapest, Holly Herald, Aqualung, Wind Up, Locomotive Breath/Protect And Survive (inst.)/Cheerio |
30/5/04 | Harbiye Acikhava Tiyatrosu | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Support: Sarp Maden Duo, who almost overran their slot.
Aqua-intro, Living In The Past, Nothing Is Easy, With You There To Help Me, Eurology, Farm On The Freeway, Pavane, Weathercock, Bourée, Mother Goose, Morris Minus, Songs From The Wood/Too Old To Rock'N'Roll...//Heavy Horses, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Budapest, Holly Herald, Aqualung, Wind Up, Locomotive Breath/Protect And Survive (inst.)/Cheerio |
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9-14/7/04 | Orchestral tour | Italy |
| IA, band & the Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Parma.
Band: Florian Opahle, David Goodier, John O'Hara, James Duncan |
9/7/04 | Villa Palazzola | Stresa (Lago Maggiore), Italy |
| Audience: 2,200.
Originally scheduled for 8/7/04, the concert was postponed due to heavy rain. The orchestra had another commitment elsewhere, so IA & the band performed an acoustic/'Rubbing Elbows' show.
Calliandra Shade, Eurology, Skating Away On the Thin Ice Of A New Day, Up The 'Pool, Boris Dancing, Life Is A Long Song, In The Grip Of Stronger Stuff, Wond'ring Aloud, Griminelli's Lament¹, Cheap Day Return², Mother Goose², Bourée - [Interval] - A Week Of Moments, Living In The Past, Pavane³, Aqualung (standard 'band' version), God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, My God, Budapest, Locomotive Breath
1: With Franco Taulino (second flute).
2: With Luciano Rosso (oboe) & Franco Taulino (bassoon).
3: With Luciano Rosso (oboe).
John O'Hara played most 'orchestral' parts on keyboards. |
10/7/04 | Stadio | Salò (Lago Garda), Italy |
| Audience: 1,500.
Eurology¹, Calliandra Shade¹, Skating Away On the Thin Ice Of A New Day¹, Up The 'Pool¹, Boris Dancing¹, Life Is A Long Song, In The Grip Of Stronger Stuff, Wond'ring Aloud, Griminelli's Lament³, Cheap Day Return², Mother Goose², Bourée³ - [Interval] - A Week Of Moments¹, Not Ralitsa Vasileva¹, Living In The Past¹, Pavane, Aqualung, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, My God, Budapest, Locomotive Breath
1: Ian's band
2: Band + oboe & bassoon.
3: With Slovenian pop star and flautist Tinkara.
All others: band + orchestra. |
11/7/04 | Rocca Malatestina | Cesensa, Italy |
| Audience: 1,000.
The orchestra left after 'Griminelli's Lament' because of light rain. IA & band continued, omitting the interval and two songs.
Eurology, Calliandra Shade, Skating Away On the Thin Ice Of A New Day, Up The 'Pool, Boris Dancing, Life Is A Long Song¹, In The Grip Of Stronger Stuff¹, Wond'ring Aloud¹, Griminelli's Lament¹, Cheap Day Return, Mother Goose, Bourée, A Week Of Moments, Living In The Past, Pavane, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, My God, Budapest, Locomotive Breath
1: Band + orchestra
All others: Ian's band. |
12/7/04 | Centrale del Tennis | Roma, Italy |
| Extra rehearsals for the subsequent day's concert, due to
serious problems with PA system. |
13/7/04 | Centrale del Tennis | Roma, Italy |
| Audience: 1,500 (not sold out).
Eurology¹, Calliandra Shade¹, Skating Away On the Thin Ice Of A New Day¹, Up The 'Pool¹, Boris Dancing¹, Life Is A Long Song, In The Grip Of Stronger Stuff, Wond'ring Aloud³, Griminelli's Lament, Cheap Day Return², Mother Goose², Bourée, Locomotive Breath (new version)¹,³ - [Interval] - A Week Of Moments¹, Living In The Past¹, Pavane, Aqualung, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, My God, Budapest, Locomotive Breath³
1: Ian's band
2: band + oboe & bassoon.
3: With Alessia D'Andrea - vocals
All others: band + orchestra.
New, slower rendition of 'Locomotive Breath' is a cover version to be released by Alessia D'Andrea.
Soundcheck included: 'Not Ralitsa Vasileva' (w. orchestra and extended instrumental passages), Holy Herald |
14/7/04 | Cittadella del Carnevale | Viareggio, Italy |
| Audience: 1,500.
Eurology¹, Calliandra Shade¹, Skating Away On the Thin Ice Of A New Day¹, Up The 'Pool¹, Boris Dancing¹, Life Is A Long Song, In The Grip Of Stronger Stuff, Wond'ring Aloud, Griminelli's Lament³, Cheap Day Return², Mother Goose², Bourée - [Interval] - A Week Of Moments¹, Not Ralitsa Vasileva¹, Living In The Past¹, Pavane, Aqualung, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, My God, Budapest, Locomotive Breath
1: Ian's band
2: band + oboe & bassoon.
3: With Andrea Griminelli himself on second flute
All others: band + orchestra. |
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